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| Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature | |
|---|---|
| Name | Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Languages | Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Dutch |
| Disciplines | Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy |
| Notable institutions | Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, Universidad de São Paulo |
Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature is the body of scholarly and technical publications produced across nations such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago and published through institutions like the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, Universidad de São Paulo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Fiocruz. It includes journals, theses, conference proceedings and reports from organizations such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, UNICEF, PAHO Technical Series and national ministries of health in countries such as Argentina Ministry of Health, Brazilian Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Health (Cuba).
From colonial-era medical reports tied to institutions such as the Real Colegio de Medicina, the corpus evolved through 19th-century societies like the Academia Nacional de Medicina (Argentina), 20th-century research centers such as Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and Instituto Nacional de Salud (Peru), and regional cooperation framed by agreements like the Pan-American Sanitary Bureau accords and initiatives by the League of Nations Health Organization and later the World Health Organization. National academic publishers including Universidad de Chile Press, Universidade de São Paulo Press and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Press expanded monographs while conferences hosted by PAHO, International Epidemiological Association and the Latin American Association of Social Medicine catalyzed journal formation. The rise of electronic bibliographies such as those managed by BIREME and projects funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation and Wellcome Trust reshaped dissemination, alongside regional networks like the Ibero-American Cochrane Network and programs run by Universidad de Buenos Aires and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.
Regional indexing developed with databases such as LILACS maintained by BIREME, the SciELO collection backed by FAPESP and national indexes like Latindex supported by UNAM and UNESCO initiatives. International aggregators including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science and platforms operated by Elsevier and Clarivate intersect with regional directories such as Directory of Open Access Journals and repositories run by Redalyc and COPE-affiliated publishers. Bibliometric services from SCImago and analytics from Google Scholar and ORCID profiles further influence visibility for researchers from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and other centers.
Publication practices reflect multilingualism with predominance of Spanish language, Portuguese language, English language, French language and Dutch language outputs from authors affiliated with Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, McGill University collaborations and Caribbean institutions like the University of the West Indies. Many journals accept submissions in multiple languages and follow editorial standards inspired by organizations such as the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, Committee on Publication Ethics and national accreditation bodies like CAPES in Brazil and CONICYT in Chile. Access modalities range from subscription models used by publishers like Elsevier and Springer Nature to open repositories hosted by SciELO and institutional archives at Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Prominent regional journals include titles associated with Revista de Saúde Pública (USP), Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública (PAHO), Cadernos de Saúde Pública (Fiocruz), Revista Médica de Chile (Sociedad Médica de Chile), Salud Pública de México (INSP), and Caribbean outlets linked to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Key publishers and university presses include Fiocruz Editora, Editorial Universidad de Chile, Editorial UNAM, Edusp, FAPESP and commercial houses such as Elsevier and Taylor & Francis that operate regionally. Professional societies like the Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (with Latin American ties), Asociación Latinoamericana de Medicina Social and national academies shape editorial policy and peer review.
Research emphasizes infectious diseases (work on Zika virus, Dengue fever, Chikungunya virus, Malaria), non-communicable diseases covered by studies from Instituto Nacional de Cardiología (Mexico), maternal and child health addressed by UNICEF-supported projects, health systems research informed by PAHO policy briefs, and social determinants investigated by groups around PAHO Observatory and Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad (CEDES). Other focal areas include environmental health with ties to Amazonas studies, nutrition research linked to WFP programs, and implementation science coordinated with Global Fund and Gavi initiatives.
Visibility and impact measurement rely on citation indexes like Web of Science and Scopus and altmetrics provided by platforms such as Altmetric and Mendeley, yet regional outputs from institutions like Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Universidad de Guadalajara and Universidad Central del Ecuador face challenges in recognition. Language barriers, indexing biases by Clarivate Analytics and corporate gatekeeping by publishers including Elsevier and Wiley affect inclusion; efforts to incorporate regional journals into databases such as SciELO and LILACS aim to mitigate this, alongside national evaluation systems like ANVISA-linked registries and bibliometric policies from CAPES and CONACYT.
Regional open access initiatives include SciELO, Redalyc, LILACS and institutional repositories at Universidade de São Paulo, UNAM and Universidad de La Habana, complemented by capacity-building programs run by PAHO, WHO/TDR, Wellcome Trust grants and training from University of Toronto and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine partnerships. Collaborative networks such as the Ibero-American Network for Health Research and Innovation and project funding from European Commission FP programmes, Horizon 2020, and bilateral partnerships with National Institutes of Health strengthen research quality, open licensing, and editorial infrastructure across the region.
Category:Health science literature