About the Journal

Full Title: Revista NOVA Scientific Publication in Biomedical Sciences
Abbreviated Title: NOVA
Publishing Institutions: Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) – Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Print ISSN: 1794-2470
Electronic ISSN: 2462-9448
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490

Revista NOVA Scientific Publication in Biomedical Sciences is an international, open-access scientific journal, peer-reviewed under a double-blind system. It is indexed in recognized international databases that ensure its visibility and editorial quality.

Main Indexes

  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

  • EMBASE (Elsevier)

  • SciELO Colombia

  • LILACS (BIREME/PAHO/WHO)

  • Redalyc

  • Fuente Académica (EBSCO)

  • PUBLINDEX – MINCIENCIAS – Colombia (Category B)

Directories and Catalogs

Aggregators

  • OpenAlex – https://openalex.org/S4210237331 – open-access bibliographic catalog including over 260 million scholarly works, developed as a free alternative to commercial databases

  • Scilit

  • CrossRef

  • CLOCKSS

Digital Archives

Frequency and Coverage

  • Periodicity: Semiannual (2 issues per year)

  • Languages: Spanish and English

  • Thematic Coverage: Biomedical sciences, medicine, public health, medical biotechnology, bioethics

  • Years of Publication: 2003 – present

  • Access: Full open access

The journal maintains a strong presence within the international academic ecosystem through its indexing in multiple specialized databases, open-access directories, and digital preservation systems, thereby ensuring the visibility, accessibility, and long-term preservation of its scientific content.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

NOVA SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL

GENERAL INFORMATION

Print ISSN: 1794-2470 | Electronic ISSN: 2462-9448
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490
Periodicity: Biannual (2 issues per year, 26 total articles)
Publication Languages: Spanish and English
Platform: Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.x with OAI-PMH protocol enabled

PRESENTATION

NOVA Scientific Publication in Biomedical Sciences Journal is an international open-access scientific publication that employs a double-blind peer review system. It is jointly edited by Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca (UNICOLMAYOR) and Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) of Colombia.

Mission

To disseminate original research and review works that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in biomedical sciences, promoting international scientific exchange and research development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Thematic Scope

  • Basic and applied biomedical sciences
  • Clinical and experimental medicine
  • Public health and epidemiology
  • Medical biotechnology
  • Bioethics and medical humanities
  • Innovation in health sciences

EDITORIAL DATA

Publishing Institutions:

Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca (UNICOLMAYOR)
Carrera 4 No. 22-61, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Phone: +57 (1) 243 8988

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD)
Calle 14 Sur No. 14-23, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Phone: +57 (1) 344 3700

Editorial Team:

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Olga Lucía Ostos, PhD
Email: revistanova@colmayor.edu.co
Phone: +57 321 495 7085
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6477-9872

Associate Editor: Dr. María Rodríguez Cortés (Mexico)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-8642

Official Websites:

INDEXING AND VISIBILITY

Main Indexes

  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  • EMBASE (Elsevier)
  • SciELO Colombia
  • LILACS (BIREME/PAHO/WHO)
  • Redalyc
  • Academic Source (EBSCO)

Directories and Catalogs

  • LATINDEX (Directory and Catalog 2.0)
  • REDIB (Iberoamerican Network of Innovation and Scientific Knowledge)
  • ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources)
  • ISSN Portal (ISSN International Centre)
  • MIAR

Aggregators and Services

  • OpenAlex
  • Scilit
  • CrossRef (DOI Registration)
  • CLOCKSS (Long-term digital preservation)

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

NOVA is a complete open access journal under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. All content is freely available for reading, downloading, copying, distribution, printing, and searching.

No Charges

  • No article processing charges (APC)
  • No manuscript submission fees
  • No content access fees

MANUSCRIPT TYPES

Original Research Articles

  • Length: 5,000-7,500 words (Spanish) | 5,000-7,000 words (English)
  • Content: Original findings from empirical, theoretical, or experimental research
  • Structure: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions

Review Articles

  • Length: 6,000-8,500 words (Spanish) | 6,000-8,000 words (English)
  • Content: Critical, interpretative, and evaluative analysis on specific topics
  • References: 50-100 justified and selective bibliographic references
  • Structure: Comprehensive state-of-the-art with critical analysis of existing literature

Editorial Distribution

  • 2 annual issues with 13 articles per issue
  • Continuous reception without predetermined deadlines
  • Balance between research and review articles

