Abstract

FERREIRA, Maria Cecilia Gonzaga  and  KRZYZANOWSKI, Rosaly Favero. Scientific periodicals: quality criteria. Pesqui. Odontol. Bras. [online]. 2003, vol.17, suppl.1, pp. 43-48. ISSN 1517-7491.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912003000500007.

This paper presents a historical literature review on the evaluation of periodicals and the methodology employed for their evaluation. It emphasizes the attention that should be given to the contents of the periodicals and their format based on technical standards in order to reach a global quality of the publications. This paper includes a summary of the most important aspects of the technical standards for periodicals and scientific articles.

Keywords : Periodicals; Standards.