“…In 1971, reflecting the increasing scientific production in the field, it became a quarterly journal and, from 1981 on, a bimonthly publication, despite the exponential growth in manuscript submissions seen in the latest decade. 2 Throughout almost forty years, Revista de Saúde Pública became a reference to Brazilian public health, gaining nationwide as well as worldwide reputation and accounts for two-thirds of the total Brazilian production of papers on public health indexed in ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) database. 4 During its existence, the Journal's format has been through several changes in an attempt to adjust to the latest international trends.…”