Aquichan, a journal of medical and health sciences from the field of health sciences and, more specifically, nursing, publishes articles resulting from investigations from a point of view of epistemology, evidence-based practice, chronic care, promotion and prevention. The articles are for the academic and scientific community, both in Colombia and abroad.

The journal accepts original, previously unpublished papers in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, which are the product of a research or a review and which are not being evaluated by other scientific journals, either in print or electronic form.