The performance of Brazilian economic journals and departments according to publications and citations received in Brazil

Abstract

The paper assesses the performance of the Brazilian departments and journals of Economics. The assessment of journal impacts is based on citations received in Brazilian journals in the five-year period following publication. The assessment of department performance is based on the volume of papers published in Brazil and the impact of the journals in which they were published. The results indicate the most important journals and departments in Brazil in the period 1970-1998.