Impact of Open Access Policy on Brazilian Science and Global Trends.

Open access (OA) publishing provides free online access to research articles without subscription fees. In Brazil, absence of financial support from academic institutions and limited government policies pose challenges to OA publication. Here, we used data from the Web of Science and Scopus to compare with global trends in journal accessibility and scientific quality metrics. Brazilian authors publish more OA articles, particularly in Global South journals. While OA correlates with quality for global authors, it had no impact on Brazilian science. To maximize impact, Brazilian authors should prioritize Q1 journals regardless of OA status. High-impact or Global North journal publication seems more relevant for Brazilian science than OA. Our findings indicate that the present open access policy has been ineffective to improve the impact of Brazilian science, providing insights to guide the formulation of scientific public policies.

The use of ChatGPT in scientific publishing / O uso do ChatGPT na publicação científica

The use of Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT), an artificial intelligence tool, for writing scientific articles has been reason for discussion by the academic community ever since its launch in late 2022. This artificial intelligence technology is becoming capable of generating fluent language, and distinguishing between text produced by ChatGPT and that written by people is becoming increasingly difficult. Here, we will present some topics to be discussed: (1) ensuring human verification; (2) establishing accountability rules; (3) avoiding the automatization of scientific production; (4) favoring truly open-source large language models (LLMs); (5) embracing the benefits of artificial intelligence; and (6) broadening the debate. With the emergence of these technologies, it is crucial to regulate, with continuous updates, the development and responsible use of LLMs with integrity, transparency, and honesty in research, along with scientists from various areas of knowledge, technology companies, large research funding bodies, science academies and universities, editors, non-governmental organizations, and law experts

O uso do Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT), ferramenta de inteligência artificial, na redação de artigos científicos, tem sido motivo de discussão pela comunidade acadêmica desde seu lançamento, no fim de 2022. Essa tecnologia de inteligência artificial está ganhando a capacidade de gerar linguagem fluente, sendo cada vez mais difícil distingui-la dos textos escritos por pessoas. Serão apresentados alguns aspectos para serem debatidos: (1) assegurar a verificação humana; (2) desenvolver regras de responsabilidade; (3) evitar a automatização da produção científica; (4) dar preferência a grandes modelos de linguagem verdadeiramente (LLMs) abertos; (5) abraçar os benefícios da IA; e (6) ampliar o debate. Com o surgimento dessas tecnologias, faz-se necessário regulamentar, com atualização contínua, o desenvolvimento e o uso responsável dos LLMs com integridade, transparência e honestidade na pesquisa, com participação de cientistas de diversas disciplinas, empresas de tecnologia, grandes financiadores de pesquisas, academias de ciências e universidades, editores, organizações não governamentais (ONGs) e especialistas jurídicos

Centenario de Médica, el legado mayor del Dr. Mario E. Dihigo / The centenary of Medica, the biggest legacy of Dr. Mario E. Dihigo

RESUMEN Introducción: el Dr. Mario E. Dihigo Llanos, junto a un grupo de colegas emprendedores, fundó en Matanzas, en 1921, la revista Médica (devenida Revista Médica Electrónica en 1997). Objetivos: resaltar el centenario de la publicación y contribuir a la preservación de la memoria del eximio pedagogo. Materiales y métodos: fueron utilizados métodos de la investigación histórica, como el analítico-sintético y el deductivo-inductivo, así como los submétodos cronológico y geográfico. Se realizaron entrevistas y se revisó el legado documental del Dr. Dihigo. La información fue triangulada con las fuentes referenciadas y con otras bibliografías y documentos consultados. Resultados: se resaltaron algunos de los aspectos más significativos relacionados con la vida y la obra del Dr. Dihigo, y se realizó una caracterización de las primeras etapas de la revista, donde se abordan su significación histórica y científica. Conclusiones: sus aportes en Medicina y Pedagogía, así como sus esfuerzos por establecer la revista Médica, son los mayores legados de Dihigo (AU).

ABSTRACT Introduction: Dr. Mario E. Dihigo Llanos, and a group of colleagues-enterprisers, founded the journal Medica (renamed Revista Medica Electronica in 1997) in Matanzas, in 1921. Objectives: to highlight the centenary of the journal and to contribute to keep the memory of the prominent pedagogue up. Materials and methods: methods of the historical research were used like the analytic-synthetic and the deductive-inductive ones, and also the chronological and geographic sub-methods. Interviews were made and the documental legacy of Dr. Mario Dihigo was reviewed. The information was compared with the referenced sources and the other referred bibliography and documents. Results: some of the most significant features of Dr. Dihigo's life and work were emphasized. A characterization of the first stages of the journal was carried out, approaching its historical and scientific significance. Conclusions: the main Dihigo's legacies were his contributions to Medicine and Pedagogy, and his efforts for founding the journal Medica (AU).

