Memórias 2000

Abstract

Last year the Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz celebrated 90 years of continuous publication and at a workshop, held in commemoration by the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors, participants were able to learn many aspects of its history and current progress. Recently, citation data for 1999 have been released by the Institute of Scientific Information of Philadelphia, PA, USA (Journal Citation Reports 1999). The data show a continued increase in the impact factor and total citations. These indices were more than one third higher for 1999 as compared to 1998 and show an improvement of nearly 150% in the last five years (Figure). The Memórias is now the Brazilian periodical with the highest impact factor and the most highly cited journal published in Latin America. The increase in manuscript submissions received in 2000 is probably a consequence of its increasing recognition as an international journal published in Brazil.