Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Mary Luz Jaimes Valencia, PhD., MSc., RN.
Nurse of the Universidad Industrial de Santander. Master in Nurse with an emphasis in family health at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. PhD in practical and education nursing at the Universidad de Alicante España (with the support of Alban scholarships of the European Union). Director of the CARING Research Group of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. In-between jobs include nurse care of pregnancy, adult and elderly, and home care. Editor of the MedUNAB Journal. Has been published in national and international journals, and has been directing thesis of undergraduate, master's, and doctorate which has made her be classified as an associate researcher by the Minciencias. Teacher of the Nurse Program of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga.
Conflict of interest: She declares having no conflicts of interest in her job as editor of the MedUNAB Journal. She hasn’t received payment or services from a third person (private entity or commercial foundation, etc.)The conduct code of the editor receives the concepts, codes, and procedures used internationally from the next organizations:
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): It is a referent in the ethics aspect of editing at the level of author, editor, members of the committee, and reviewers.
Council of Science Editors (CSE): It is an organization dedicated to the integrity of scientific publications, conflicts of interest, licenses, and authorships.
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE): It is principally dedicated to the anonymous informed consent and protection of the people who are a part of the investigations published in the Journal.
Juan Sebastián Barajas Gamboa, MD., Fellow. (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Mario Alberto Rosero Pahi, Psic., MSc., PhD. (Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia)
Valentina Correa Castellanos, RN.
Janith Mireya Herrera Niño, Adm., Sp.
Editorial Committee
Fabián Alberto Jaimes Barragán, MD., Esp., MSc., PhD. (Universidad de Antioquía, Colombia)
Juan Carlos Salazar Uribe, Mat., MSc., PhD. (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia)
Mauricio Arcos Burgos, MD., MSc., PhD. (National Institutes of Health, United States)
Percy Manuel Mayta Tristán, MD., PhD. (Universidad Científica del Sur, Perú)
Roberto Zenteno Cuevas, L. Biología., PhD. (Universidad Veracruzana, México)
Scientific Comittee
Ana Lucía Noreña Peña, RN., Esp., MSc., PhD. (Universidad de Alicante, España)
Carlos Alberto Da Cruz Sequeira, RN., Esp., MSc., PhD. (CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research; Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Portugal)
Diego Andrés Rosselli Cock, MD., MSc.(Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia)
Francisco Alejandro Múnera Galarza, MD., Esp., MSc., PhD. (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia)
John Enrique Castiblanco Quinche, MBi., MSc., PhD. (Colegio Mayor Nuestra señora del Rosario, Colombia)
Juan Carlos Villar Centeno, MD., PhD.(Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia)
Mauricio Urquiza Martínez, Quím., PhD. (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Editorial School
Alejandra Suárez Casanova, St. Medicine
Fabián Andrés Ahumada Díaz, St. Medicine
Isabella Barros Navarro, St. Medicine
Johanna Marcela Zamudio Fuentes, St. Medicine
Luz Adriana Moreno Moreno, St. Medicine
Malieth Alexandra López Loza, St. Medicine
María Juliana Estévez Gómez, St. Medicine
Nicole Sophia Camelo Pardo, St. Nursing
Valentina Castañeda Otalora, St. Medicine
Elective Practice in Nursing (PEP)
Stifer Yajaira Orduz Soto, St. Nursing
Internal translation committee
Juan Diego Montañez Rangel, St. Nursing
Juana Valentina Rodríguez Neira, St. Medicine
Editorial and scientific committees selection
The editorial and scientific committees have been created with the help of the directors of the Nursing, Medicine and Psychology programs of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. The application is made considering multiple parameters, among which are: to be a professor or researcher with links to the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, or to have an external vinculum to the institution at a national and international level, or to be working on an interinstitutional collaborative project, whether of university teaching, research, or extension. In addition, the candidates’ research experience and scientific publications are taken into account. Finally, an assessment of their citation index in POP is made, which must be higher than 2.
Style Correction (texts in Spanish)
Biteca S.A.S.
Translation and Correction Team
Biteca S.A.S.
Design and Layout
Biteca S.A.S.
This journal is published quarterly (March - July; August - November; December - March)
