Analysis of the printed and electronic scientific periodical in the Information Science area; considering the importance of scientific communication for the progress of science, as a way of spreading and patenting scientific research. The target is to get a panorama of published themes in Brazilian scientific periodicals in the Information Science area in the 90s; aiming at identifying the thematic trends in Brazil, the relation between Brazilian themes and international themes and the existence of researchers according to their publications in these Brazilian periodicals.
scientific periodicals _ Brazil; information science; periodical articles; subjects