RLAE in the Institute for Scientific Information: a victory for the Brazilian scientific editing system in nursing

Abstract

Since its first issue, in 1993, the Latin American Journal of Nursing (RLAE) attempts to expand its visibility in the scientific and editorial field, disseminating quality knowledge production in Nursing and related areas produced in Brazil and Latin America. Thus, it has made all possible efforts to improve its editorial quality.Considering the increased visibility and also the national and international scientific recognition the indexing bases provide to periodicals, we initiated, in 2003, the submission process for the indexation of RLAE in the International Scientific Index (ISI) of the company Thompson Scientific, which is part of the Thompson Corporation, leader in the supply of information solutions to worldwide research and business communities. This index's assessment is performed by an editorial committee and lasts approximately 12 months.The process is initiated by submitting an application, accompanied by the four last journal issues published.During the evaluation process, all new issues published must be sent to the base to certify the punctuality and regularity of publication. The evaluation requirements are related to the journal structure and graphic characteristics, as well as to scientific standards, associated with the quality of the articles published. The Journal's application for indexation was denied in 2004, which made the editorial committee use new editorial improvement strategies. Among the actions performed, we highlight the automation of the editorial system; the digital availability of full texts of articles; articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish and the printed version in English, and the improved selection of manuscripts. Only original articles that are relevant to the transference of knowledge to the entities that produce policies and health actions and which expand the scientific bases of Nursing for care delivery to individuals and families are published.

Liderança e cooperação: 25 anos de missão como centro colaborador da OMS

“…The Latin American Journal of Nursing (RLAE) received this name to comply with these requisites within its regional and cultural range (14) . Since its launch (1) , in 1992, the journal has pursued and achieved quality criteria and represents a piece of intellectual heritage for Brazilian nursing, not only because it contributes significantly to the post-graduation programs, through the successive evaluations they have conquered, but also through the successes achieved, representing an example for other Brazilian journals: it was the first nursing journal to be included in the Scielo Collection Brazil (15) and to integrate the Web of Science (16) and the first to publish its issues in three languages (Portuguese, English and Spanish), thus complying the role of this Centre in the dissemination of nursing knowledge in Latin America (14) .…”

Scientific production of the journal Investigación y Educación en Enfermería during its 30 editing years

“…2 To comply with said purposes, it is necessary for said knowledge to be divulged through its publication in scientific journals, 3 which are an effective medium to communicate progress reached in the different fields of the discipline. 2,4,5 With information globalization, dissemination of knowledge has increased notably through articles published in scientific journals, which has improved understanding of the perspectives of care in the world. 5 The increased number of nursing journals has been so high 6 that in the most specialized database in the discipline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), we could consult 5089 journals in April 2013.…”

“…2 Because of this, it is necessary to study the written production in journals to characterize and identify the tendencies in publications in Nursing, besides exploring its relationship with the disciplinary development. In Iberian America, Spain 2,9-11 and Brazil 4,6,12 are the countries with the highest interest for these types of evaluations, which is noted in the number of articles published on this theme in recent years. On the contrary, Colombia has very low diffusion -the bibliographic search only identified one article reviewing the research production published between 2002 and 2007 in the journal Avances de Enfermería and in the Latin American journal by Enfermagem.…”