JBP and bibliometric índices

The Brazilian Journal of Pulmonology and its progress in the major international databases

“…The preparation for each of these steps is our contribution to improving research in respiratory medicine in Brazil. 8 , 9 …”

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia and Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia: perspectives for the next four years

“…One of the major challenges is to encourage reviewers to engage with the articles. It is essential that the role of reviewers in evaluating JBP manuscripts be more widely recognized in order to expedite and improve their evaluation, as discussed in a recent editorial 6 . One of the proposals is to invite promising early-career researchers to act as reviewers.…”

“…Achievements of past JBP editorial boards include the following: 1) consolidation of the Journal as an international publication, with increases in the impact factor of the JBP, the number of articles submitted by authors from other countries, and collaboration among several groups (6) ; 2) increased citations of JBP articles in other journals; 3) creation of the position of Vice Editor of the JBP, a position that allows its occupants to gain experience with the JBP, thus facilitating the continuation of measures taken by the former editorship and the transition from one editorship to another (6) ; 4) decentralization of editorial decisions, associate editors having come to play an increasingly important role in the JBP (1,2) ; 5) publication of review articles that can be used as reference and have clinical applicability, (1) with a high rate of approval among SBPT members (as noted in a recent survey); 6) creation of the Continuing Education series of articles (on Imaging and Scientific Methodology), also with a high rate of approval among SBPT members; 7) increased rejection rate for articles submitted to the JBP in recent years, reflecting increased stringency in the evaluation of submitted articles and, consequently, increased quality of publications; 8) choice of a different company to manage the JBP site for article submission; and 9) partnerships with other journals, such as the European Respiratory Journal and Pulmonology (previously Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia).…”

The need for a balance between highly prevalent diseases and neglected diseases

“…Maintaining a balance between the unequivocal interest in the most prevalent diseases and the need to explore incipient areas, including the exposure of conditions that are more rare, as well as the need to increase the representativeness of our Journal, is not a simple task and was the object of reflection in another editorial published previously in the JBP. 13 However, it is more than necessary in an environment such as ours, in which there is considerable heterogeneity in terms of the availability of resources and access to knowledge. The fruits of this attempt, initiated four years ago, will be known only in the (not too distant) future 14 .…”