The Revista Peruana de Ciencias de la Salud (RPCS) is edited and published by the Universidad de Huánuco through its Editorial Office and in collaboration with the national and international members of the editorial and scientific committee (1). During its history, the journal has been characterized by its constant dedication to strengthen and promote its visibility in the academic and scientific environment. The purpose of this editorial is to present a summary of the actions carried out in this context and the expected effects and impacts.

Background: Publications on addictive behaviors have been increasing including their contextual heterogeneity in different virtual platforms in order to generate visibility. Objective: it was to identify the networks of collaboration, authorship and keywords on addictive behaviors. Method: Scientific mapping and bibliometric indicators were used to analyze the evolution of addictive behaviors in indexed and non-indexed journals in Peru. Results: 38% of articles were single authorship, 43 of them use quantitative data (81%), 23 worked with young participants (53.5%), 37 are empirical studies (69.9%) and internet addiction was more frequent (39.6 %). Peruvian journals in SCI since 2006 have presented at least an index value h = 1. Conclusion: there is evidence of difficulty in tracking studies on addictive behaviors in Peruvian journals, added to the lack of clear regulations, generate a c...