EDITORIAL PROCESS

Times and Phases

Preliminary Evaluation

  • Immediate acknowledgment via OJS
  • Formal compliance and thematic relevance evaluation: maximum 30 days

Scientific Peer Review

  • Double-blind peer review system
  • Two external expert evaluators per manuscript
  • Evaluation time per reviewer: maximum 30 days
  • Public review protocol available on website

Total Times

  • Initial editorial decision: maximum 100 days from review start
  • Response to modifications: maximum 15 days
  • Average scientific review: 15 days
  • Final acceptance average: additional 15 days

Evaluation Criteria

  1. Content timeliness and novelty
  2. Relevance and scientific significance
  3. Methodological reliability and validity
  4. Organization and logical coherence
  5. Institutional support and funding
  6. Degree of internationalization and co-authorship
  7. Writing and presentation quality

ETHICAL AND ORIGINALITY REQUIREMENTS

Originality

  • Unpublished material: Previously published material prohibited
  • Single submission: Simultaneous submission to other journals not accepted
  • Verification: CrossCheck/CrossRef system for plagiarism detection

Required Declarations

  • Work originality
  • Funding sources
  • Absence of simultaneous submission
  • Confirmation and specific contribution of each author
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Informed consent (when applicable)
  • Copyright transfer

Adherence to Ethical Codes

The journal strictly adheres to the ethical frameworks of:

  • COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
  • ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
  • CSE (Council of Science Editors)
  • CIOMS (International Ethical Guidelines for Health Research)
  • Declaration of Helsinki (WMA)
  • WAME (World Association of Medical Editors)
  • SAGER Guidelines (Sex and Gender Equity in Research)
  • EQUATOR Network (Guidelines for research reporting)

MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURE

Required Documents

  1. Title Page (separate file)

Author Information:

  • Complete names and surnames in order of contribution
  • Complete institutional affiliations (university, faculty, department, city, country)
  • Institutional email addresses
  • Mandatory ORCID for all authors
  • Corresponding author's phone contact

For more than 3 authors: Justify specific contributions of each team member

Required declarations: Include all ethical declarations mentioned above

  1. Main Manuscript

Title

  • Spanish: first line, maximum 80 characters with spaces
  • English: second line, exact translation
  • Descriptive, concise, and informative

Abstracts

  • Spanish: 220-230 words with structure: justification, objectives, methodology, results, conclusions
  • English: 200-210 words (mandatory professional translation)
  • Impersonal writing: "The present work analyzes..."

Keywords

  • 6 descriptors in Spanish and 6 keywords in English
  • Use specialized biomedical sciences thesaurus
  • Terms in standardized scientific Spanish/English

Main Sections

Introduction and State of the Question

  • Study foundations and purpose
  • Significant national and international literature review
  • Adequate bibliographic contextualization

Material and Methods

  • Precise description for understanding and confirmation
  • Sample and sampling strategies
  • Statistical analysis employed
  • For original methodologies: justification and limitations
  • Ethical aspects when applicable

Results

  • Important observations without value judgments
  • Figures and tables according to journal standards
  • Logical sequence avoiding redundancy

Discussion and Conclusions

  • Relationship of findings with other studies
  • Contributions and limitations
  • Inferences and limitations of findings
  • Link between conclusions and objectives
  • Projections for future research

Bibliographic References

  • Vancouver style (National Library of Medicine)
  • Only references cited in text
  • Bibliographic accuracy verification

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Format

  • Processor: Microsoft Word for PC
  • Font: Times New Roman 12 points
  • Line spacing: Single with complete justification
  • Margins: 2 cm on all sides
  • Paragraphs: No tabs or returns between paragraphs

Figures and Tables

  • Maximum 6 between graphics and tables
  • Incorporated in text according to order of appearance
  • Consecutive Arabic numbering with descriptive titles
  • Print quality, .PNG format in text
  • Separate editable files
  • Maximum table length: one vertical page

Supplementary Material

  • Voluminous annexed documents on Figshare with complementary DOI
  • Citation of hosting in manuscript

TRANSPARENCY AND REPRODUCIBILITY

Data Transparency

  • Indication of data, methods, and materials availability
  • Sufficient information for result replication
  • Post-publication conservation and accessibility

Study Pre-registration

  • Mandatory indication if study was pre-registered
  • Links to pre-registration or institutional seal
  • Clear distinction between confirmatory and exploratory analyses

Reporting Guidelines

  • Use of EQUATOR Network guidelines according to research type
  • Application of international standards according to objectives
  • Complete methodological transparency

