Editorial
Change the Qualis Criteria!
Adagmar Andriolo
1, Alfredo José Afonso Barbosa
2, Arnaldo José Hernandez
3, Aroldo F. Camargos
4, Benedito
Barraviera
5, Bogdana Victoria Kadunc
6, Bruno Caramelli
7, Carlos Brites
8, Dejair Caitano do Nascimento
9, Domingo
M. Braile
10, Dov Charles Goldenberg
11, Edmund Chada Baracat
12, Edson Marchiori
13, Eduardo de Paula Vieira
14,
Eros Antônio de Almeida
15, Flávia Machado
16, Geraldo Pereira Jotz
17, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn
18, Gilberto
Camanho
19, Gustavo Gusso
20, Ivomar Gomes Duarte
21, Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa
22, João Ferreira de Mello
Júnior
23, Joel Faintuch
24, José Antônio Baddini Martinez
25, José Antônio Livramento
26, José Eduardo Ferreira
Manso
27, José Eulálio Cabral Filho
28, José Heverardo da Costa Montal
29, José Luiz Gomes do Amaral
30, José Luiz
Martins
31, Jurandyr Moreira de Andrade
32, Leonardo Cançado Monteiro Savassi
33, Luís dos Ramos Machado
34,
Luiz Augusto Casulari
35, Luiz Eugenio Garcez Leme
36, Luiz Felipe P. Moreira
37, Luiz Henrique Gebrim
38, Marcelo
Madeira
39, Marcelo Riberto
40, Marcus Bastos
41, Mário Cícero Falcão
42, Mario J. da Conceição
43, Mauricio Rocha
e Silva
44, Milton Artur Ruiz
45, Milton K. Shibata
46, Mittermayer Barreto Santiago
47, Nelson Adami Andreollo
48,
Nivaldo Alonso
49, Osvaldo Malafaia
50, Olavo Pires de Camargo
51, Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes
52, Regina Helena
Garcia Martins
53, Renato Soibelmann Procianoy
54, Ricardo César Pinto Antunes
55, Ricardo Fuller
56, Ricardo
Guilherme Viebig
57, Ricardo Nitrini
58, Rogério Dedivitis
59, Ronaldo Damião
60, Rosângela Monteiro
61, Sergio
Lianza
62, Sigmar de Mello Rode
63, Tarcisio E. P. Barros Filho
64, Wallace Chamon
65, Winston Bonetti Yoshida
66,
Zuher Handar
67Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial1, Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial2, Revista Brasileira de Medicina
do Esporte3, Revista Femina4, Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases5, Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology
da Soc. Brasileira de Dermatologia6, Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira7, Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases8, Hansenologia
Internationalis9, Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular10, Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica11, Revista da Associação Médica
Brasileira12, Revista Radiologia Brasileira13, Revista Brasileira de Coloproctologia14, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Clínica Médica15, Revista
Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva16, Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cabeça e Pescoço17, Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia18, Revista Brasileira de
Ortopedia19, Medicina Família e Comunidade20, Revista de Administração em Saúde21, Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia22, Brazilian Journal
of Otorhinolaryngology23, Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Clínica24, Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia25, Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria26, Revista
do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões27, Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil28, Revista da Associação Brasileira de Medicina de Tráfego29,
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira30, Archives of Pediatric Surgery31, Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia32, Revista Brasileira
de Medicina de Família e Comunidade33, Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria34, Brasilia Médica35, Geriatria & Gerontologia36, Arquivos Brasileiros
de Cardiologia37, Revista Brasileira de Mastologia38, Revista Brasileira de Mastologia39, Revista Acta Fisiátrica40, Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia41,
Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Clínica42, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia43, Revista Clinics44, Revista Brasileira de Hematologia
e Hemoterapia45, Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia46, Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia47, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva48,
Brazilian Journal of Craniomaxilofacial Surgery49, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva50, Acta Ortopedica Brasileira51, São Paulo Medical
Journal52, Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology53, Jornal de Pediatria54, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Cancerologia55, Revista Brasileira
de Reumatologia56, Arquivos de Gastroenterologia57, Dementia & Neuropsychologia58, Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cabeça e Pescoço59,
Urologia Contemporânea60, Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular61, Revista Medicina de Reabilitação62, Brazilian Oral Research63, Acta
