The Journal of Research and Innovation in Health Sciences (RIICS) is established as a Latin American scientific publication in the area of ​​Health Professions. Since its founding in 2019, RIICS has maintained a rigorous quality standard in its processes and publications, which allowed it to be accepted by the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Committee (CSAB) on August 2, 2022.

After just over a year of its indexing in Scopus, RIICS achieved significant progress by obtaining the classification in quartile 3 (Q3) according to the Scimago Journal & Country Rank on April 13, 2024. Unlike the usual trend, Where young journals typically start in quartile 4 (Q4) and gradually advance to other quartiles, RIICS demonstrated an immediate impact on the content it offers to its scientific community. This achievement reflects RIICS’ commitment to excellence and its contribution to the advancement of knowledge in its field.

RIICS Global Ranking
Worldwide, the Scimago Journal & Country Rank reports a total of 707 publications in the area of ​​Health Professions. RIICS ranks 511 in quartile 3 (Q3), as can be seen in the following figure:

RIICS classification in Latin America
When filtering by Latin America, the Scimago Journal & Country Rank shows a total of 24 publications in the area of ​​Health Professions, distributed in the following quartiles: one in Q1, one in Q2, seven in Q3 and 15 in Q4. RIICS ranks seventh in quartile 3 (Q3), as shown in the figure below:

RIICS classification in Colombia
When filtering for Colombia, the Scimago Journal & Country Rank shows a total of 5 publications in the area of ​​Health Professions. These are distributed as follows: two in quartile 3 (Q3) and three in quartile 4 (Q4), without any journal in quartiles 1 (Q1) and 2 (Q2). RIICS ranks first in quartile 3 (Q3), as shown in the figure below:

The RIICS editorial team would like to express deep gratitude to the María Cano University Foundation for its continuous support, which has been fundamental in making possible the dissemination of the contents among the Health Professions community. We also want to sincerely acknowledge and thank our valued authors for their trust in our editorial processes, as well as the reviewers for their invaluable contribution to the revision and improvement of the manuscripts. We cannot overlook the important contribution of the editorial and scientific committee, whose commitment has been vital for the growth and development of the journal. Last but not least, we want to express our gratitude to all the people who have trusted in this scientific project and contributed to its success. Today, with pride, we affirm that RIICS has established itself as the leading journal in the field of Health Professions in Colombia and Latin America.

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