Using digital libraries to provide online access to social science journals in Latin America

Breaking Out of the Linguistic Ghetto? The role of new media in facilitating international research

“…Journal publishing in Latin America has been similarly inhibited. Its problems have been attributed not only by the relatively weak economies in the region, by the poor infrastructure of the book trade (Johnson, 1976;Babini and Smart, 2006), and by the dominance of institutionally supported journals whose editors have no financial incentive to improve distribution. Wayt-Gibbs (1995) has noted that the attraction power of most indigenous journals is low for elite Latin American authors who 'vote with their feet' and write in English and submit papers for publication elsewhere, giving credence to Garfield (1996) when he claimed that:…”

“…Babini and Smart (2006) have commented on the fact that, for many potential readers in the English-speaking research community, the need to read in Spanish or Portuguese:…”

“…Journal publishing in Latin America has been similarly inhibited. Its problems have been attributed not only to the relatively weak economies in the region and the poor infrastructure of the book trade (Johnson, 1976;Babini and Smart, 2006), but also by the dominance of institutionally supported journals whose editors have no financial incentive to improve distribution.…”

The quest for visibility of scientific journals in Latin America

“…There are some relatively old inventory studies of Latin American scientific publications, and some analytical writings have recently appeared that describe successful experiences of scientific communication in Latin American countries and take stock of the state of these publications. [1][2][3][4][5] …”

“…There are some relatively old inventory studies of Latin American scientific publications, and some analytical writings have recently appeared that describe successful experiences of scientific communication in Latin American countries and take stock of the state of these publications. [1][2][3][4][5] The Latin American tradition in scientific journals Latin American scientists of the 18th century published their academic work in Spanish journals. In 1771, the Extractos de las Juntas Generales published texts by scientists living in the Americas.…”