TECHNICAL REPORT
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Technical Report 2011
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE PERIODICAL
In 2011 (Vol. 69), all the bimonthly issues of Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria were published, in February (No. 1), April (No. 2A and 2B), June (No. 3), August (No.º 4), October (No. 5) and December (No. 6). The print run was 2500 copies each, in the format 21 x 28 cm. The total number of pages in Volume 69 was 1002, distributed per issue as follows: No. 1, 149; No. 2A, 124 and 2B, 142; No. 3, 160; No. 4, 154; No. 5, 128; and No. 6, 145.
The issues were published in their respective cover months, namely: February (No. 1), April (No. 2A and 2B), June (No. 3), August (No. 4), October (No. 5) and December (No. 6), thus maintaining the regularity and periodicity of the periodical, which has been absolutely maintained from the time of its creation (1943) to the present day. In addition, the following were maintained:
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The publication norms that were previously approved by CNPq, which follow the international recommendations and, where applicable, those of IBICT and ABNT;
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Reference to the Scientific Publication Support Program of CNPq-FINEP, in conformity with the established model.
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Peer review for articles: in accordance with the editorial guidelines adopted for this periodical, all articles published were previously submitted for evaluation within the peer review system.
CONTENT OF VOLUME 69 (2011)
The material published in Volume 69 comprised: editorials, original articles (the priority section), review articles, letters to the editor (case reports), historical notes, thesis abstracts, correspondence (opinions), images in neurology, book reviews, news and comments, In Memoriam, ABN, 2011 report, acknowledgments to the reviewers, author's index and subject index.
The total of 1002 pages of text in Vol. 69 was distributed thus: 717 (71.5%) for the 135 original articles; 135 (13.5%) for 20 reviews, 46 (4.6%) for letters to the editor (case reports); 33 (3.3%) for historical notes; eigth (0.8%) for theses; seven (0.6%) for correspondence (opinions); 16 (1.6%) for images in neurology; 14 (1.4%) for editorials; three (0.3%) for book reviews; 15 (1.6%) for news and comments; one (0.1%) for In Memoriam (homages); one (0.1%) for ABN; and 6 (0.6%) for the 2011 report and acknowledgements to the reviewers.
Articles
In line with the objectives and purposes of the periodical, the six issues of 2011 contained 135 original articles consisting of novel material, and 20 review articles. With regard to language, all the articles appeared in English (title, abstract and key words). The articles also had an alternative title, abstract and key words in Portuguese or Spanish. All the articles were published with descriptors.
All the 135 original articles were novel: i.e. all of them recorded the original results from clinical or experimental research. All of them were accepted for publication after evaluation by reviewers who were specialists in the specific matters dealt with in these texts (peer review). Over the course of the year, 418 reviewers altruistically evaluated the manuscripts that had been submitted for publication: their names appeared in the acknowledgements to the reviewers that were published in issue No. 6 (December). Their efforts were of direct or indirect benefit both to the articles and to their authors.
The 135 articles came from research centers: 129 from Brazil and six from other countries. The articles from Brazilian research centers originated from institutions located in Brasília, DF, and in the following federal states: BA, CE, ES, GO, MG, PB, PE, PI, PR, RJ, RS, SC and SP. The two articles from research centers abroad originated from institutions in Argentina (2); China (1); Cuba (1); Portugal (1) and Venezuela (1).
Research fund sources: 58 articles made declarations recognizing receipt of aid for the research or for the researcher, from official funding and research support agencies: CNPq (25), CAPES (11), FAPESP (27), FAPERJ (1), FAPEMIG (5) and other agencies (22).
Reviews
The 20 reviews came from 14 centers from Brazil and six from other countries. The reviews from Brazilian research centers originated from institutions located in: SP (10), RJ (2), PR (1) and DF (1). The six reviews from research centers abroad originated from institutions in Argentina (1), Japan (1), Portugal (1) and USA (3).
Letters to the Editor (case reports).
Together with five historical notes, there were 32 of these, occupying 46 pages. These were original and novel texts originating from research institutions in Brazil and other countries. In Brazil, these notes came from the following states: ES, GO, PE, PR, RJ, RS, SC and SP. Among the other countries, Italy, Mexico, Portugal and Spain can be highlighted.
Thesis Abstracts.
This section was published in issues 1, 2A, 2B and 5, containing the abstracts from nine dissertations or theses that had been approved in university institutions in Brazil.
Five were abstracts from doctoral theses: one from the Universidade de Brasília (UnB), two from the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), one from the Faculdade Médica São José (FAMERP/SJRP) and one from the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo.
Four were abstracts from master's dissertations: one from the Fundação Baiana para Desenvolvimento das Ciências; one from the Brazilian Institute of Intensive Care, Brazilian Intensive Care, João Pessoa; one from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and one Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
Other sections
Volume 69 also included the following sections: correspondence (opinions), published in issues 1, 2A and 5, consisting of letters on published articles and the replies of the authors of these articles; images in neurology, published in issues all issues; editorials, published in all issues; book reviews, published in issues 1, 2A and 3, with an analysis on a compendium of interest within this periodical's field; new and comments, in all issues; In Memoriam (including homages), published in issue 4; Brazilian Academy of Neurology (ABN), published by the ABN Board in issues 1; and the 2011 report and acknowledgements to the 418 reviewers who contributed towards reviewing the scientific and technological content of the manuscripts over the course of the years, within the peer review system.
The general index for volume 69 (2011) appeared as an appendix in issue No. 6 (December), comprising 8 additional pages, contining the following: author's index and subject index.
IMPACT FACTOR (ISI)
Starting from 0.316 in 2003, the ISI Impact Factor became 0.401 in 2004, 0.430 in 2005, 0.400 in 2006, 0.441 in 2007, 0.388 in 2008, 0.549 in 2009, 0.574 in 2010 and 0.722 in 2011. The journal's Qualis/CAPES classification is B2.
CIRCULATION / DISTRIBUTION
The circulation and distribution of the 2500 copies per issue reached: 2103 subscribers (1564 members of ABN and 539 other individuals); 86 Brazilian libraries (28 subscribers and 59 recipients of donations); 73 libraries in other countries (18 subscribers and 55 recipients of donations); 57 copies were used as exchanges with other periodicals (32 Brazilian journals and 25 in other countries). The remaining 180 copies were used for publicity purposes (130) and as a technical reserve (50).
PROJECTION / DEMAND FOR PUBLICATION
In 2011, 551 manuscripts were submitted: 295 (53.5%) were rejected; 20 (3.6%) were not sent in again by their authors after the evaluation; 165 (30%) were published during 2011 and the other 71 (12.9%) have been accepted for publication.
SUPPLEMENTS
Two Supplements: (No. 1) was published in relation to the IV Reunião do Departamento Científico de Transtornos do movimento da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia / IV Reunião de Pesquisadores em Distúrbios do Movimento e Gânglios da Base, in São Paulo, SP, in March 2011; (No. 2) 12th Brazilian Congress of Multiple Sclerosis (BCTRIMS), in Recife, PE, in May 2011.
The editors
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
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Date of issue
Nov 2012