INCLUSION POLICIES

Gender Equality

  • Balanced editorial composition between women and men
  • Sex-disaggregated analysis when applicable
  • Application of SAGER guidelines

Diversity and Internationalization

  • International editorial board (minimum 30% external members)
  • International reviewer network
  • Multicultural perspectives in research

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Official Platform

URL: https://revistas.unicolmayor.edu.co/index.php/nova/information/authors

Registration Requirements

  • Mandatory registration of all authors in OJS
  • Corresponding author responsible for communications
  • Restriction: one manuscript per author under simultaneous review
  • Mandatory ORCID information

Pre-submission Verification

  • Self-verification with journal checklist
  • Compliance with normative template
  • Complete files: title page and main manuscript

PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION

Author Commitments

  • Active participation in published manuscript dissemination
  • Promotion on social networks during OnlineFirst phase
  • Use of official links to increase impact

Recommended Platforms

  • Scientific networks: ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Kudos
  • Repositories: Institutional, Mendeley, COSIS
  • Academic profiles: Google Scholar, ORCID, Scopus ID, Dimensions

Pre-print and Post-print Versions

  • OnlineFirst: Mandatory mention "Electronic version accepted for NOVA [no/year]"
  • Post-publication: "Electronic version published in NOVA [no/year]"

POST-PUBLICATION COMMITMENTS

Authors

  • Participation as international reviewer for 3 years
  • Immediate notification of significant errors
  • Future preference for authors with citation above annual average

Editorial

  • Long-term digital preservation
  • Publication of corrections and errata when necessary
  • Retractions following COPE guidelines
  • Citation tracking and impact metrics monitoring

Author Contribution Statement

NOVA Journal adopts the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT - Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to transparently describe the individual contributions of each author to published research work. This practice, endorsed by organizations such as COPE, ORCID and widely implemented by publishers such as Elsevier, PLoS and SciELO, enables fair and precise attribution of scientific work.

Autorship Criteria

To be listed as an author of an article in NOVA Journal, an individual must fulfill the following three criteria established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):

  1. Have participated substantially in the conception and design of the study, or in data acquisition, or in the analysis and interpretation of data

  2. Have participated in the drafting of the manuscript or in its critical revision with important intellectual contributions

  3. Have approved the final version to be published

Those who do not meet these three criteria may only be acknowledged in the acknowledgments section.

CRediT Taxonomy- Contribution Roles

Conceptualization: Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.

Methodology:  Development or design of methodology; creation of models.

Software:  Programming, software development; computer programs design; implementation of computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components.

Validation:  Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs.

Formal analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data.

Implementation Procedure

Authors must specify contributions during submission, with the corresponding author responsible for ensuring accuracy and consensus. Declarations are published at the end of the article before references, following the format adopted by SciELO since 2021.

Errata and Retraction Policy

COPE Regulatory Framework

The policy strictly follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), clearly distinguishing between errata, corrections and retractions according to the severity of the problem.

Errata

For minor errors that do not compromise scientific validity:

  • Immediate correction of the digital version

  • Publication of erratum notice with its own DOI

  • Explanatory note linked to the original article

Retractions

For serious problems that compromise integrity:

  • Reasons include: fraud, plagiarism, data manipulation, undeclared conflicts

  • Transparent process: investigation, notification to authors, editorial decision

  • Public notice: with specific reasons and retraction date

Plagiarism Detection

Policy whit iThenticate

The implementation of iThenticate positions NOVA at the level of the best international journals, using the same tool employed by more than 1,500 academic publishers worldwide.

Estabilished Tolerance Thresholds

  • 0-15% similarity: Acceptable with appropriate citations

  • 16-25% similarity: Detailed review required

  • 26-40% similarity: Probable rejection

  • Over 40%: Automatic rejection for flagrant plagiarism

CONTACT

Editorial Correspondence:
NOVA Scientific Publication in Biomedical Sciences Journal
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Carrera 4 No. 22-61, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Email: revistanova@colmayor.edu.co
Phone: +57 (1) 243 8988

Editor-in-Chief:
Dr. Olga Lucía Ostos, PhD
Email: revistanova@colmayor.edu.co
Phone: +57 321 495 7085

Compliance Statement: NOVA Journal meets the highest international standards of scientific publication, satisfying the indexing criteria of major international databases.

Last update: September 2025
Version: 2.1 (Optimized for worldwide indexing systems)

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