Evaluating the Quality of Brazilian Journals in Information and Library Science: Metrics, Indexing, and National Classifications

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