QUALITY METRICS AND INDICATORS OF BRAZILIAN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS IN THE AREAS OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND LIBRARY SCIENCE

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the quantitative and qualitative variables that characterize periodical publications in these areas. As a methodology, after selecting the Brazilian journals evaluated in the Capes Qualis System in these areas, we implemented statistical analyses of association between variables extracted from these journals and their qualification strata in the system. Among the results, it is worth noting that we found no relevant association between the length of the journal's existence, its periodicity, publishing articles in a foreign language or requiring the presence of a doctorate among the authors, and the qualifications received in the Capes evaluation. Although we recognize that strategies for evaluating the quality of scientific journals are necessary, we believe that they can condition the logic of creating these channels, placing the aspect of form ahead of content.