Abstract
In this report the authors present information on the bibliometric instruments and their importance in measuring the quality of scientific journals and researchers. They in particular the history and deployment of the impact factor of the existing Institute for Scientific Information since 1955. Are presented and discussed the criticism regarding the inadequacy of the impact factor for evaluation of scientific production, misuse and strategies editorial handling of the bibliometric index. It is presented to the new classification CAPES for the journals, based on various criteria and the impact factor and its influence on national scientific and academic life. The authors conclude that, despite all obstacles and discussions, the impact factor of the Institute for Scientific Information is still an useful tool and the only isolation available to assess the scientific and intellectual productivity.
Highlights
In the Editorial of February 2008 of CLINICS Journal, the scientific editor informed, referring to the citation on the cover, that the journal - in its fourth year of existence - was included and indexed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) [1]
The editor emphasized that the inclusion of the journal in the ISI database was the last indexation that remained to CLINICS, and so the Impact Factor (IF) of the journal would be measured from 2009
It was announced that the unofficial IF of the journal was 0.8, emphasizing that such a result would place CLINICS in good positions compared to 23 Brazilian journals indexed to that database at the time
Summary
The classification for all thematic areas is composed of 8 levels, ranging from A1 to A2, considered the highest levels and those with little journals with this rating; and B1 to B5 up to level C, considered the lowest [13] For this stratification, the formal parameters of assessment of the scientific periodical was used, such as format, a record number in the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), periodicity, representative scientific content, editorial board with expertise and in the case of the articles were published in the periodical by the peerreviewed method, in addition to meeting of the rules of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) - former Vancouver. The IF has begun to permeate, conduct and interfere with academic and scientific production in the country
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