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Articles • Rev. Col. Bras. Cir. 42 (Suppl 1) • 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-69912015S01022   copy

ANALYSIS OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS AND THORACIC SURGERY JOURNALS

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstracts

Objectives:

To perform an extensive analysis of journals in Medicine III - CAPES, and specifically those in the areas of Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedics and Traumatology and Chest Surgery.

Method:

An active search for the impact factors in the Journal Citation Reports, Scimago, their indexation in Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus and Google Scholar, and their stratification in WebQualis was done.

Results:

Forty-four journals with measured impact factors ranging from 3.006 to 0.128 were detected in the area of Otorhinolaryngology; however, only 26 of them (60%) had a Qualis measured by CAPES; in the stratification, no journal was detected in A1, three were A2 and nine B1. Three journals were located for Chest Surgery, with only one of them having a measured Qualis (A2) with a mean of 3.61. Sixty-seven journals were detected for Orthopedics and Traumatology, with an impact factor ranging from 4.699 to 0.156; Qualis was measured in only 38 of them (60%); there were three journal stratified as A1, seven as A2 and 25 as B1.

Conclusion:

The search for journals of higher impact induces authors to not publish in journals related to their area and facing more difficulties than investigators from other areas.

Journals; Impact factor; Indexation

Objetivos:

Realizar análise ampla dos periódicos da Medicina III - CAPES e, especificamente, os pertencentes à Otorrinolaringologia, Ortopedia e Traumatologia, e Cirurgia Torácica.

Método:

Busca ativa do fator de impacto dos periódicos das áreas citadas no Journal Citation Report e Scimago, sua indexação no Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus, Google Scholar e sua estratificação no WebQualis.

Resultados:

Para a Otorrinolaringologia foram encontrados 44 periódicos, cujo fator de impacto variou de 3.006 a 0.128; entretanto, apenas 26 deles (60%) tinham Qualis medido pela CAPES; nas estratificações encontrou-se nenhuma revista em A1, três em A2 e nove em B1. Para a Cirurgia Torácica foram localizados três periódicos, sendo que apenas um tinha Qualis medido (A2) com média de 3.61. Os resultados da busca para a Ortopedia e Traumatologia permitiu encontrar 67 periódicos, cuja variação do fator de impacto foi de 4.699 a 0.156; apenas 38 deles (60%) tinham Qualis medido; três periódicos tinham estratificação A1, sete A2 e 25 em B1.

Conclusão:

A busca por revistas de maior impacto faz com que muitos especialistas deixem de publicar em revistas de sua área enfrentando mais dificuldades que pesquisadores das outras áreas.

Revistas; Fator de impacto; Indexação

INTRODUCTION

Due to the diversity of publications from different areas in various programs of Medicine III, it was decided to perform more comprehensive analysis of journals, specifically the ones in Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedics and Traumatology, and Thoracic Surgery.

METHOD

Impact factor active search was conducted on journals of the areas cited in the Journal Citation Report22. Journal Citation Reports. Disponível em: http://admin.webofknowledge.com/SessionError.cgi?CSID=&DestApp=JCR&Error=SESSION+NOT+ACTIVE. Acessado em setembro de 2014.
http://admin.webofknowledge.com/SessionE... and Scimago55. Scimago Journal & Country Rank. Disponível em: www.scimagojr.com. Acessado em setembro de 2014.
www.scimagojr.com... , its indexation in Scielo44. SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online. Disponível em: www.scielo.org/. Acessado em setembro de 2014.
www.scielo.org/... , Lilacs33. Lilacs. Disponível em: lilacs.bvsalud.org/. Acessado em setembro de 2014.
lilacs.bvsalud.org/... , Scopus66. Scopus. Disponível em: www.scopus.com. Acessado em setembro de 2014.
www.scopus.com... and Google Scholar11. Google Scholar. Disponível em: scholar.google.com.br. Acessado em setembro de 2014.
scholar.google.com.br... ; and its stratification in WebQualis77. WebQualis. Disponível em: http://qualis.capes.gov.br/webqualis/principal.seam. Acessado em setembro de 2014.
http://qualis.capes.gov.br/webqualis/pri... .

