Focus and Scope

Advances in Nutritional Sciences magazine “ANS” is an interdisciplinary and interinstitutional undergraduate and graduate journal published by Health Sciences Journals Publishing. It has a four-monthly periodicity and is electronic and is intended for publishing scientific articles, works and academic initiatives such as: dissertations, monographs, extracurricular activity projects, seminars, lectures, abstracts, reviews, teaching projects, experiences, among other studies involving the most diverse areas health sciences. Due to its multidisciplinary nature, “ANS” welcomes texts by researchers, professors and students from undergraduate and graduate higher education institutions, being a tool that unites the institutional mission with the importance of making and disseminating Science. The “ANS” is an opportunity for authors of articles, which fall into the categories of publication, to submit their manuscripts for our appreciation, contributing to the dissemination of innovative and relevant topics in the area of ​​nutrition. Articles will be evaluated by members of the editorial board and ad hoc reviewers. As a scientific journal, the “ANS” in its preliminary evaluation will analyze: Whether the text follows the style standards and bibliographic standards of a scientific article; If the article makes its methodology clear, based on bibliographic references; If the authors, to guarantee the state of the art, mention, in their theoretical framework, a minimum, but sufficient number of recent references (if up to 5 years) extracted either from national and international scientific journals; If the references comply with the Vancouver standard author-data system. "ANS" publishes unpublished texts, in the form of articles that address scientific research, which are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily express the point of view of the editorial board.

Peer review process

The “ANS” to adopt the preliminary process of evaluating items, aims to improve these through collaboration with the authors. The “ANS” only accepted article for consideration if this is unprecedented and is not being submitted to another journal. The evaluation process consists of two stages: 1st - a preliminary evaluation by the editorial board, which examines the adequacy of the work to the journal's editorial line and a basic scientific quality according to the scope ; 2nd - the evaluation by two referees for a final decision on their acceptance or not. The evaluators or reviewers are advised to present constructive suggestions related to the form and content, in a timely manner, so that they are published in the possible period. After approval by the reviewers, the article goes through a grammar, vocabulary, cohesion, clarity and fluidity of reading. The approved articles are taken to the meeting with the Editorial Committee for the preparation of the magazine. The author will be informed about the progress of the process via s is subject and -mail.  

Frequency

Thematic scientific journal in electronic format. "ANS", is a publication of continuous flow. The formats adopted for receiving the texts must be in accordance with the submission rules. Articles are published exclusively in PDF format   on the magazine's website https://journal.healthsciences.com.br/index.php/ans 

Article Processing Charges

All published articles have open access and are available for free online, immediately after publication. Article processing charges (APC) cover a variety of publishing services, such as online tools for editors and authors, article hosting, indexing services, and author support. No fee is charged for the submission, only after the editorial acceptance of the manuscript, the corresponding author will be notified that payment is due. The fee must be paid before publication.  APC   

Policy and free access

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

Archiving

The “ANS” uses the LOCKSS to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and allows them to create permanent archives of the journal for the preservation and restoration.

Copyright Rights | CC - BY assignment   

This license allows others to distribute, remix, adapt and create from your work, even for commercial purposes, as long as they give you due credit for the original creation. It is the most flexible license of all available licenses. It is recommended to maximize the dissemination and use of licensed materials. Particularly in relation to the CC-BY license, it should be noted that, as it is the most open type of license in terms of both permissions and access, it is also the license that allows the use of content for commercial purposes. This means that third parties can profit from the work of others at any time, without the creator having any control. View the License Summary | View Legal Text    

Indexing and Catalog

The “ANS” as its strategy to increase exposure and the impact factor of the articles, search the registration in catalogs crawlers. In addition, its authors make articles freely available in professional / academic partner networks. Already indexed with Crosrref (DOI), Latindex, Google Scholar, Copyright Dreitos | CC - BY assignment.  

Scientific editorial board

The Scientific Editorial Board or Editorial Board is made up of doctoral professors from different teaching and research institutions in Brazil and abroad, with academic recognition. Part of its members work in the different areas of the “ANS” , but in a non-collective way, that is, without providing for regular meetings (in person or virtual) to deal with specific issues. Following the model common to national scientific journals, there is no formal involvement of the members of the Editorial Board with “ANS” and Health Sciences Journals Publishing in the responsibility for publishing the magazine. The participation of each member in the magazine takes place individually, through articulation between the Editor and the Editorial Commission. Scientifically, the members of the Council act as advisors to the Editor and the Editorial Committee, promoting the journal, suggesting improvements in the editorial policy and strategies for acting in the academic and professional environment. Counselors are expected to express their views on the consistency of editorial policy and publications, their quality and on ethical issues relevant to editorial management and the dissemination of articles. Each member also assumes the role of “ombudsman” of the scientific community active in the area, guaranteeing the academic credibility and the expected posture of a scientific journal. As the Editorial Board is removed from the process of mediation of articles (not having access to the metadata of the articles under evaluation), it does not supervise or interfere in the editorial process, thus being able to submit articles to “ANS” and participating in the process like any other author. 

Editorial policy committee

The Editorial Policy Committee is responsible for the magazine's operational management. It is he, in consensus with Health Sciences Journals Publishing , who defines the magazine's chief editor.

Boss Editor

The editor coordinates the editorial process and promotes the development of the authors and reviewers of the publication. Its commitment is that the journal offers the best in terms of new knowledge within the thematic area, observing, in the process of selecting articles, the highest ethical standards. Its ownership will last for two years, and may or may not be reappointed.

Editorial team

The editorial team is composed of the editor-in-chief and associate editors by subject area. Associate editors are close collaborators with the editor, with significant involvement in the day-to-day editorial process. In terms of assignments, they can make the final decision on whether or not to publish a work in their specific area. 

Publication ethics

The editor plays a central role in the ethical control of the scientific research evaluation and publication process. Thus “ANS”, is concerned with the ethical issues of articles published in its editions, requesting all authors with works that involve directly or indirectly human beings, the evaluation of the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) of competence with the author. “Ethics is not a code or a law! We are ethical because we have values ​​for what we do ” , Editor . 

Plagiarism Policy

The assumptions of plagiarism are: a) presenting others' work as yours; b) adopt the words or ideas of other authors without due recognition; c) do not use quotation marks in a literal quote; d) paraphrase from a source without mentioning it; e) abusive paraphrase, even if the source is mentioned. The general assumptions of scientific fraud are as follows: a) fabrication, falsification or omission of data and plagiarism; b) duplicate publication; and c) conflicts of authorship. All accepted papers are submitted to plagiarism detection software. The journal adopts the CrossRef system to identify plagiarism and or similarity. The authors will assume the consequences of any nature resulting from the breach of the obligations indicated in these editorial rules. In cases where plagiarism is incurred, the Editorial Coordination will follow the following procedures: evidence of the detected plagiarism will be sent to the author (s), requesting an explanation about it. If the answer is not satisfactory, the article will not be published and, if applicable, the media in which the original plagiarized article was published will be informed.             

Editor in Chief