Abstract
Science requires its own communication system; advances are made by consulting previously published results in journals, making access to publishing selections crucial. The goal of this report is to describe the publishers and the main journals where the scientific results of Brazilian researchers are published. The objectives are (1) to identify types of publisher and the access to these journals, (2) to examine the research area, origin, and the impact factor of these journals; and (3) to determine the distribution of types of publisher. The method is mainly by use of descriptive statistics with data collected from Clarivate Analytics using articles published in 2016. We found a total of 43.633 articles by Brazilian-based authors published in 2.313 journals, of which 54% published less than ten articles. Of the 20 journals that published the most articles, 13 were Brazilian, and most of these were open access journals, published by universities or associations, which charged authors either zero, or low (under USD 300,00) article-processing fees. The main research area was life sciences & biomedicine, which accounted for more than half of all articles and journals. The impact factor of more than 50% of these journals was between 1.0 and 3.0, and less than 13% of the journals had impact factors of over 4.0. Commercial companies are responsible for 65% of the journals and 50% of the articles published. The diversity of publishers indicates the relevance of alternative publishing institutions.
Highlights
Science requires its own communication system; advances come from consulting results as previously published in journals
The concern with providing quality publications is central to the scientific communication system and the selection and review process is the responsibility of journal editors and peer reviewers (LÓPEZ-COZAR; SALINAS; LÓPEZ, 2007)
The articles published indicate the scientific activity of a country and its distribution and publishers institutions, thereby identifying its authors and the state of the art for each area
Summary
Science requires its own communication system; advances come from consulting results as previously published in journals. Publication in a highly prestigious journal is the most accepted way of demonstrating the originality of a study and confirming that its results were robust enough to overcome the scepticism of the scientific community (WHITLEY, 2007; XIA, 2014). Without access to peer-reviewed results, researchers risk duplicating studies, using outdated and/or inappropriate methods, and compromising the core concepts of their study (ABADAL, 2012; SMITH et al, 2017). The journal review process filters the damage that false premises or results could have on the work of other researchers. The concern with providing quality publications is central to the scientific communication system and the selection and review process is the responsibility of journal editors and peer reviewers (LÓPEZ-COZAR; SALINAS; LÓPEZ, 2007)
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