About the Journal
Title: TUMI Health Sciences Research
Abbreviated title: TUMI Health Sci. Res.
DOI prefix: 10.64716
ISSN (Online): 3084-7915
Publisher: Latin American Society of Medical Sciences
Contact: editorial@tumijournal.com
Origin and Meaning of the Name TUMI
The name TUMI refers to the ceremonial knife associated with ancient Andean civilizations and recognized as a symbol of knowledge, healing, precision, and cultural heritage. Beyond its historical significance, the TUMI represents the pursuit of scientific excellence, the transmission of knowledge, and the transformative role of research in improving human health.
Inspired by this legacy, TUMI Health Sciences Research promotes scientific innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the responsible dissemination of knowledge in medicine and the health sciences. Published by the Latin American Society of Medical Sciences and based in Peru, the journal embraces the values represented by the TUMI: integrity, precision, service, and commitment to human health.
Mission
TUMI Health Sciences Research is committed to promoting and disseminating rigorous, ethical, and socially relevant scientific knowledge in medicine and the health sciences. Through the publication of original research, systematic reviews, clinical studies, case reports, methodological contributions, and other scholarly works, the journal seeks to strengthen evidence-based healthcare, interdisciplinary collaboration, scientific education, and informed decision-making.
Vision
To become a recognized multidisciplinary scientific journal in Latin America, distinguished by its editorial rigor, commitment to open access, research integrity, and contribution to the international dissemination of high-quality evidence in medicine and the health sciences.
Aims and Scope
TUMI Health Sciences Research is an international, multidisciplinary, open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing excellence in medicine and health sciences research. The journal publishes contributions addressing clinically, scientifically, and socially relevant issues in biomedical sciences, basic, clinical, and translational medicine, public health, epidemiology, mental health, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, rehabilitation, health technology, environmental and occupational health, health professions education, and related fields.
The journal accepts original research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, methodological and technical reports, case reports and case series, and letters to the editor.
TUMI Health Sciences Research does not base editorial decisions on the perceived impact, novelty, or media appeal of a submission. Manuscripts are evaluated according to their scientific rigor, clarity of objectives, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, validity of the findings, and adherence to accepted standards of scholarly integrity.
Further information is available in the Aims and Scope section.
Peer Review Policy
All manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure objectivity, methodological quality, and scientific relevance. Each manuscript is initially assessed by the editorial team and, when appropriate, assigned to independent external reviewers with expertise in the corresponding subject area.
The complete workflow, from initial editorial screening to final decision, is described in the Peer Review Process section.
Publication Ethics
TUMI Health Sciences Research upholds high standards of research and publication ethics. The journal follows the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
Research involving human participants must comply with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and receive prior approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board. Informed consent must be obtained and documented when applicable.
Studies involving animals must follow internationally recognized animal-welfare standards, including the ARRIVE guidelines and other applicable institutional and international regulations.
Submitted manuscripts must be original and free from plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, inappropriate image manipulation, redundant publication, fraudulent authorship, citation manipulation, and undeclared conflicts of interest. Allegations of misconduct will be investigated and addressed according to internationally recognized ethical procedures.
Full details are available in the Ethics and Best Practices section.
Editorial Policies
The journal operates under transparent editorial policies designed to ensure fairness, confidentiality, integrity, and efficiency throughout the peer-review and publication process. Editorial decisions are based exclusively on scientific merit, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal’s scope, without influence from commercial, institutional, personal, or financial interests.
For further information, consult the Editorial Policies.
Privacy Policy
The journal is committed to protecting the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and registered users. Information on the collection, use, protection, and retention of personal data is available in the Privacy Policy.
Editorial Leadership and Peer Reviewers
The journal is led by its founding Editor-in-Chief, Yovana Melisza Gutierrez Polanco, RN, a RENACYT Level VII researcher. The double-blind review process is supported by independent national and international external reviewers selected according to their academic qualifications, methodological expertise, publication record, subject knowledge, and absence of conflicts of interest.
Reviewer identities are not disclosed in connection with individual manuscripts. The journal may publish an annual acknowledgment of reviewers while preserving the confidentiality and integrity of the peer-review process.
Publication Frequency
TUMI Health Sciences Research is published bimonthly, with six issues per year. Supplementary or special issues may be published at the discretion of the Editorial Office.
Open Access Policy
TUMI Health Sciences Research is an open-access journal. All articles are freely, immediately, and permanently available online upon publication, without subscription, payment, or registration barriers.
Readers may access, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of published articles, provided that the original work and source are properly acknowledged.
Article Processing Charges (APC)
To support the journal’s editorial continuity and operational sustainability, TUMI Health Sciences Research applies an Article Processing Charge of PEN 180 (S/ 180) to manuscripts accepted for publication. This fee contributes to peer-review administration, copyediting, DOI registration, editorial production, online hosting, digital preservation, and dissemination.
- No submission or peer-review fees are charged.
- The APC is payable only after final acceptance.
- Eligible authors may request full waivers or partial discounts.
- Payment does not influence reviewer selection, scientific evaluation, or editorial decisions.
Further information is available in the journal’s Article Processing Charges policy.
Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. All content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
This license permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the source of publication, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are indicated.
Authors may enter into additional non-exclusive arrangements for distributing the published version of their work, such as depositing it in an institutional repository, provided that its original publication in this journal is acknowledged.
Accepted Language
The journal accepts manuscripts written exclusively in English.
Digital Preservation Policy
Long-term preservation of published content is supported through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), integrated into the Open Journal Systems platform.
Data Availability and Reproducibility
Authors must include a data availability statement describing whether and where the datasets, analytical code, protocols, instruments, and supplementary materials supporting the findings can be accessed.
Research data should preferably be deposited in trusted repositories. When public sharing is not possible because of ethical, legal, institutional, or confidentiality restrictions, the reason must be clearly stated.
Conflicts of Interest
All authors must disclose financial and non-financial conflicts of interest. Editors and reviewers must also declare any relationship or circumstance that could influence their participation in the editorial process.
Authors may be required to complete the ICMJE Disclosure Form or provide an equivalent declaration accepted by the journal.
Indexing and Visibility
The journal seeks to strengthen the visibility, accessibility, and discoverability of its published content through academic directories, databases, repositories, persistent identifiers, and scholarly information services.
Current information about the journal’s inclusion in indexing and abstracting services is available in the Indexing section.
Editorial and Institutional Information
Publisher: Latin American Society of Medical Sciences
Editor-in-Chief: Yovana Melisza Gutierrez Polanco, RN
Journal: TUMI Health Sciences Research
ISSN (Online): 3084-7915
DOI prefix: 10.64716
Contact: editorial@tumijournal.com
Address: Arévalo II Etapa, La Esperanza, Trujillo, Peru, 13001
Country: Peru
Last updated: June 2026
