JOURNALS ANALYSIS IN UROLOGY AND PLASTIC SURGERY

out the main journals used in Urology and Plastic Surgery. Methods : Was consulted the WebQualis database and selected the “consult” after the “rating” and finally by “journal title.” Also was crossed the following keywords: urology, urologic, urological, prostate, prostatic, plastic, reconstructive, aesthetic. The journals classified in the field of Capes Medicine III were selected, and registered their respective strata. To confirm the 2014 impact factor, was consulted the http://www.impactfactorsearch.com/ database; simply typing the journal title its impact factor appears automatically. Results : Was found 23 journals in Urology and 12 in Plastic Surgery. The average impact factor of urological journals was 2,256 and in Plastic Surgery 1,060. Among the urological journals, seven (30.4%) were in the A WebQualis rating and among Plastic Surgery only one (8.3%) was found in this stratum. Conclusion : There are quantitative and qualitative differences between journals in Urology and Plastic Surgery. These data can help to develop appropriate assessment methods for each specialty, considering the different features of the presented papers.


T he Qualis system is defined by the Higher Education
Personnel Improvement Coordination (Capes) as a list of vehicles used for the dissemination of the intellectual production of stricto sensu postgraduate programs 1 . Currently represents the main measure of quality of postgraduate product.
However, when different areas of knowledge are compared, the different journals profiles found difficulties in establishing uniform evaluation criteria. Thus, it is extremely important knowledge of both culture and publishing habits of each area, as well as the quality of the journals in each specialty.
The aim of this analysis was to underline the main journals used in Urology and Plastic Surgery.

METHODS
To identify the most used journals by urologists and plastic surgeons was consulted the WebQualis database 2 . Was select the option "consult" after the "rating" and finally by "journal title." From this point were used some keywords to identify the journals: urology, urologic, urological, prostate, prostatic, plastic, reconstructive, aesthetic. The journals classified in the Medicine III Capes area were selected, and their respective strata were recorded.
For confirmation of the 2014 impact factor (IF), was consulted the database http://www.impactfactorsearch.com/ 3 typing the journal name and automatically revealing its IF.

RESULTS
Were found 23 journals in Urology and 12 in Plastic Surgery. The average impact factor of urological journals was 2,256 and in Plastic Surgery 1,060. Among the urological journals, seven (30.4%) were in the A WebQualis rating and among Plastic Surgery only one (8.3%) was found in this stratum. (Figures 1 e 2). Table 1 describes the Urology journals with their respective strata and IF, and Table 2 the journals in Plastic Surgery.

DISCUSSION
Knowledge of journals in each specialty is of fundamental importance for the development of reliable and accurate evaluation methods. This survey revealed that Urology has superiority to Plastic Surgery with regard to the quantity and quality of the periodic reviews. This fact becomes clear when we note that while only one journal in Plastic Surgery was classified in stratum Qualis A, seven in Urology are in this stratum. This fact complicates the assessment of researchers working in the field of Urology and Plastic Surgery by the same criteria.
The limitations of this analysis is that we highlight the fact that there are a lot of interface among medical specialties, enabling urologists to publish in journals of Nephrology (eg articles on kidney transplant), geriatrics, oncology, and even Plastic Surgery, and they are not counted in this survey. Likewise, plastic surgeons can publish in Head and Neck Surgery journals, Neurosurgery, or in surgical and reconstructions specialties involving mutilating operations.
We cannot forget the journals of general medicine, which can be the focus of any specialty that addresses issues of great medical interest. In general these journals have IF much higher because they have greater penetration in the general medical community and are read and cited by more doctors and researchers. New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Nature, Science, etc. are highlighted

CONCLUSION
There are quantitative and qualitative differences between urologic and Plastic Surgery journals. This data can help to develop evaluation methods suitable for each specialty, considering the different characteristics of the presented jounals.