[Analysis of production, impact, and collaboration networks in scientific research in Scopus for Peru from 2000 to 2019]. / Análisis de producción, impacto y redes de colaboración en investigaciones científicas en Scopus en Perú de 2000 a 2019.

INTRODUCTION: Peru is a developing country with increasing scientific production. However, it is necessary to understand the trends, impact, and collaborative networks of research to plan for policy improvements. OBJECTIVE: We analyzed the production, impact, and collaboration networks in the Peruvian scientific production between 2000 and 2019. METHODS: We did an observational analytical study. We searched Scopus for all the publications with at least one author with a Peruvian affiliation declared in the author byline. A descriptive analysis of the different characteristics, trends, and scientific collaboration was carried out. Collaboration networks were plotted using VOSviewer. RESULTS: Between 2000 and 2019, Peru had a total of 24 482 publications in scientific journals, with an average annual growth of 13.6%. Of the total, 70% of all the articles were cataloged as Clinical Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Only half of the articles had a Peruvian affiliation. The countries with the largest share of collaboration were the United States and Brazil, and the articles with international collaboration had the highest number of citations per publication. CONCLUSIONS: Scientific production in Peru has increased in recent years, with a significant percentage of publications based on international collaboration and led by authors with non-Peruvian affiliations. It is necessary to strengthen collaboration ties between Peruvian and foreign institutions. Furthermore, it is essential to propitiate further research that will help solve the country's problems.

INTRODUCCIÓN: Perú es un país en vías de desarrollo, con una producción científica en aumento. Sin embargo, es necesario entender las tendencias, el impacto y la colaboración de sus investigaciones para promover una mejora continua de las mismas. OBJETIVO: Buscamos analizar la producción, el impacto y las redes de colaboración en la producción científica peruana entre los años 2000 y 2019. MÉTODOS: Realizamos un estudio analítico observacional haciendo una búsqueda en Scopus de todas las publicaciones que hayan tenido al menos un autor peruano en su filiación. Sobre eso, realizamos un análisis descriptivo de las diferentes características, tendencias y tipo de colaboración científica. Graficamos las redes de colaboración mediante VOSviewer. RESULTADOS: Entre los años 2000 y 2019, Perú tuvo un total de 24 482 publicaciones en revistas científicas, con un crecimiento anual promedio de 13,6%. Del total de artículos científicos, 70% de todas las publicaciones pertenecieron a las áreas de medicina clínica y ciencias biomédicas. Solo la mitad de los artículos contaban con filiación peruana. Los países con mayor colaboración fueron Estados Unidos y Brasil, y los artículos con colaboración internacional tuvieron mayor cantidad de citas por publicación. CONCLUSIONES: En años recientes, ha habido un incremento de la producción científica en Perú, con un gran porcentaje de publicaciones basadas en la colaboración internacional y lideradas por autores con filiación no peruana. Es necesario fortalecer lazos de colaboración entre instituciones peruanas y extranjeras. Además, es fundamental el incitar un mayor liderazgo en investigaciones que solucionen problemas del país.

Global publication trends in ophthalmic genetics and gene therapy research: A Scientometric analysis / Tendências globais de publicação de pesquisas sobre genética oftálmica e terapia genética: uma análise cientométrica

ABSTRACT Objective: A scientometric analysis produced in ophthalmic genetics and gene therapy research is lacking. The purpose of this study is to present a holistic analysis of ophthalmic genetics literature. Methods: The data used in this study were obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection. All published documents between 1975-2019 were included. The data exported from WoS enabled the extensive details of ophthalmic genetics related literature including countries, institutions, authors, citations and keywords. Scientometric network maps of keywords and also country and institution co-authorships were created with free software. Global contributions of the countries to the ophthalmic genetics literature were shown by a graphic. Results: The search query revealed a total of 2322 documents. Most of the documents were original articles (75.75%). USA was the leading country by producing 45.39% of all documents in ophthalmic genetics research followed by UK, Germany, China and France. Pennsylvania University was the most contributing institution in the literature (5.25%) followed by University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital. The average citations per item was 29.4. The most used keywords over a 40-year period were 'family', 'cell', 'photoreceptor' and 'expression'. Conclusions: USA and UK dominated the ophthalmic genetics research. A substantial increase in the number of published documents in this field were observed after 2010.

