Indexes vs. quality: considerations on how we analyze our publications and Science in Brazil

Abstract

In this editorial space four years ago, we discussed the issues concerning the editorial policy of the Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and since then numerous themes have been addressed; the history of the publication and its evolution, the adoption of the English language lifting barriers to access, the need for involvement of Academia in pursuance of advances in the national indexed periodicals as effective vehicles for disseminating its research, the necessary recognition in the international domain, the quality and efficiency of the paper appraisal process, the necessary dissemination in the international sphere, open access and engagement in democratization of science, ethical conduct in terms of authorship and publication, the