Meneghini, R. 2010. Publication in a Brazilian journal by Brazilian scientists whose papers have international impact. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 43 (9): 812-815

[Eugene Garfield]

Meneghini, R. 2010. Publication in a Brazilian journal by Brazilian scientists 
whose papers have international impact. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND 
BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 43 (9): 812-815.

Author Full Name(s): Meneghini, R.
Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: Impact factor; Brazilian journals; Journal visibility
KeyWords Plus: SCIENCE

Abstract: Nine Brazilian scientists with an outstanding profile of international 
publications were invited to publish an original article in the same issue of a 
Brazilian Journal (Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias). The objective was 
to measure the impact of the papers on the number of citations to the articles, 
the assumption being that these authors would carry their international 
prestige to the Brazilian periodical. In a 2-year period there was a larger 
number of citations of these articles compared to others published in the same 
journal. Nevertheless, the number of citations in Brazilian journals did not equal 
the number of citations obtained by the other papers by the same authors in 
their international publications within the same 2-year period. The reasons for 
this difference in the number of citations could be either that less significant 
invited articles were submitted or that it was due to the intrinsic lack of 
visibility of the Brazilian journals, but this could not be fully determined with the 
present data. Also relevant was a comparison between the citations of Brazilian 
journals and the publication in Brazilian journals by these selected authors. A 
clear imbalance due to a remarkable under-citation of Brazilian authors by 
authors publishing in Brazilian journals raises the possibility that psychological 
factors may affect the decision of citing Brazilian journals.

Addresses: Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Fundacao Apoio, FAP, SciELO Sci Elect Lib 
Online, BR-04037003 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Reprint Address: Meneghini, R, Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Fundacao Apoio, FAP, 
SciELO Sci Elect Lib Online, Rua Dr Diogo Faria 1087,8 Andar, BR-04037003 Sao 
Paulo, Brazil.

E-mail Address: rogerio.meneghini at scielo.org
ISSN: 0100-879X
doi: 10.1590/S0100-879X201000750007
fulltext: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0100-
879X2010000900001&script=sci_abstract&tlng=e