RESUMO Objetivo: A literatura carece de análise cienciométrica produzida em genética oftálmica e de pesquisa em terapia genética. O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar uma análise holística da literatura genética oftálmica. Métodos: Os dados utilizados neste estudo foram obtidos na base de dados Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection. Todos os documentos publicados entre 1975 e 2019 foram incluídos na análise. Os dados exportados da WoS viabilizaram acesso a amplos detalhes da literatura relacionada à genética oftálmica, incluindo países, instituições, autores, citações e palavras-chave. Mapas de rede cienciométrica foram criados por meio de software gratuito, com base em palavras-chave e em coautorias de países e instituições. As contribuições globais dos países para a literatura sobre genética oftálmica foram apresentadas em gráfico. Resultados: a busca por pesquisas revelou um total de 2.322 documentos cuja maioria eram artigos originais (75,75%). Os EUA foram o país que mais produziu artigos sobre o tema, com 45,39% de todos os documentos em pesquisa genética oftálmica; ele foi seguido pelo Reino Unido, Alemanha, China e França. A Universidade da Pensilvânia foi a instituição que mais contribuiu para a literatura (5,25%), e foi seguida pela University College London e pelo Moorfields Eye Hospital. A média de citações por item foi de 29,4. As palavras-chave mais usadas em um período de 40 anos foram 'família', 'célula', 'fotorreceptor' e 'expressão'. Conclusões: Os EUA e o Reino Unido dominaram a pesquisa em genética oftálmica. Após 2010, observou-se um aumento substancial no número de documentos publicados nessa área.

Science Mapping Analysis of COVID-19 Articles Published in Dental Journals.

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an ongoing global health crisis with unmatched outcomes and effects. This pandemic has caused an infodemic of article publication in scientific journals. Dental journals have been active in the publication of COVID-19 related articles from the beginning of the pandemic. In this cross-sectional survey, we present an analysis of the scientific output of dental journals on COVID-19. The PubMed COVID-19 database was searched with the "Dental Journals" filter. Data including journal name, country, month of publication and number of citations were recorded. Science mapping analysis of the most used keywords was also performed. The search retrieved a total of 659 articles, of which 28 were excluded. Oral Diseases has published the most COVID-19 articles (15.1%), followed by the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (8.6%) and the Journal of Dental Education (7.9%). Most of the articles were from researchers from the United States (168), United Kingdom (120) and Brazil (83). The number of citations of the published articles ranged from 0 to 406, with most articles (64.2%) having no citations. Science Mapping analysis revealed that the most used keywords were coronavirus infections, pandemics and humans. The dental community has been active in the publication of COVID-19 articles from the beginning of the pandemic. The papers published by dental journals explore issues such as the management of clinical practices during the outbreak, infection control in the dental setting, signs and symptoms of COVID-19 affecting the oral cavity, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on educational and clinical programs.

[Revista Chilena de Pediatría: 90 years of story]. / Revista Chilena de Pediatría: 90 años de historia.

Revista Chilena de Pediatría (RCHP) has been published uninterruptedly since its first edition in Ja nuary 1930, beyond political and economic fluctuations, technological innovation, and social trans formations. The objective of this article is to pay tribute to and thank the editors who participated so actively in the publication of the RCHP and to review the major milestones, which have led it to the position it has today as a mainstream magazine. Since its entry into the digital world two deca des ago, there has been a significant increase in the flow of manuscripts received, participation of foreign authors, citations received and promotion in international rankings. In 2014, the RCHP was incorporated into the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and, in 2017, into the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), while evaluating to receive an Impact Factor (IF) from the Journal Citation Report (JCR). As a representative magazine of a scientific society, it is essential to maintain a balance between scientific and economic sustainability, the promotion of national and international publica tion, the scientific impact need for continuing rising in international rankings, and the impact on our children>s care in the different corners of the country.

The Two Pandemics.

This article reflects on the importance and the impact of scientific publications in the midst of a global health crisis. It aims to raise awareness about the responsibility of accepting manuscripts in such sensitive times and is intended to motivate the production of high-quality papers through a critical vision.

