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Eä – Journal of Medical Humanities & Social Studies of Science and Technology (ISSN 1852-4680) is a periodical peer reviewed open access online journal publishing papers in the fields of the Medical Humanities and Social Studies of Science and Technology. The journal is available permanently and free at http://www.ea-journal.com, it is presented in English and Spanish, gathers a prestigious editorial committe, international peer review and is registered in several journal indexes and databases.
 
Eä is aimed to be a prestigious channel for publication and academic discussion among researchers from different continentes devoted to the study of health, society, science and technology from its multiple social, cultural, historical, political, ideological, economic, ethical, legal, and communicational dimensions. Since its foundation, Eä has been conceived as a meeting and reflection point for researchers in humanities, social and biomedical sciences, intelectuals, physicians, decision makers and audience in general, bringing them together in the same place and time, in spite of geographical distance.

The journal is published by the Research Center on Health, Society, Science and Technology (ISO-CYTE) and developed by a team that brings together researchers from the Chair of History of Medicine, Department of Medical Humanities and Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires; the Institute for Science and Technology Studies, National University of Quilmes; and the Department of Health Sciences of the National University of La Matanza. The journal is sponsored by the Argentinean Medical Association (AMA) and the Argentinean Society for the History of Medicine (SAHIME).}
 
 

Periodicity

The journal is published biannually in june and november.

 

Peer review

Articles submited for consideration are reviewed by specialized referees under a double blinded basis.

 

Languages

The journal is presented in Spanish and English and accepts papers in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

 

Indexation

gathers the requirements for indexation in journal database systems. It has been already accepted in CLASE and PERIODICA databases (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM), and in the Latindex, DOAJ and ROAD directories.
 
Eä Journal is also indexed at the Science Journal Impact Factor Master List, with an impact factor value of 3.462 for 2012. Read more»
 
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The journal has also been awarded at the Digital Humanities Awards 2013, as Best Contribution not in English Language. Read more »
 
 
 

Scope

Will be considered relevant to the publishing interests of the journal those works in the following fields:

Medical Humanities. The Medical Humanities are an academic interdisciplinary field in the intersection of health and medicine with the humanities (philosophy, ethics, history, and religion), the arts (literature, theatre, visual arts, and music) and the social sciences (sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, economy, law, communication, cultural studies). Disciplines that are often included under this category are history of medicine, bioethics, medical epistemology and scientific research methodology, medical esthetics, medical pedagogy, medical sociology, medical anthropology, economy of health, medical law, health politics, and medical communication, among others.

Social Studies of Science and Technology. TheSocial Studies of Science and Technology are a multidisciplinary field having as it study object the analysis of social, cultural, political and economic processes related to scientific and technological activities. Are of interest of this journal papers in history, philosophy and sociology of science and technology, innovation economics, science and technology policy, public communication of science, STS education, among others. 

 

About the papers. Originality requirement

Eä publishes exclusively original papers. Will be accepted:

  • Articles
  • Book reviews
  • Research advances / Brief communications
  • Inconoiatrical papers: (from ‘eikon' -greek- image, and ‘iatros’ -greek- medicine, treatment), considering the relevance of images (drawings, paintings, photographs, etc.) for the construction of knowledge, authors may present papers that mainly compounded by images followed by shorter explanatory texts. These papers will be evaluated by referees -same as regular articles-, and will have to be submitted according to the instructions for submitting originals and respect authors’ copyright.

 

Go to information for authors

To publish scientific dissemination works please visit Eä Blog

 

The team

The journal’s Directive Council is compounded by:

Responsible directors:
  • Professor Jaime Elías Bortz, MD, PhD 
  • Gabriela Mijal Bortz, BA, MA, PhD (c)
Editorial council:
  • Professor Jaime Elías Bortz, MD, PhD 
  • Gabriela Mijal Bortz, BA, MA, PhD (c)
  • Lucía Ariza, BA, MA, PhD
  • María Fernanda Sabio, BA, MA, PhD
Associate director:
  • Professor Abel Luis Agüero, MD, PhD

 

 The journal is developed by a team that brings together researchers from the Chair of History of Medicine, Department of Medical Humanities and Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires; the Institute for Science and Technology Studies, National University of Quilmes; and the Department of Health Sciences of the National University of La Matanza.

Eä gathers a prestigious editorial board, prominent figures in the fields of Medical Humanities and Social Studies of Science and Technology, and a network of specialized external referees. Eä has also designated several correspondents in different countries around the world in order to help us promote the journal in their respective countries.

 

The publisher: ISO-CYTE

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Eä Journal is published by the ISO-CYTE - Research Center on Health, Society, Science and Technology. The ISO-CYTE develops editorial, research, teaching, and dissemination activities in humanities and social studies of health, science and technology. The institute also has been developing for over 15 years through its consulting unit Metatron consulting and technical assistance activities for different private and public institutions in Argentina and abroad.

ISO-CYTE founders consider that Health, Science and Technology are deeply intertweened in a seamless web. Their study is indisociable from the economy, history, society, culture, philosophy, anthropology, law and politics. ISO-CYTE seeks to be a prestigious and sustaible institution contributing to integrate knowledge through its different activities.

 

 

Eä – Journal of Medical Humanities & Social Studies of Science and Technology is sponsored by the Argentinean Medical Association (AMA) and the Argentinean Association for the History of Medicine (SAHIME)

 

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Eä - Journal of Medical Humanities & Social Studies of Science and Technology
is a publication property of Jaime Elías Bortz and Gabriela Mijal Bortz.
Responsible directors: Jaime Elías Bortz and Gabriela Mijal Bortz.
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ISSN 1852-4680 • DNDA N° 5069447

Eä is published by
ISO-CYTE - Research Center on Health, Society, Science and Technology
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