Bases de datos y calidad de las revistas científicas: la aportación de Latindex

Databases and scientific journals have had a long-term relationship expressed in the processes of registration, dissemination and access to scientific information. Through them, publishers have known and adopted a series of editorial quality criteria for their journals. This article deals with the relation between databases and journal quality, particularly the experience of the Latindex information system in Latin America. It also presents the new proposal of quality criteria that Latindex has designed for online journals, which is based on standards and best practices. The contribution to the quality of journals is addressed and a mention is made about the perception of some degree of uniformity in the adoption of quality standards and the tendency to have more formal criteria, as well as its evaluation against other types of indicators. Finally, it is advised on the need to make more transparent the editorial work aimed at reinforcing the perception of quality in open access publication

Latindex participa en Foro de Análisis en Materia de Acceso Abierto en México

This document reports on the main conclusions of the open access analysis forum in Mexico, held in the Senate in 2013, aimed at establishing a national open access policy in the country

Transformación de las revistas académicas en la cultura digital actual

The digital academic journal has marked a before and after in the history of scientific communication. In this article we review its origins main innovations, quantitative evolution, as well as aspects related to quality. Innovations are analyzed and divided in four scopes of action: readers, authors, publishers and libraries. The document compares the evolution in numbers of digital journals, worldwide and Ibero-American, and lists the main quality criteria used by databases, based on standards and good editorial practices applicable to current digital journals. An outline of perspectives on the future of the digital academic journal is presented, focused especially on the transformation of the current business model and the role that academic institutions should play. In the case of Latin America, we make a reference to the contradiction between the full adoption of open access and the position of regional scientific incentive systems by continuing to reward publication in high impact journals, most of which are closed access. Finally, the tendency to promote open science is mentioned as a strategy to encourage scientific communication based on collaborative work and data sharing

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Bases de datos y calidad de las revistas científicas: la aportación de Latindex

Databases and scientific journals have had a long-term relationship expressed in the processes of registration, dissemination and access to scientific information. Through them, publishers have known and adopted a series of editorial quality criteria for their journals. This article deals with the relation between databases and journal quality, particularly the experience of the Latindex information system in Latin America. It also presents the new proposal of quality criteria that Latindex has designed for online journals, which is based on standards and best practices. The contribution to the quality of journals is addressed and a mention is made about the perception of some degree of uniformity in the adoption of quality standards and the tendency to have more formal criteria, as well as its evaluation against other types of indicators. Finally, it is advised on the need to make more transparent the editorial work aimed at reinforcing the perception of quality in open access publication

Servicios, productos, docencia e investigación en información: La experiencia del Centro de Información Científica y Humanística de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Specialized information services and products offered by the Sciences and Humanities information Center (CICH) of the National University of Mexico (UNAM) are described, in addition to the research and ongoing education activities in information Science. The current mission and goals of the Center and the main areas for future development are also outlined

Latindex participa en Foro de Análisis en Materia de Acceso Abierto en México

This document reports on the main conclusions of the open access analysis forum in Mexico, held in the Senate in 2013, aimed at establishing a national open access policy in the country

Latindex: revistas científicas iberoamericanas y cooperación regional

This article begins with a recollection of the background for the creation of Latindex. The objectives of the system are then described, as well as its organizational and working model and the impact it has had since its creation. Detailed information is provided about the services and products offered by Latindex. The concluding section contains a brief reference to the main challenges the System faces in order to remain relevant and continue supporting the Ibero American scholarly journals

Revistas latinoamericanas de ciencia, tecnología y medicina en la base de datos Periódica: una visión de 40 años / Latin-American journals of Science, Technology and Medicine in Periodica database: a 40-year overview

The most outstanding characteristics of the literature published in Latin American journals specialized in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) are described, from documents compiled from 1978 to 2018 in the Periódica database. On the 40th anniversary of this database, reference is made to its current situation and future challenges as well as a reflection on the contributions of bibliographic databases

Revistas latinoamericanas de ciencia, tecnología y medicina en la base de datos Periódica: una visión de 40 años / Latin-American journals of Science, Technology and Medicine in Periodica database: a 40-year overview

The most outstanding characteristics of the literature published in Latin American journals specialized in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) are described, from documents compiled from 1978 to 2018 in the Periódica database. On the 40th anniversary of this database, reference is made to its current situation and future challenges as well as a reflection on the contributions of bibliographic databases