Newsletter SciELO in Perspective 01

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Issue 01 - July 15th, 2013

SciELO in Perspective at Age 15 â€“ Towards a new phase

This is the first issue of the biweekly newsletter SciELO in Perspective, which includes articles published on the same name blog â€“ blog.scielo.org. The newsletter is a publication that was born with the aim of promoting the exchange of information, experience and knowledge on science communication. The intention is to share the advances of the SciELO Program and Network, with the celebration, in 2013, of 15 years of uninterrupted existence and operation toward the specific objective to contribute to the improvement and impact of the research published in national quality journals. [Read more]

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Highlights

Declaration recommends eliminate the use of Impact factor for research evaluation

The use of the Impact Factor (IF) beyond the scope of journal ranking as a direct or indirect proxy for the evaluation of research quality, career promotions, granting of funds, ranking of graduate programs, etc. has been questioned for quite some time. The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment makes a new and critical call against the use of the IF in the evaluation of research.

Apart of SciELO, FAPESP promotes new initiatives in open access

The Scientific Director of the SÃ£o Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Carlos Henrique Brito Cruz, highlights the advances of the SciELO Program and announces the creation of institutional repositories at the University of the State of SÃ£o Paulo to hold open access articles from research funded by FAPESP. He also announces a call for proposals in coordination with other Brazilian funding agencies to professionalize selected national journals.

Interview with Abel Packer

SciELO developed as an integral part of the research infrastructure of the countries where it operates, focusing on the goal of contributing to the improvement of the journals it indexes and publishes in open access. Abel Packer, Coordinator of the SciELO Program, talks of the reasons for the success of the program, the expectations of the SciELO 15 Years Conference and the future sustainability of the program.

Interview with Rogerio Meneghini

The objective of increasing the international impact of Brazilian journals is not incompatible with the publishing of quality research results in high impact journals. However, for SciELO journals to meet international standards, SciELO will have to become an effective publisher in contributing to the improvement of the journalsâ€™ editorial processes, according to RogÃ©rio Meneghini, SciELO Scientific Coordinator.

SÃ£o Paulo city

The city of SÃ£o Paulo will be the setting for the SciELO 15 years Conference. It is a city that always amazes first time visitors, as well as those who return and continue to discover the many nuances it has to offer. The SciELO 15 Years Conference will be located in the central part of the city, which will definitely make it convenient for the participants to learn more about this cosmopolitan economic, scientific and cultural center.