Revista Chilena de Pediatría: 90 años de historia / Revista Chilena de Pediatría: 90 years of story

Resumen: Revista Chilena de Pediatría (RCHP) se ha publicado en forma ininterrumpida desde su primera edición en enero de 1930, sorteando vaivenes políticos y económicos, innovación tecnológica y transformaciones sociales. El objetivo del presente manuscrito es homenajear y agradecer a los editores que participaron tan activamente de la publicación de RCHP y repasar los grandes hitos, que la han llevado al posicionamiento que tiene hoy como revista de corriente principal. Desde su ingreso al mundo digital hace 2 décadas, se ha registrado un importante aumento en el flujo de manuscritos re cibidos, participación de autores extranjeros, citas recibidas y ascenso en los rankings internacionales. En el año 2014 RCHP fue incorporada a la National Library of Medicine (NLM) y el 2017 al Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) mientras se evalúa para recibir un Factor de Impacto (FI) de parte del Journal Citation Report (JCR). Como revista representante de una sociedad científica, es fundamen tal mantener el equilibrio entre la sustentabilidad científica y la económica, entre la promoción de la publicación nacional y la internacionalización, entre el impacto científico requerido para continuar ascendiendo en los rankings internacionales y su rol en la educación continua, con impacto en la atención y cuidado de nuestros niños, en los distintos rincones del país.

Abstract: Revista Chilena de Pediatría (RCHP) has been published uninterruptedly since its first edition in Ja nuary 1930, beyond political and economic fluctuations, technological innovation, and social trans formations. The objective of this article is to pay tribute to and thank the editors who participated so actively in the publication of the RCHP and to review the major milestones, which have led it to the position it has today as a mainstream magazine. Since its entry into the digital world two deca des ago, there has been a significant increase in the flow of manuscripts received, participation of foreign authors, citations received and promotion in international rankings. In 2014, the RCHP was incorporated into the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and, in 2017, into the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), while evaluating to receive an Impact Factor (IF) from the Journal Citation Report (JCR). As a representative magazine of a scientific society, it is essential to maintain a balance between scientific and economic sustainability, the promotion of national and international publica tion, the scientific impact need for continuing rising in international rankings, and the impact on our children>s care in the different corners of the country.

The emergence of preprints for Brazilian science: considerations from the Nursing area. / A emergência dos preprints para a ciência brasileira: considerações sob a ótica da Enfermagem.

This study aims to reflect on the process of adoption of the preprints publication model, briefly delimiting its history and current use by the national and the international scientific community. Departing from the literature and a consultation of preprint repositories, this reflection intends to highlight the main challenges that preprint implementation will face in the Nursing area, along with its specificities. While considering its benefits for scientific dissemination, this study points out the difficulties that may arise from the implementation of mostly north-American science models in a peripheral country such as Brazil. This work intends to contribute to an important theoretical discussion, which should precede the significant changes expected from the adoption of such a model in the Brazilian scientific context.

Este estudo pretende refletir sobre o processo de adoção do modelo de publicação em preprints , delineando brevemente seu percurso histórico e seu uso na atualidade por parte da comunidade científica nacional e internacional. Partindo da literatura sobre o tema e da consulta aos repositórios de preprints , esta reflexão tem por intenção salientar os principais desafios que sua implementação enfrentará na área de Enfermagem e suas respectivas especificidades. Se, por um lado, os ganhos para a divulgação científica são considerados, aponta-se as dificuldades que podem resultar da implantação de um modelo de ciência majoritariamente norte-americano num país periférico como o Brasil. Este trabalho pretende contribuir para uma discussão teórica importante, que deve preceder as mudanças significativas esperadas na adoção do modelo no contexto científico brasileiro.

Este estudio pretende reflexionar acerca del proceso de adopción del modelo de publicación en preprints, delineando a la brevedad su recorrido histórico y su empleo en la actualidad por parte de la comunidad científica nacional e internacional. Partiendo de la literatura acerca del tema y la consulta a los repositorios de preprints, esta reflexión tiene el fin de subrayar los principales retos que su implementación enfrentará en el área de Enfermería y sus respectivas especialidades. Si, por una parte, se consideran las ganancias para la divulgación científica, se señalan las dificultades que pueden resultar de la implantación de un modelo de ciencia mayoritariamente estadounidense en un país como Brasil. Este trabajo pretende contribuir a una discusión teórica importante, que debe preceder los cambios significativos esperados en la adopción del modelo en el contexto científico brasileño.

