The scientific electronic journal have had many transformations since its begginings in the 70's till nowadays. This papes discusses the definitions of scientific eletronic journal presented in the literature and traces a ...

This paper is the result of the Masters dissertation studying the role and history of scientific communication, especially the changes that have occurred after the appearance of electronic communication and computer networks. ...

Scientific education and divulgation not only amplify people's vocabulary and repertory of scientific concepts but, at the same time, promote the diffusion of certain conceptual and cognitive metaphors. Here we describe ...

Bibliometric indicators are a relevant subsidy to the assessment process of scientific production, especially at the meso and macro level, and to decision making in scientific policies. Among them, we highlight Impact ...

There is a tendency for non-native English scientists to publish exclusively in English, assuming that this will make their articles more visible and cited. We tested this hypothesis by comparing the effect of language, ...

This study aims to assess the quality of Brazilian journals that use the Open Journal Systems (OJS) in order to be published. For this purpose, the main criteria used to assess quality were sought in the available literature, ...

Introduction: Traditionally, the Hard Sciences have journals as their preferred channel for disseminating research results. However, in Brazil these disciplines are predominantly publish in international journals. Thus, ...