LILACS – Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde – Informação e evidência científica e técnica em saúde da América Latina e Caribe – BIREME/OPAS/OMS – LILACS – Información y evidencia científica y técnica en salud de América Latina y el Caribe | LILACS – Scientífic and technic information and evidence of Latin-american and Caribbean Countries

LILACS – Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde – Informação e evidência científica e técnica em saúde da América Latina e Caribe – BIREME/OPAS/OMS – LILACS – Información y evidencia científica y técnica en salud de América Latina y el Caribe | LILACS – Scientífic and technic information and evidence of Latin-american and Caribbean Countries Um bem público regional de informação científica Un bien público regional de información científica A regional public good on scientific information
BIREME | OPAS | OMS

How to consult/locate the abbreviated title of a journal?

If your journal is currently indexed in LILACS, please consult the list of journals indexed in LILACS: Or search for the abbreviated title on the Portal of scientific journals in Health Sciences:

Why is the journal title the same as the printed issue and not the online one?

The SeCS (Serials in Health Sciences) methodology defines that the printed version of the journal will be the main source of information for the purposes of verification and data confirmation. The online version is only adopted if the printed version is discontinued in the ISSN. Furthermore, it is standard to use the abbreviation of journal […]

Can I change the title of my journal? What is the impact of this change?

Whenever the title of the journal changes, the bibliometric indicators of the journal will also be reset, as it is considered a new title. In the databases, articles published under the old title will be separated from those published under the new title, losing their publication history. To prevent this separation in the LILACS collection, […]

The link to my journal has changed, what do I need to do regarding the articles indexed in LILACS?

Whenever the (URL ) of your journal’s website changes, whether due to a change in institutional server, technological issues, or a change in the journal’s management company, the link to the full texts of the articles may break within the LILACS database, and access to the articles will be interrupted. To resolve the issue, log […]

How is the country of publication of a journal defined for LILACS?

The information provided in the ISSN record is considered. The country of publication considered is the country where the entity responsible for the journal is based. In case of multiple responsible institutions, the first one listed will be adopted.