The Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem is the official scientific publication of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Brazil, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development. Its mission is to publish scientific research results in nursing and other areas of interest for health professionals.

This Journal is published in Brazil and circulates bimonthly in different countries around the world. Its first issue was published in January 1993. The are electronic versions in Portuguese, Spanish and English. RLAE is affiliated with the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors – ABEC and indexed in the most important national and international databases.