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, ...

In recent years, the availabity of citation indexes for evaluation of Brazilian scientific production has increased. The comparison between the results of the methodologies used to estimate indicators in the citation reports ...

In order to contribute to the critical evaluation of the quality and the scientific and social impact of Brazilian academic production on literacy, the correlation among theses/dissertations and articles on the subject in ...

Understanding the scientific method fosters the development of critical thinking and logical analysis of information. Additionally, proposing and testing a hypothesis is applicable not only to science, but also to ordinary ...