Editorial management: innovations and perspectives

Abstract

The dissemination of research results in widespread scientific journals is vital for the effective completion of the scientific communication cycle and for the enhancement of knowledge production or the use of existing knowledge. The visibility of a journal is considered as the degree of exposure of the articles in the scientific community, thus increasing the opportunities that the published material will be retrieved, read and cited, and that the scientific knowledge will be appropriate.The quality of the papers published, their availability on the web, in full text and open access, the indexation in Brazilian and international databases, including the ability to respond to bibliographic search and control mechanisms and the journal's good performance in the rankings and measures are aspects that enhance the visibility and prestige of a scientific journal (1) .In the attempt to further its international visibility, RLAE starts 2014 with considerable changes in its editorial management, presented next.Increase in the number of associate editors -the Editorial Committee will consist of one Scientific Editorin-Chief (ECC), one Scientific Editor (EC) and nine Associate Editors (EA), two of whom are affiliated with foreign research institutions, one from the United States and one from Canada.Adoption of international guidelines for manuscript elaboration -to improve the quality of the information contained in the articles it publishes and reduce the processing time between submission and publication, the journal has adopted guidelines for the elaboration of manuscripts deriving from randomized controlled studies (CONSORT -http://www.consort-statement.org/), systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA -http:// prisma-statement.org/), observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE -http://strobe-statement.org/) and qualitative studies (COREQ -http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/6/349.long). These guidelines consist of checklists and flow charts, indicated in international declarations, and should be used by the authors to submit their manuscripts. It should be highlighted that the use of these guidelines furthers the inclusion of important information from the study in the text, enhancing the possibility that the paper will be published.

Brazilian nursing journals: strengths, weaknesses and challenges

“…Only one journal belongs to a class association. Although all of them have an electronic page linked to the institutions to which they belong, with their own identity and agenda, full-text articles are available only in SciELO, with the portal interface and the search tools available there (11) .…”

“…Among the seven national journals, four adopt the continuous flow and, of the international ones, only one had this information in its webpage. However, two others, even though they do not declare it in their instructions or pages, demonstrate that it is used, as the information "In progress" is showed in the number field, even with the division by volume and number This model brings a new meaning to the concept of immediate, introduced by the electronic publication of articles (11) . However, as a recent model, the impact of this form of publication on bibliometric indicators is not yet noticeable.…”

Indicadores bibliométricos das Revistas de Enfermagem sob a ótica das bases indexadoras

“…The discussion about the relevance of adopting international impact indicators to measure Brazilian scientific production is outdated and does not seem to evolve (2,5) .…”

“…In the area of nursing, the challenges faced by Brazilian scientific journals in increasing their visibility have proved insufficient in significantly changing the indicators (5,16,21) .…”

“…Editors involved in national scientific dissemination have searched for strategies which increase visibility and promote the internationalization of their periodicals (5) and thereby improve the indicators for measuring the impact of these publications.…”