The Internationalization of Psychology Journals in Brazil: A Bibliometric Examination Based on Four Indices

Abstract

There is considerable variability among psychology journals in Brazil, in terms of presence on the international stage. However, research as to why is very scarce. This study empirically examined the relationship between several indices of internationalization and real-world internationalization, among these journals. 661 articles from the top-17 psychology journals in Brazil were coded for: Englishlanguage text, editorial board makeup, lead author institution, and article type. Analyses revealed that successful internationalization was associated with: (a) lead author institution from a native English-speaking country; (b) empirical articles; and (c) editorial board members from a native English-speaking country. Use of English-language text was not associated with successful internationalization. These findings suggest that the path to internationalization for psychology journals in Brazil may depend on increased publishing of findings from English-speaking countries; or at the very least: increased collaboration between Brazilian and native English-speaking scholars.Keywords: globalization, scientific journals, psychology, Brazil, bibliometric analysis A Internacionalização dos Periódicos de Psicologia no Brasil: Uma Análise Bibliométrica Baseada em Quatro ÍndicesResumo: Há uma variação considerável na presença internacional entre os periódicos de psicologia no Brasil. No entanto, a investigação a respeito do porquê é muito escassa. Este estudo examinou empiricamente a relação entre vários índices de internacionalização e a internacionalização real entre essas revistas. 661 artigos provenientes das 17 melhores revistas de psicologia foram codificados para: texto em Inglês, composição do conselho editorial, instituição do autor principal e tipo de artigo. As análises revelaram que a internacionalização foi associada a: (a) instituição do autor principal de um país nativo de língua inglesa; (b) artigos empíricos; e (c) membros do conselho editorial nativos de um país de língua inglesa. Não foi encontrada associação entre o uso do texto na língua inglesa e a internacionalização bem sucedida. Estes achados sugerem que o caminho para a internacionalização de periódicos de psicologia no Brasil pode depender do aumento da publicação de resultados de países de língua inglesa; ou, pelo menos, uma maior colaboração entre estudiosos brasileiros e nativos de língua inglesa.Palavras-chave: globalização, periódicos científicos, psicologia, Brasil, análise bibliométrica La Internacionalización de las Revistas de Psicología en Brasil: Un Examen Bibliométrico Basado en Cuatro ÍndicesResumen: Existe una considerable variabilidad en la internacionalización de las revistas de psicología en Brasil, pero la investigación de por qué es muy escasa. Este estudio examinó la relación entre varios índices de internacionalización y la internacionalización real. 661 artículos de las 17 mejores revistas de psicología fueron codificados para: texto en inglés, composición del comité editorial, institución del autor, y el tipo de ar...

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“…With a representational emphasis, internationalization is contextualized as a need for psychology to adequately represent the global population. For example, internationalization efforts might be made to analyze or improve the geographical representation of scholarship in journals (e.g., authors’ national work affiliations or participants’ country of residence), often in an attempt to address the overrepresentation of specific countries in Western Europe and North America, particularly the United States (e.g., Arnett, ; Begeny et al., , in press; Fradkin, ; O'Gorman, Shum, Halford, & Ogilvie, ; Pieterse et al., ; Piocuda, Smyers, Knyshev, Harris, & Rai, ). In fact, the empirical analysis of internationalization within psychology has thus far mostly focused on this issue of representational scholarship within the field and is clearly an essential component for understanding and advancing internationalization within psychology and its subdisciplines.…”

“…With a representational emphasis, internationalization is contextualized as a need for psychology to adequately represent the global population. For example, internationalization efforts might be made to analyze or improve the geographical representation of scholarship in journals (e.g., authors' national work affiliations or participants' country of residence), often in an attempt to address the overrepresentation of specific countries in Western Europe and North America, particularly the United States (e.g., Arnett, 2008;Begeny et al, 2018, in press;Fradkin, 2017;O'Gorman, Shum, Halford, & Ogilvie, 2012;Pieterse et al, 2011;Piocuda, Smyers, Knyshev, Harris, & Rai, 2015).…”

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