About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The journal Saberes Plurais is a publication linked to the Graduate Program in Health Education - Professional Master's Degree - of the Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Its mission is to disseminate scientific production in the area of teaching/health education and in health, work management and health education, with a focus on Public Health (knowledge area CNPq 4.06.00.00-9 - Collective Health), presenting results of innovative research, encouraging academic debate for the production of new knowledge. Publications must contribute to the production of knowledge/communication to society on topics within the scope of the journal, prioritizing texts that qualify health training and education/work in the Unified Health System (SUS). It is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, professors, education/health technicians, workers and users of the SUS. Articles can be presented in Portuguese, Spanish or English, they must be original and unpublished. They must not be under review by another journal.

It accepts articles in the sections: Original articles (field research or literature review), Teaching and student experiences (experience reports), Comments, Essays and Debates, Special articles, Reviews and Newsletter.

Peer Review Process

When selecting articles for publication, the scientific merit of the work and its adequacy to the editorial standards adopted by the Journal are evaluated. Every text sent for publication is submitted to a pre-evaluation by the editors. Once approved, it is forwarded to peer review (at least two ad hoc reviewers). Both the identity of the authors and the reviewers are kept confidential (double-blind review). The material will be returned to the authors if the reviewers suggest changes and/or corrections. In case of divergence of opinions, the text will be forwarded to a third referee for arbitration. The final decision on the merits of the work is the responsibility of the chief-editor.

In the process of evaluating submissions, the journal recommends using the evaluation form (Peer Review Form), available at the link: Evaluation form

This form is forwarded to the reviewers at the time of invitation to evaluate the articles.

The journal recommends to reviewers:
- Opinions with constructive comments and questions in order to clarify what was not explained by the authors.
- Opinions that support decision-making.
- Opinions that contribute to the improvement of the work presented.
- Make insertions and deletions to try to improve the flow of the text, without, however, modifying the form or trying to appear as a co-author of the work. These alterations must be requested if necessary, and the reviewer may suggest an inclusive linguistic revision of the text.
- Indicate additional readings that can improve the article, without taking away the integrity and originality of the author of the article.

Reviewers must declare the existence of conflicts of interest as soon as they receive the review request, declining the invitation.

To receive recognition for their work as a reviewer for Saberes Plurais magazine, reviewers can add the review to their Publons/Web of Science profile. See: Guidelines for adding the review to your Publons profile

The list with the identification and institutional affiliation of the peer reviewers is published with each new issue of the journal (Expediente). From 2024, in the last number of the year, the annual list of reviewers will be published.

The texts are the responsibility of the authors, not necessarily coinciding with the point of view of the publishers and the Editorial Board of the journal.

Article Publication Flowchart

Integrity and Ethics in Scientific Publication

The journal Saberes Plurais respects the Ethical Conduct and Good Publication Practices (Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing) published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), the Singapore and Hong Kong Declaration on Research Integrity.

The journal uses specific, open-access software for textual similarity analysis of published articles. The verification of the occurrence of plagiarism implies the immediate exclusion of the texts from the evaluation system.

Regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the articles submitted, the magazine recommends its ethical and responsible use. If used, it must be informed by the authors when submitting the article. Consult the Guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the "Submissions" section.

Frequency

Seeking to qualify publication agility by reducing the time between the editorial decision and the publication of the articles, from 2023, Saberes Plurais journal will adopt a biannual periodicity, with publication in continuous flow, having an annual volume divided into two issues that will remain open until closing of its periodicity.

Qualis CAPES

The journal Saberes Plurais – areas Education, Nursing, Teaching, Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary, Medicine I, Medicine II, Nutrition, Psychology, Collective Health, Social Work, Sociology – is rated B4 (Qualis CAPES 2017-2020).

Open Access Policy

The journal Saberes Plurais offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public provides greater worldwide democratization of knowledge.

Social Network

Journal page on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/revista-saberes-plurais/

Journal page on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2KhTj2L1PY/?igsh=YXloOG1mYzUzNjNv

Licença Creative Commons CC-BY

PAEP UFRGS

The journal is supported by the Support Program for Editing Scientific Journals at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Redalyc

The journal is indexed in the Redalyc Scientific Information System. Consult: https://redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=8101&tipo=coleccion

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals

The journal is indexed in the DOAJ. Consult: https://doaj.org/toc/2525-507X

Diadorim - Directory of editorial policies for Brazilian scientific journals

The Journal is indexed in Diadorim. Consult: https://diadorim.ibict.br/vufind/Record/2-8b660cb1-4de7-4a34-9741-791b09a8dd83?sid=1394970

Miguilim - Directory of Brazilian electronic scientific journals 

The journal is registered in the Directory of Brazilian Electronic Scientific Journals (Miguilim), of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict). Consult: https://miguilim.ibict.br/handle/miguilim/7323

Latindex 

The journal is registered in Latindex - Sistema Regional de Información en línea for Scientific Journals of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. Consult: https://www.latindex.org/latindex/ficha/26058

ASCI Database

A revista está indexada no ASCI Database. Consultar: https://ascidatabase.com/masterjournallist.php?v=Saberes+Plurais

Google Acadêmico

The journal is indexed in Google Scholar. Consult: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=zyDCUwQAAAAJ

EBSCO’s databases

The journal is indexed in EBSCO's databases.

CINAHL

The journal is indexed in CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

UFRGS Scientific Periodicals Portal

The journal is indexed in the UFRGS Scientific Periodicals Portal. Consult: https://seer.ufrgs.br/wp/periodicos/

Oasisbr

A revista está registrada no Portal Brasileiro de Publicações e Dados Científicos em Acesso Aberto (Oasisbr). Consultar: https://tinyurl.com/5yzmdxhk

Digital Preservation

As a journal that is part of the UFRGS Journals Portal, Saberes Plurais has its publications preserved in the Cariniana Network of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT).

Journal History

The journal Saberes Plurais had its first issue published in 2016. Since 2018, it has been published every six months, having expanded the editorial body and prioritized the institutional diversification of authors and reviewers. In 2021, the Journal updated its visual identity, with layout/editing carried out by the Graphic of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) - Announcement of the Support Program for the Editing of Scientific Journals of UFRGS and PROPESQ - and included the DOI in all regular publications. In 2022, the Journal competed again for the Notice and was contemplated with support for layout/editing and scholarship holder. In 2023, the journal began publishing in continuous flow, maintaining two annual issues. It was again included in the PAEP UFRGS and PROPESQ Notice in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. In 2025, the journal was indexed in the Redalyc Scientific Information System.