Revista de Saúde Pública

Revista de Saúde Pública is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo. It publishes original research, reviews, and analyses on population health, public health policy, and health systems with emphasis on issues relevant to Brazil, Latin America, and global health communities. The journal engages scholars, practitioners, and policymakers by featuring articles that intersect epidemiology, environmental health, health promotion, and health services research.

History

The journal was established in 1967 under the auspices of the Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo during an era shaped by figures and institutions such as Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Fiocruz, Brazilian National Research Council, and Brazilian academic networks that included scholars affiliated with University of São Paulo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and international collaborators from Harvard University, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, and University of California, Berkeley. Its development paralleled public health initiatives led by ministries and agencies informed by landmark works like those of Anísio Teixeira, Sérgio Arouca, Carlos Chagas, Oswaldo Cruz, and contemporary debates influenced by conferences such as the Alma-Ata Conference and the Declaration of Helsinki. Editorial leadership over decades included faculty associated with institutes such as the Fiocruz, Universidad de São Paulo, and partnerships with research programs linked to entities like the National Institutes of Health, European Commission, Wellcome Trust, and Gates Foundation. The journal’s archive documents responses to epidemics and health interventions during events like outbreaks referenced in publications from institutions including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Médecins Sans Frontières, and regional health ministries.

Scope and Focus

The journal covers topics across epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, health policy and management, health promotion, and social determinants of health, engaging with scholarship from organizations and persons such as René Rachou Institute, Adolfo Lutz Institute, Carlos Chagas Filho', Erasmus University Rotterdam, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Institute Pasteur, Karolinska Institutet, McMaster University, University of Toronto, Imperial College London, and international networks like Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and UNAIDS. It features research methodologies and debates referencing landmark studies and frameworks associated with Doll and Hill, Bradford Hill, Rockefeller Foundation, Demographic Transition, and programmatic evaluations similar to work by Fernando Henrique Cardoso-era health reforms and models including the Brazilian Unified Health System and comparative analyses with systems in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, and Germany. The scope includes surveillance studies that mirror reporting by World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, and collaborative projects with universities such as Yale University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Buenos Aires, and Universidad de Chile.

Editorial Structure and Publication

The editorial board traditionally comprises scholars from institutions like Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, and invited international editors from London School of Economics, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Brown University, Duke University, University of Michigan, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Peer review processes reflect standards championed by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and indexing requirements analogous to criteria used by Scopus and PubMed Central. Publication formats include original articles, systematic reviews, brief communications, editorials, and special supplements often tied to symposia hosted by partnerships with World Health Organization Collaborating Centres, national ministries, and academic conferences such as Brazilian Public Health Association meetings. The journal’s production involves manuscript submission systems and digital platforms comparable to services maintained by Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, and open platforms influenced by initiatives from SciELO and LILACS.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in international and regional databases and bibliographic services similar to PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, SciELO, LILACS, DOAJ, ERIC, CINAHL, Google Scholar, CrossRef, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, CAB Abstracts, AGRIS, Global Health, BIOSIS, PsycINFO, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Dimensions, Publons, OpenAIRE, ResearchGate, ORCID integrations, and citation tracking by Clarivate Analytics.

Impact and Reception

The journal has influenced policy discussions and scholarly discourse referenced by ministries and organizations including Ministry of Health (Brazil), Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Development Programme, and contributed to debates alongside journals like The Lancet, BMJ, American Journal of Public Health, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, PLOS Medicine, and Health Policy and Planning. Its articles have been cited in reports by entities such as World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and academic syntheses produced at institutions like Harvard Global Health Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, LSHTM, and Imperial College London. Reception among scholars is reflected in citation metrics and assessments by indexing services used by SciELO, Scopus, and Clarivate Analytics, and in collaborations with networks comprising Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information and research consortia involving Fiocruz, University of São Paulo, Pan American Health Organization, and international partners.

Category:Academic journals