Critérios de indexação de periódicos científicos na coleção Scielo Brasil na percepção dos editores do Nordeste Brasileiro.

Abstract

This research aims to understand the perception of scientific journal editors from federal universities in the Brazilian Northeast regarding the editorial infrastructure of the institution where they work and the admission and permanence criteria of journals in the SciELO Brazil Collection. To achieve this objective, the following specific objectives were outlined: a) Identify and characterize the titles of journals of federal universities in the Brazilian Northeast, available on their respective journal portals; b) List the titles of journals from the investigated federal universities that are not indexed in the SciELO Brazil Collection; and c) Analyze the level of agreement/disagreement of editors regarding the admission and permanence criteria of scientific journals in the SciELO Brazil Collection; d) Identify if the publishing houses have basic infrastructure regarding to human and technical resources. The research is characterized as descriptive, in relation to its objectives and survey in relation to the technical procedures adopted and of a qualitative and quantitative nature. In addition to the mapping carried out on the investigated journals, a questionnaire was also applied to 66 journal editors from federal universities in the Brazilian Northeast that have a journal portal –Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Universidade Federal da Bahia; Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Universidade Federal de Campina Grande; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Universidade Federal do Cariri; Universidade Federal do Ceará; Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Universidade Federal do Piauí; Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido e Universidade Federal de Sergipe. The results showed that 30 (45.4%) editors have “1 to 5 years of experience”, although 9 (13.6%) have been in the position for “More than 10 years”. Regarding infrastructure, 61 (92.4%) editors reported having an “Electronic management system” at the institution where they work as an editor, which helps in the fluidity of the process, however, the results show that these professionals face structural difficulties, such as the absence of “Budget forecast” – 3 (4.5%) and only 13 (19.6%) editors have a "Normalizer (librarian)" which makes it difficult to maintain the necessary standards for indexing in databases such as SciELO. It was also observed that all respondent editors (100,0%) recognize the importance of the journal where they work being indexed in a database. 49 (74.2%) editors are aware of the SciELO indexing criteria, which demonstrates an interest in improving the quality and competitiveness of journals. Regarding the levels of agreement/disagreement of editors about the criteria for admission and/or permanence in the SciELO Brasil Collection, the results showed that most of the criteria reached an Average Ranking that alternates between 3.3 - Agreement and above 3.5 - High agreement. However, the criteria for registration of clinical trials; registration of biological reference material and DNA sequence; errata and retractions; citations received in indexes reached an Average Ranking of indifference; disagreement; disagreement; indifference respectively. It is concluded that although the editors investigated recognize the relevance of indexing journals, the limitation of infrastructure, financial and human resources constitute the main obstacles for the journals of the institutions in which they work as editors, to reach quality for admission and permanence in the SciELO Brazil Collection