Política lingüística de uso del lenguaje inclusivo de género y las revistas científicas de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) / Gender fair use of language linguistic policy and the scientific journals of the University of Costa Rica (UCR)

Resumen Este artículo presenta un mapeo sobre la implementación de la política lingüística de uso de lenguaje inclusivo de género en las revistas científicas de la Universidad de Costa Rica que se encuentran en el Portal de Revistas. La información analizada se basó en una revisión documental de los sitios web de las publicaciones del Portal de Revistas de la universidad, las respuestas a un cuestionario en línea con una muestra por conglomerado que resulta representativa dentro de los títulos y, por último, en observaciones y comentarios de personas encargadas de procesos editoriales. Uno de los principales hallazgos refiere a que un 66 % de revistas no ha discutido en sus comités editoriales la política de lenguaje inclusivo de género de la Universidad, que data del año 2003, y el restante 34 % que sí lo ha hecho, se encuentra en distintos niveles de proximidad respecto a la implementación de dicha política lingüística. En la discusión se toman en cuenta distintas características de las revistas, el proceso editorial y el contexto para proponer mejoras en la implementación de esta política universitaria.

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present a mapping on the implementation of the language gender fair use of language in the academic journals of the University of Costa Rica that are part of Portal de Revistas (official website of the journals). The analyzed information is based on a documental review of the websites of each title in the research website, the answers to an online questionnaire with a cluster sampling that results representative for the total number of journals, and the observations and comments of the people in charge of the editorial processes. One of the main findings is that 66% of the editorial committee of the journals has not discussed the university policy of gender fair use of language (stablished in 2003) and the other 34%, that has discussed this subject, presents different levels of proximity to the execution of this language policy. In the discussion, we take into consideration the characteristics of the journals, the editorial process, and the context to purpose improves in the implementation of this university policy.

Autoría femenina en la Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública: análisis del periodo 1997-2017 / Female authorship in the Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica: analysis for the period 1997-2017

RESUMEN Objetivos. Explorar la participación femenina en la autoría de los artículos publicados en la Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública entre 1997 y 2017, y su asociación con características del equipo de investigación. Materiales y métodos. Estudio bibliométrico y analítico. Se evaluaron las tendencias en el tiempo de varias formas de participación femenina, incluyendo «roles privilegiados¼ de autoría (primer autor, autor corresponsal y autor senior), así como la proporción de mujeres respecto al total de autores. Se comparó la participación femenina de acuerdo a la participación de médicos(as) y autores de filiación extranjera. Resultados. Se analizaron 1606 artículos, 46,3% fueron originales/originales breves. El 63,5% tuvieron al menos una autora, mientras que 92,8% tuvieron al menos un autor varón. El 29,6%, 27,8% y 26,9% tuvieron a una mujer como primer autor, corresponsal o senior, respectivamente; 33% de autores por artículo fueron mujeres. Estas cifras variaron durante el periodo de estudio, pero no mostraron diferencias entre el inicio y el final del mismo. En artículos originales, la participación femenina fue menor si quien ocupaba los roles privilegiados de autoría era un médico(a) y mayor si era un autor de filiación extranjera. Los tiempos editoriales fueron mayores cuando había una mujer en una posición privilegiada de autoría. Conclusiones. Menos de un tercio de los artículos tuvo a una mujer en alguno de los roles privilegiados de autoría. Estas brechas, aparentemente, no han mejorado con el tiempo. La composición del equipo de investigación influye en la participación femenina en la autoría.

ABSTRACT Objectives. To explore female authorship trends among the articles published in the Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública between 1997 and 2017, as well as its association with characteristics of the research teams. Materials and Methods. We conducted a bibliometric analysis. We evaluated time trends of several forms of female participation in authorship, including "privileged authorship roles" (first author, corresponding author and senior author) and the proportion of female authors (out of the total number of authors). We compared female authorship according to the participation of medical doctors and authors from non-Peruvian institutions. Results. We analysed 1606/1621 articles; 46.3% were original articles. 63.5% had at least one female author, whilst 92.8% had at least one male author. A woman was the first, corresponding or senior author in 29.6%, 27.8% and 26.9% of the articles, respectively. 33% of authors per article were female (median). These figures did not considerably vary between the start and end of the study period. For original articles, female authorship was less likely if medical doctors were listed in the privileged authorship roles and more likely, if authors from non-Peruvian institutions were. Editorial processing times were longer when a woman served a privileged authorship role. Conclusions. Women served privileged authorship roles in less than a third of all articles. Apparently, these gaps have not improved over time. The composition of the research team predicts female authorship.