| Journal: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000436010 |
| ISSN: | 0001-3765 |
| Authors: | Abad, Juan C.S1 Alencar, Raony M1 Marimon-Junior, Ben H1 Marimon, Beatriz1 Silva, Adelmo C.C1 Jancoski, Halina1 Rezende, Renan S1 Alves Silva, Estevao1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso. Brasil 2Universidade Comunitaria da Regiao de Chapeco, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Ambientais, Chapeco, Santa Catarina. Brasil |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Volumen: | 92 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, crítico |
| English abstract | English is the lingua franca for scientific communication, but some journals, especially in developing countries, still publish non-English studies. A shift towards publishing in English may promote internationalization and more visibility of scientific journals. Here we compared quality indexes between Brazilian journals that have always published in English and journals that have published in languages other than English. We also investigated whether a temporal shift towards publishing in English led to elevated quality measures. Our analyses covered 16 Brazilian biodiversity journals and accounted for 12640 papers published since 2007. The mean impact factor was on average 55% higher in journals that have published consistently in English, compared to the so-called multilanguage journals. The proportion of publications in English increased to nearly three times the original value in multilanguage journals between 2007 and 2016, and the impact factor tripled during this period. At the same time, the Qualis-Capes classifications (B1-B2-B3) tended to fall. Publishing in English can be a first step to increased visibility, and this is particularly important for biodiversity journals, since Brazilian ecosystems are considered of interest to the international scientific community and nature conservation |
| Disciplines: | Bibliotecología y ciencia de la información, Ciencia y tecnología |
| Keyword: | Ciencia, Fuentes documentales, Publicaciones científicas, Internacionalización, Factor de impacto, Lingua franca, Inglés |
| Keyword: | Science, Information sources, Scientific publications, Internationalization, Impact factor, Lingua franca, English |
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