CALL FOR PAPERS
Recognizing the importance of disseminating scientific knowledge generated in the field of health sciences, with an emphasis on clinical, administrative, and community aspects related to the humanization of care, the journal "Horizonte Sanitario", published by the Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco, invites the academic and professional community to contribute to the special issue:
“Humanizing Care: Advances from Scientific Research”
From this perspective, humanized healthcare is structured as a comprehensive theoretical and practical approach, grounded in the best available scientific evidence and in fundamental ethical principles that guide professional practice. This vision views the individual as a unique, irreplaceable, multidimensional being endowed with intrinsic dignity, whose care needs cannot be focused exclusively on clinical conditions or the pathological process they are undergoing.
In this context, humanized healthcare goes beyond a conventional biomedical approach, as the humanization of care requires a comprehensive understanding of the health-illness process that allows for the integrated incorporation of a person’s emotional, psychological, behavioral, social, cultural, and spiritual dimensions in relation to their personal, group, family, and community environments. This approach fosters comprehensive care that is sensitive to the context of social interaction and centered on the unique characteristics of each individual, recognizing the complexity of the human experience in the face of the health and illness process.
As a result, the humanization of care has become an indispensable and significant component of contemporary health care systems, serving as a priority area for the generation of scientific knowledge. For this reason, addressing it through research helps to consolidate comprehensive, equitable, and person-centered practices, thereby fostering innovation in models of health care delivery and management. In this context, it is crucial to promote scientific research and the dissemination of evidence that contribute to consolidating the humanization of care in clinical, administrative, and community settings.
The journal *Horizonte Sanitario* is included in the Mexican Journal Classification System of the National Council of Science and Technology in the field of Medicine and Health Sciences, and is indexed in various international systems and databases, including: SciELO Citation Index, Redalyc, Latindex, Dialnet, REDIB, OAJI, Periódica, Biblat, Actualidad Iberoamericana, MIAR, Virtual Health Library (VHL), LILACS, and GFMER.
For this special issue, we will accept only original research articles and review articles that address the humanization of health care in clinical, administrative, and community settings, drawing on theoretical, empirical, and intervention-based approaches, in accordance with the following criteria:
- Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, available at the following link: https://revistahorizonte.ujat.mx/horizonte/es/about/submissions
- Manuscripts must be submitted via the Open Journal System (OJS) online platform. To do so, authors must register at the following address: https://revistahorizonte.ujat.mx/index.php/horizonte/es/user/register
- All submitted works must be accompanied by a rights transfer agreement and a declaration of originality, signed by all authors. This document can be found at: https://revistahorizonte.ujat.mx/horizonte/es/about/submissions
The editorial process will follow the journal’s established schedule and will be subject to a double-blind peer review process. The special issue will consist of a minimum of 15 articles and a maximum of 20. Any articles deemed worthy of publication that are not included in the special issue will be considered for publication in the journal’s regular issues.
Important dates:
- Call for papers opens: May 1, 2026.
- Deadline for manuscript submission: September 14, 2026.
- Publication of the special issue: December 15, 2026.
All authors must adhere to the established deadlines, as the special issue will be managed directly through the editorial management platform; therefore, no extensions will be granted. Failure to meet these deadlines will result in the exclusion of the manuscript from the special issue. When submitting, please note in the “COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR” section that your article is intended for the special issue of “Humanization of Care: Advances from Scientific Research.”
Esta edición especial contribuirá de manera significativa al fortalecimiento del conocimiento científico respecto a la humanización de los cuidados, promoviendo el diálogo interdisciplinario y la generación de propuestas que impacten en la práctica clínica, la gestión en salud y el ámbito comunitario.
