Editorial

Abstract

EditorialAs usual, as another new year gets started, we take advantage of the JBCS's first issue for an update on our periodical's balance. Once again, our analysis is quite positive, indicating significant growth of the publication as well as progress in many important aspects. Concerning expansion, we again repeat the question: has the periodical attained a stationary state? Certainly not! There is still much room to grow inasmuch as our main support basis, the Brazilian Chemistry community, grows along with or beyond its publication.

Editorial

“…When they are compared to the years 2004 and 2005, it is seen that the number of articles submitted for publication increased from 332 to 463 respectively, and the articles published rose from 150 to 215, while the numbers of issues went from six to eight. 4 In 2005, practically half of the articles published in the JBCS were of foreign authorship.…”