RESULTS

Table 1 shows that ​​Otorhinolaryngology has 44 journals whose impact factor (IF) measured ranges from 3.006 to 0.128. However, only 26 of them (60%) are measured by Qualis CAPES, ie the researchers in this area are not publishing in all of them. Table 2 shows, for all journals of this area, average of 1,742 or median 1,608. Note that only one is national - Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology -, whose FI in 2013 was 0623, and B3 in Qualis CAPES. However, in this specialty has yet another national journal, the International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, indexed in Scielo and Google Scholar. In Scimago is 0.16 and B5 in Qualis CAPES. Table 1 also shows the different journals in Qualis stratification being none as A1, A2 three and nine B1.

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TABLE 1
- List of Otorhinolaryngology journals

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TABLE 2
- Otorhinolaryngology journals: only the ones in Qualis CAPES

Total of 44 journals with impact factor ranging 3006-0128; only 26 (60%) were measured by Qualis

Regarding Thoracic Surgery, three journals were found, and only one had Qualis A2 stratification. Thus, this area has mean and median of 3.61. It is noteworthy that the Brazilian Journal of Pneumology, which is also widely used by researchers, is B2 in Qualis CAPES and had FI, in 2013, of 1.27 (Tables 3 and 4).

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TABLE 3
- List of journals in Thoracic Surgery

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TABLE 4
- Thoracic Surgery journals: only the ones in Qualis CAPES

The results of the search to the area of Orthopedics and Traumatology showed 67 journals, whose FI variation was 4699-0156. However, only 38 of them (60%) were measured by Qualis. The area average was 2,411 with median of 3,367 (Tables 5 and 6). The area also counts with a national journal - Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, with FI in 2013 of 0.156 and Qualis CAPES B3. Besides these, two more national journals exist: Journal of Orthopedics and Spine, both indexed in Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus and Google's Scholar, B5 in CAPES. Table 5 also shows the different journals in stratifications being three A1; seven A2; and 25 B1.

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TABLE 5
- List of Orthopedics journal

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TABLE 6
- Orthopedics journals: only the ones in Qualis CAPES

Total of 67 journals with impact factor ranging 4699-0156; only 38 (60%) were measured by Qualis

DISCUSSION

The Thoracic Surgery presents peculiar situation. The authors of the area always published in journals associated with the Vascular Surgery. Recently, they have tried to restrict to their area, hence the fact that there is only one journal with FI, and measured as A2.

Regarding the Otorhinolaryngology and Orthopedics, despite the numerous choices of journals on these areas, the authors have published in only 60% of them, and it would be interesting to look for the causes. Orthopedic surgeons have as options, three journals A1, seven A2 and 25 B1; and Otolaryngologists, only three A2, nine B1 and none A1. Thus, the researchers in the area opt for journals of other related specialties with higher IF, the desired stratification A1 and A2. In this way, they face greater difficulties and fail to publish in their own journals, which in the medium and long term may represent prejudice to them.

Thus, Medicine III, in recent years managed to equate the Medicines I and II in terms of average impact factors (IF=4). But this, for some specific areas such as Otorrhinolaryngology and Orthopedics, it did not happen comfortably; while in Medicine I and II, researchers have long list of journals better stratified. Researchers in Medicine III have greater difficulty to find a journal out of his area to publish.

On the other hand, commenting a bit on national journals, the disappearance of them, which was the most feared concern, is not happening. Many have managed to improve their indexing. For example, Brazilian Orthopedic Acta already have FI measured equal to 0.158; the Brazilian Journal of Otorrhinolaryngology the past five years took a big jump, achieved its indexing by the JCR and better FI which is already 0.623. Others are on the same path.

Here stays a reflection: Are we on the right track?

CONCLUSION

The search for journals of higher impact induces authors to not publish in journals related to their area and facing more difficulties than investigators from other areas.

REFERENCES

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    2015

History

  • Received
    19 Feb 2015
  • Accepted
    12 Sept 2015
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