Brazilian authors don't cite Brazilian authors: Nothing has changed since 1994

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Original Article • Rev. bras. ortop. 56 (2) • Mar-Apr 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1728702 copy

Brazilian authors don't cite Brazilian authors: Nothing has changed since 1994^* * Work developed by the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Prof. Nova Monteiro, Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto, Rio de Janeiro, RJ and Hospital São Vicente de Paulo, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.

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Abstract

Objective

To outline the profile of self-citations from Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (Rev Bras Ortop) and citations of this journal in other medical orthopaedic journals with general or specific content in a knowledge area of the specialty.

Methods

This is an observational cross-sectional study of the frequency of self-citations and citations from Rev Bras Ortop in five other medical orthopaedic journals from different countries, all published in English. The last 15 articles published in 2020 in each of the six journals were analyzed. The references used in each of them were evaluated to identify the journal in which they were originally published. The frequency of distribution of the four main journals cited, their position, and the relative percentage to the total number of citations were observed and recorded in each of the six journals. The number of times that the Rev Bras Ortop was cited in each of the selected foreign journals was assessed using its absolute and relative frequencies.

Results

The total number of citations evaluated in this study was 2,527 (ranging from 386 to 486 per magazine). Rev Bras Ortop showed a low rate of self-citation (2.6%), being the sixth journal cited in the journal itself (10 out of a total of 386 references). Moreover, Rev Bras Ortop was not mentioned in any of the other five medical journals included in the study (absolute frequency 0, relative frequency 0).

Conclusion

Rev Bras Ortop has a low reference of itself, with a self-citation rate of 2.6% in the studied period, showing that the Brazilian orthopaedic surgeons do not mention the Brazilian orthopaedic surgeon who publishes in the journal. We suggest the elaboration and implementation of strong strategies to improve the journal's visibility in the world academic-scientific scenario. In addition, it is essential that Brazilian orthopaedic surgeons understand this reality and assist directly and effectively to change this scenario.

Keywords
journal article; journal impact factor; peer review; research; database

Main Journal	Who publishes	Periodicity	Indexing	IF 2019
Rev Bras Ortop	SBOT	Monthly	PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, SciELO and LILACS	0.69
J Bone Joint Surg Am	The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.	Biweekly	PubMed, Scopus, CrossRef, Portico and Web of Science	4.57
Bone Joint J	The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery	Monthly	Pubmed	4.30
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc	TOTDER / TOTBID	Bimonthly	Science Citation Index Expanded, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, DOAJ, Index Copernicus and TUBITAK ULAKBIM TR Index	1.21
Unfallchirurg	Deutschen Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie	Monthly	Science Citation Index Expanded, PubMed, EMBASE and Scopus	0.67
J Shoulder Elbow Surg	Various medical specialty societies ^# Abbreviations: IF, impact factor.	Monthly	PubMed, EMBASE and Scopus	2.81

Main Journals	Main citations	Position	Absolute frequency	Frequency relative to total citations (%)
Rev Bras Ortop
Total citations searched: 386	Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Am J Sports Med J Bone Joint Surg Am Spine Rev Bras Ortop - *self-cit* PARTIAL TOTAL	First Second Third 4th 6th	90 29 28 20 10 177	23.3 7.5 7.3 5.2 2.6 45.9
J Bone Joint Surg Am
Total citations searched: 420	J Bone Joint Surg Am - *self-cit* Clin Orthop Rel Res Am J Sports Med J Arthroplasty Rev Bras Ortop PARTIAL TOTAL	First Second Third 4th N/C	50 28 22 17 0 117	11.9 6.7 5.2. 4.0 0 27.9
Bone Joint J
Total citations searched: 388	Bone Joint J - *self-cit* J Bone Joint Surg Am Spine Clin Orthop Rel Res Rev Bras Ortop PARTIAL TOTAL	First Second Third 4th N/C	53 44 34 16 0 147	13.7 11.3 8.8 4.1 0 37.9
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc
Total citations searched: 391	J Bone Joint Surg Am Clin Orthop Rel Res J Hand Surg Am J Shoulder Elbow Surg Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc - *self-cit* Rev Bras Ortop PARTIAL TOTAL	First Second Third 4th 19th N/C	24 23 17 15 4 0 83	6.1 5.9 4.3 3.8 1.0 0 21.2
Unfallchirurg
Total citations searched: 456	Am J Sports Med J Bone Joint Surg Am J Shoulder Elbow Surg Bone Joint J Unfallchirurg - *self-cit* Rev Bras Ortop PARTIAL TOTAL	First Second Second 4th 6th N/C	33 27 27 15 10 0 112	7.2 5.9 5.9 3.3 2.2 0 24.6
J Shoulder Elbow Surg
Total citations searched: 486	J Shoulder Elbow Surg - *self-cit* J Bone Joint Surg Am Arthroscopy Am J Sports Med Rev Bras Ortop PARTIAL TOTAL	First Second Second 4th N/C	108 49 19 18 0 194	22.2 10.1 3.9 3.70 39.9

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[1] Address for correspondence Vincenzo Giordano, Rua Mário Ribeiro, 117/2° floor, Leblon, 22430-160, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (e-mail: v_giordano@me.com).