Introduction: Research published in scientific journals allows generating evidence for decision making. However, the destination of the research received in a scientific journal is not always its publication. Objective: To determine the destination of the original articles that were rejected in the Peruvian Journal of Experimental Medicine and Public Health (RPMESP) during 2014 and 2015 and the factors associated with their publication. Materials and methods: During June and July 2019, a Google Scholar search was carried out for the original articles that were rejected in the RPMESP, the gender, origin and academic degree of the corresponding author were evaluated as independent variables, in addition to whether he rejected was made by the editorial committee or after being reviewed by peers. To determine the associated factors, bivariate (RR) and multivariate (RRa) relative risks were c...

Se realizó un estudio transversal en 341 estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga de Ica, Perú, para determinar el interés por la investigación científica en los estudiantes de medicina y su variación por sexo y ciclos académicos. Los estudiantes de medicina mostraron un alto interés por la investigación científica, sin embargo, este disminuye al aumentar los ciclos académicos.