About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The scientific journal "2 de Diciembre" at the Granma Medical University, was created to publish the research carried out by the undergraduate students of the careers that are trained at the institution or in other institutions, as long as the research is related to the Health Sciences. The journal accepts submissions in both Spanish and English language. The papers accepted according to the established requirements will have an added value for the curriculum of students and tutors, to improve student's and teacher's evaluation.

Peer Review Process

About the editorial process with authors

In order to publish in the journal, the first author and co-authors must be registered in the system. The manuscript, within fifteen (15) days from its entry into the system, must be defined as ACCEPTED, RE-SENT FOR REVIEW or REJECTED to the editorial process. Exceptionally, up to twenty (20) additional days, depending on its complexity, will be available for expert consultation. Manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated by double-blind peer review, the process is performed by external reviewers, and is in charge of specialists in the corresponding topics, for which the authors must guarantee an anonymous review at the time of uploading the submission file. Once ACCEPTED, there are 90 days for the editorial process which may be suspended in case of non-response by the author/co-authors to the referee comments or communications from the editors. The extension of the deadline may be cause for rejection, mainly due to the loss of validity of the selected topic, its relevance or the timeliness of its citations.

The possibility of an article proposal being accepted depends on two main aspects: the adequate scientific level of the information it offers, and a correct structure of the writing according to the presentation, scientific style, that is, the substance (what is said), the form (how it is said) and the bioethical aspects, which will define its quality for the expected final decision.

Accepted manuscripts must be unpublished, the authors maintain the intellectual property rights over the article and guarantee the first right of publication of their article to the Journal, therefore, they cannot submit the article to the consideration of another journal for publication, except with the due authorization of the Editorial Team of the journal. However, as the scientific journal 2 de Diciembre adheres to the policy of open access to scientific publication, it allows their copy and distribution as long as it maintains the recognition of their authors, does not make commercial use of the works and does not make any modification of them. The Editorial Board reserves the right to introduce modifications of style and/or to limit the texts that require it, committing itself to respect the original content.

The scientific journal 2 de Diciembre does not contain or accept advertising materials, is not responsible for the opinions or criteria of the authors, and does not accept works that have been previously published or are under the consideration of the editorial team of another national or foreign journal. The publication rules can be consulted before sending an article on-line in the section policy.

Conflicts of interest
The author and co-authors should ensure that their submissions are following the policies of the journal and therefore considered accepted. The use of institution and individual names in submissions is the responsibility of the author who assumes any potential conflict as well as the information provided, the validity, accuracy, reliability, and permission to publish the information contained in the submission, which must be compatible with the mission of the journal.

OFFICIAL EVALUATION FORMS FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARTICLES

Originals

Evaluation parameters

1. Relevance.

• Contributes to solve an important ongoing problem in the local, national, or international context.
• Opens up new perspectives to solve unresolved aspects.
• It is a contribution or an innovation.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that providing the public with free access to research, supports greater global knowledge exchange. The entire contents of the Journal are granted under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.