The 4th edition of RESSatona was held on August 6 and 7, 2025, in Recife (PE), in partnership with the Graduate Programs in Public Health (Academic and Professional) at Fiocruz Pernambuco – Aggeu Magalhães Institute. The event brought together students, alumni, and faculty members from the programs, as well as representatives from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), with the aim of strengthening critical training in scientific review and improving the editorial process of Epidemiology and Health Services: SUS Journal (RESS).
RESSatona is an initiative of the RESS journal, promoted by the General Coordination of Technical-Scientific Publishing in Health Surveillance (CGEVSA), linked to the Department of Strategic Actions in Epidemiology and Health and Environmental Surveillance (DAEVS) of the Secretariat of Health and Environmental Surveillance of the Ministry of Health. The activity is part of an extension project registered by the University of Brasília (UnB), with certification of 15 hours, and offered participants training in good practices for evaluating scientific articles through workshops on critical reading and the preparation of technical reports.
According to Aline Gurgel, coordinator of the Graduate Program in Public Health at Fiocruz PE, the peer review marathon, the result of a partnership between the institution’s academic program and RESS, provided an opportunity to deepen understanding of the process of preparing reviews for scientific articles, respecting ethical principles and scientific integrity. “This is a unique opportunity for students, graduates, and teachers to improve their critical reading of manuscripts, contributing to more objective writing and promoting the quality of scientific dissemination,” she said.
The following participated as instructors in the 4th RESSatona Taís Freire Galvão, general coordinator of CGEVSA and executive editor of RESS; Everton Nunes da Silva, scientific editor of RESS; Marcus Tolentino, professor at UnB and responsible for certifying the activity as a university extension course; and Cristine Bonfim, researcher at the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation and associate editor of RESS. The activity reinforced the journal’s commitment to training new reviewers and expanding the culture of scientific integrity in Brazil.
