Revista Medica Herediana

Aims & Scope

The Revista Médica Herediana (RMH) is a quarterly peer-reviewed and open access scientific publication, whose objective is the dissemination of original and unpublished works that contribute to the knowledge of biomedical sciences, especially clinical medicine, health Public and medical education, carried out at the national and international level.

Publish articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

The RMH was created in 1990 thanks to the initiative of a group of professors from the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

The magazine was born with the “purpose of having an organ that serves to publicize the scientific teaching and service work, related to the field of health, in its social biomedical aspect, produced by our faculty and also that of other faculties of Medicine from the country and abroad”, as indicated by Dr.

César Torres Zamudio, Dean of the Alberto Hurtado Faculty of Medicine, in the editorial of the first issue.

From its creation until 2004, RMH was a printed journal and was distributed by subscription; From now on, it is also published in electronic format, and became an open access publication, accepting the principles of the open access movement to scientific information and adhering to the SciELO Peru project.

Since 2019 it has only been published in digital format.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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 nuevo Coronavirus y la pandemia del Covid-19 | The new Coronavirus and Covid-19 pandemic

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Ciro, Rosy, Arly

• Epidemiología de la depresión en el adulto mayor

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Diego

• Validación y aplicabilidad de encuestas SERVQUAL modificadas para medir la satisfacción de usuarios externos en servicios de salud.

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Emilio, Jesús L.

• La investigación formativa y la formación para la investigación en el pregrado.

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Juan

• La Salud Mental de los estudiantes universitarios | Mental Health among University students

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Renato D.

• Fas2-ELISA y la técnica de sedimentación rápida de Lumbreras en el diagnóstico de la infección por Fasciola hepatica.

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Vicente, Luis, Angélica, Frine, Elba, Jose, Eduardo

• Automedicación en un distrito de Lima Metropolitana, Perú

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Rocío, César, Diana, César, Víctor

• Composición química y actividad antibacteriana del aceite esencial del Origanum vulgare (orégano).

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Emilia, Gloria, Sandra

• Actualización de la enfermedad de Carrión.

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Ciro, César, Patricia, Eloy, Palmira, Erick, César

• Prevalencia de Esclerosis Múltiple en Lima – Perú.

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Darwin, Jorge, Carlos, Ana, Martin, Antonio, Alan