Brazilian Journal in Health Promotion

Aims & Scope

The Brazilian Journal in Health Promotion (Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde – RBPS), formerly the Health Sciences Center Journal (Revista do Centro de Ciências da Saúde – RECCS), was established in 1984 and is devoted to Health Promotion, including public policies, healthy environments, community capacity building, individual and collective skills development, and reorientation of health services.

It aims to foster Health/Public Health Promotion by publishing scientific evidence arising from research and actions relevant and correlated to this area.

It publishes quantitative and qualitative studies, descriptive and analytical research, clinical trials, and epidemiological and environmental studies whose ultimate objective is the dissemination of scientific knowledge on Health Promotion and Public/Collective Health.

RBPS publishes editorials, original articles, review articles and description or evaluation of experience.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• El movimiento de universidades promotoras de la salud

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Hiram V.

• Estresse ocupacional no trabalho em enfermagem no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Iel Marciano, Rogério

• Saúde do idoso: reflexões acerca da integralidade do cuidado

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Simone, Sílvia, Ricardo

• Percepção de profissionais de saúde sobre o programa de combate à deficiência de vitamina A

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Virginia Rossana, Maria Gorete, Alcides, Inácia, Dixis, Juliane, Adriana

• Os efeitos do crescimento urbano sobre a dengue

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Marco Aurélio, Aldo, Robson, Eduardo, Fabrício Thomáz, Ana Cristina, Cristina Maria

• Implicações do uso de álcool, tabaco e outras drogas na vida do universitário

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Gilmar, Carolina

• Sífilis na gestação: estratégias e desafios dos enfermeiros da atenção básica para o tratamento simultâneo do casal

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Maristela Inês, Kilvia Maria, Ana Hirley, Raquel Xavier, Maria do Socorro, Maria Veraci, Izabelle

• Prevalência e fatores associados à autopercepção negativa em saúde dos adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Bruno, Priscila Maria, Vanessa, Paula Andréa, Valdenice, Viviane, Carolina

• Acesso à saúde bucal pública pelo paciente especial: a ótica do cirurgião-dentista

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Herenia, Luiza, Fabíola, Maria, Anya

• Dengue, zika e chikungunya - desafios do controle vetorial frente à ocorrência das três arboviroses - Parte I

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Antonio, Osmar José, Geziel, José Wellington