Ortopedica Brasileira64, Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia65, Jornal Vascular Brasileiro66, Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho67
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demonstrating that Brazil’s periodicals are more and more committed to discussing the problems they share in common.1
The scientific community remains concerned with the future prospects and direction of Brazilian periodicals.2,3
The editors present at the meeting of the 18 of March were therefore in a position to evaluate the repercussions of the first Editorial, which had been discussed at scientific events and meetings all over Brazil. The meeting was attended by Dr. Lilian Caló, who is scientific communication and assessment coordinator for SciELO, and who presented a comparative study of the Brazilian periodicals indexed by SciELO according to two different criteria: the first criterion was the ISI/JCR impact factor, which only uses journals indexed by Thomson Reuters, and the second was an index composed by simple addition of the ISI/JCR and SciELO impact factors. The SciELO impact factor, which includes all the periodicals it indexes, significantly modifies the number Since CAPES published its revised QUALIS criteria, the
Brazilian Medical Association (AMB - Associação Médica Brasileira) has been organizing a series of meetings, held at its headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil, starting in August of 2009, in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors (ABEC - Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos). These meetings led to the publication of an editorial entitled
Classification of journals in the QUALIS System of CAPES - URGENT need of changing the criteria! The editorial was signed by 62 editors of scientific journals and published in full in all of them, and in countless others, primarily in the health sciences,
Editorial
Andriolo et al Change the Qualis criteria!
Arq Bras Cardiol 2010; 95(2): 142-143
References
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of citations and, consequently, raises the Brazilian periodicals’ impact factors. Dr. Caló’s presentation illustrated this fact more clearly, showing the percentages gained by adopting the composite index. It is clear that combining indexes, or creating equivalencies or several alternatives can promote improved quality among Brazilian journals, raising their visibility and making international indexation more likely. It is also of concern that Brazilian researchers now prefer to publish their work in foreign journals rather than choosing domestic publications. They choose to do this because it improves the ratings of their postgraduate departments, earns them greater impact factors and increases their H index; all entirely and exclusively a result of the revised criteria adopted by CAPES. Achievement in increasing the visibility and quality of Brazilian scientific production should not be assessed on the basis of articles alone, but should also focus on improving our periodicals to the point at which they are recognized internationally.
Considering that the criteria have already been set for CAPES’ current triennial assessment, the assembled editors decided to draft a second editorial containing a list of suggestions for the next assessment, to be sent to the administration at CAPES. The list of suggestions, which supplement those in the first editorial, is as follows:
• that the criteria used by CAPES to classify periodicals be
revised, adopting the composite impact factor calculated by summing the ISI/JCR and SciELO impact factors; • that a seat on the CAPES Scientific Committee be created
for ABEC (the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors) so that editor can be heard within the process;
• that CNPq be requested to create an “Editor’s Scholarship” program to support scientific publishing and to be awarded to the editors of journals funded by CNPq. The objective of this project is to improve the quality of these journals by providing their editors with more time to dedicate to their editorial activities;
Additionally, the assembled editors decided to seek support for their criticisms and suggestions from the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (Academia Brasileira de Ciências), from FINEP and from Federal Deputy Eleuses Vieira de Paiva. At a later date the editors will request a detailed breakdown from CNPq of the criteria adopted for, and the results of, the distribution of the resources allocated through the Publishing Support Grants (Editais para Auxílio à Editoração ). The editors intend to use these data to construct a database on the annual budgets of Brazilian periodicals, which will be useful for comparative analysis and mutual cooperation. Publication of these two editorials and promotion of discussion is one of our goals in seeking the recognition that Brazilian periodicals both need and deserve.
