Where are Romanian biomedical journals now and what does the future hold for them? A scientometric analysis.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: There is a competition between scientific journals in order to achieve leadership in their scientific field. There are several Romanian biomedical journals which are published in English and a smaller number in Romanian. We need a periodical analysis of their visibility and ranking according to scientometric measures. METHODS: We searched all biomedical journals indexed on international data bases: Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar. We analyzed their evaluation factors. RESULTS: Several journals from Romania in the biomedical field are indexed in international databases. Their scientometric indexes are not high. The best journal was acquired by an international publisher and is no longer listed for Romania. CONCLUSIONS: There are several Romanian biomedical journals indexed in international databases that deserve periodical analysis. There is a need to improve their ranking.