About the Journal
The Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem is the official scientific publication of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Brazil, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development. Its mission is to publish scientific research results in nursing and other areas of interest for health professionals.
It is characterized as a national journal, with international circulation, whose first edition was published in January 1993. The printed version (ISSN 0104-1169) was discontinued in 2015. It adopts the rolling pass system and all articles published in Portuguese, Spanish and English. RLAE is affiliated with the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors – ABEC and indexed in the most important national and international indexing bases.