Coslado, MA; Lacunza, I; Ros, G. 2011. Quality assessment of Spanish scientific journals: analysis of their review processes. PROFESIONAL DE LA INFORMACION 20 (2): 159-164

[Eugene Garfield]

Coslado, MA; Lacunza, I; Ros, G. 2011. Quality assessment of Spanish scientific 
journals: analysis of their review processes. PROFESIONAL DE LA INFORMACION 
20 (2): 159-164..

Author Full Name(s): Coslado, Maria-Angeles; Lacunza, Izaskun; Ros, German
Language: Spanish
Document Type: Review

Author Keywords: Evaluation; Peer review; Protocols to evaluate; Anonymity; 
Scientific journals; Referees; Spain; Fecyt

Abstract: One of the basic duties of scientific journals is the evaluation of the 
papers that they publish. The most common practice is peer review, in which 
several experts determine the reliability of the ideas and results as well as the 
potential impact on science. Studying the documentation provided by the 
editors of Quality Assessment of Spanish Scientific Journals, 1st Edition, in 
2008, we have analyzed some of the editorial practices in the evaluation 
process, such as external evaluation, instructions to referees, the existence of 
protocols to evaluate the articles and anonymity of those involved in the 
review. The significance of our work is that the evaluation process has been 
checked independently of what is stated in the journal. We have verified that 
there is a lack of standardization in the evaluation process, which is 
symptomatic of the need for deeper professionalization.

Addresses: [Coslado, Maria-Angeles; Lacunza, Izaskun] Fdn Espanola Ciencia & 
Tecnol Fecyt, Depto Gest Informac Cient Integrada, Madrid 28020, Spain; [Ros, 
German] Univ Alcala de Henares, Dept Fis, Madrid 28871, Spain
Reprint Address: Coslado, MA, Fdn Espanola Ciencia & Tecnol Fecyt, Depto 
Gest Informac Cient Integrada, C Pedro Teixeira 8,Planta 2, Madrid 28020, 
Spain.

E-mail Address: mangeles.coslado at fecyt.es; izaskun.lacunza at fecyt.es; 
german.ros at uah.es
ISSN: 1386-6710
DOI: 10.3145/epi.2011.mar.05
PDF: 
http://www.elprofesionaldelainformacion.com/contenidos/2011/marzo/05.pdf