Information about the Journal

Focus and Scope

Cogitare Enfermagem publishes original research articles, reviews, experience/case reports, reflections, and free communications in the field of health, especially nursing. It adopts the rolling pass publication system and provides public access to all its content, following the principle that making access to research free generates a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Manuscripts submitted to Cogitare Enfermagem must comply with its editorial policy, the instructions to authors, and the EQUATOR Network guidelines. Submissions are accepted in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, in the following categories: Original Articles, Review Articles, Experience/Case Reports, Reflections, Technological Innovation, and Free Communication.

Cogitare Enfermagem adopts two types of peer review: Open review (preferred): in which authors and reviewers are aware of each other’s identities; Double-blind review: in which authors and reviewers remain anonymous to one another. Further details regarding the peer review policy can be found on the Editorial Policies page.

Open Access

 This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal.

Open access is a condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, track them for indexing, pass them on as data to software, or use them for any other legal.

Brief History

Cogitare Enfermagem (abbreviated title: Cogitare Enferm.) is a publication of the Nursing Department of the Federal University of Paraná, with its first issue published in 1996. Since the year 2015, it has only been available in electronic version and currently publishes its articles in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Cogitare Enfermagem's mission is to publish and disseminate knowledge produced in the areas of health and nursing with excellence and respect for ethical principles. Articles will be considered for publication if they contribute to the advancement of knowledge, are original, have scientific consistency, respect ethical standards, and are current and relevant to the field of health and nursing.

It is a Brazilian journal, affiliated with the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors – ABEC. It is available on several indexing databases and portals, both national and international.

The abbreviated title of your title is Cogitare Enferm., which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references, and bibliographic captions.

ISSN 1414-8536 - Print version (for issues published up to 2014)

ISSN 2176-9133 - Electronics version

Periodicity

Cogitare Enfermagem is published electronically, releasing a single, continuous annual volume, with articles published as they are approved.

Bibliographic file

  •  Journal title: Cogitare Enfermagem.
  • Short title: Cogitare Enferm.
  • Published by: Federal University of Paraná Department of Nursing
  •  Periodicity: Annual with continuous publication
  • Type of publication: Continuous publication
  • Year the journal was created: 1996

Digital Preservation

Cogitare Enfermagem follows the standards defined in the program available at: SciELO Digital Preservation Program| SciELO.org

Indexing Sources

International

» CINAHL – Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

» CUIDEN – Nursing Index in Spanish, Fundación Index – Documentation Area, Granada, Spain

» DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals

» LATINDEX – Índice Latinoamericano de publicações científicas seriadas

» LILACS  – Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature

» PERIÓDICA – Base de Dados Bibliográfica en Ciências Y Tecnología

» REDIB  – Ibero-American Network for Innovation and Scientific Knowledge

» SCOPUS

National

» BDENF – Base de Dados Nacionais da Enfermagem

» DIADORIM –  (Directory of Editorial Policies of Brazilian Scientific Journals)

» MIGUILIM - Directory of Brazilian Scientific Joutnals

» SciELO Brasil - Scientific Electronic Library Online

Other dissemination sources

» REVENF - Portal de Revistas de Enfermagem (Nursing Joutnals Portal)

» CAPES - Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

» BVSE – Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde – Enfermagem (virtual Health Library - Nursing)

» Google Scholar

Funding Statement

Cogitare Enfermagem receives financial support from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR).

Open Science compliance

In line with the Open Science movement, Cogitare Enfermagem clarifies that it follows the Green Open Access model, which publishes scientific texts made available in national and international Preprints repositories (recognized by the academic community), as well as texts whose contents (research data) are made available in national and international institutional repositories recognized by the academic community. This information must be provided in the Open Science Compliance Form (download) and must be submitted as supplementary documentation.

In articles published in Cogitare Enfermagem, the Associate Editor responsible for the entire manuscript evaluation process will be described.

Websites and Social Media

The purpose of Cogitare Enfermagem is to disseminate research published in the academic and professional spheres and to society. This dissemination takes place in the following ways: monthly mailing of published articles to authors, researchers, and referees registered with the journal.

To disseminate to civil society, Cogitare Enfermagem publishes press releases, podcasts, and videos by the authors about the articles, in a language accessible to all. This dissemination takes place on the journal's social networks, such as Facebook®  Revista Cogitare Enfermagem and Instagram® @revistacogitareenfermagem.

Additional Information

It should be noted that the concepts, opinions, and conclusions expressed in the articles published by Cogitare Enfermagem, as well as the accuracy and origin of citations and references, are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editorial Board.

The publication of the manuscript will depend on compliance with the rules of Cogitare Enfermagem and the assessment of the Editorial Board, which has full authority to decide on its acceptance and may even provide suggestions to the authors for changes it deems necessary.

Submissions that remain incomplete in the system for more than 30 days will be automatically deleted.