JOURNALS ANALYSIS IN UROLOGY AND PLASTIC SURGERY
Objective: Find out the main journals used in Urology and Plastic Surgery. Methods: Was consulted the WebQualis database and selected the "consult" after the "rating" and finally by "journal title." Also was crossed the following keywords: urology, urologic, urological, prostate, prostatic, plastic, reconstructive, aesthetic. The journals classified in the field of Capes Medicine III were selected, and registered their respective strata. To confirm the 2014 impact factor, was consulted the http://www.impactfactorsearch.com/ database; simply typing the journal title its impact factor appears automatically. Results: Was found 23 journals in Urology and 12 in Plastic Surgery. The average impact factor of urological journals was 2,256 and in Plastic Surgery 1,060. Among the urological journals, seven (30.4%) were in the A WebQualis rating and among Plastic Surgery only one (8.3%) was found in this stratum. Conclusion: There are quantitative and qualitative differences between journals in Urology and Plastic Surgery. These data can help to develop appropriate assessment methods for each specialty, considering the different features of the presented papers.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2015
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912015000800068 |
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