Profile of Qualis A1 Medical Journals and Brazilian Editorial Production
by Luiz Roberto Curtinaz Schifini
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Description
Brazilian research analyzes the editorial characteristics of top-tier (Qualis A1) medical journals across three subfields. The dataset, created by Luiz Roberto Curtinaz Schifini, profiles journals based on data from Sucupira, Ulrichsweb, DOAJ, Scimago Journal Rank, and Journal Citation Reports. It reports metrics including a median unified impact factor of 5.365, a median age of 45 years, and that 13% are Open Access.
Use Cases
Analyzing the dominance of commercial publishers in high-impact medical journals based on the reported publisher data.
Studying the relationship between journal age, impact factor, and publication frequency for the profiled A1 journals.
Comparing Open Access adoption rates and geographic distribution of top medical journals based on the reported 13% OA figure and country data.
Investigating barriers for nationally funded, Open Access journals to compete in high-impact publishing based on the described Brazilian context.
Strengths
Derived from multiple authoritative bibliographic systems including Journal Citation Reports and Scimago Journal Rank.
Provides specific, aggregated metrics such as a median journal impact factor of 5.365 and an Open Access rate of 13%.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.