Qualis and scientific journals in the production of neglected Tropical Diseases knowledge

Abstract

Analyzes the Qualis Capes and scientific journals in the production of articles on Neglected Tropical Diseases (DTN), considering researchers linked to the PostGraduate Programs (PPG) and National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCT) adhering to the DTN and employees of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz). The selected period was 2015 to 2018, including projections for 2019. For this, 2719 researchers were selected, collecting their data from the ScriptLattes tool. The bibliometric data with Qualis were organized into tools and instruments, such as the Descritores em Ciências da Saúde da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (DeCS/BVS), The Vantage Point, Calculation Worksheet, VOSviewer and UCINET & NetDraw. The main results were as follows: leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and dengue are the diseases with the highest coverage; in the aspect of concentration of articles in the same journal, leishmaniasis, leprosy, Chagas disease, snake bites and dengue are the ones that appear best placed; Plos One, Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, Revista da SBMT and Memórias do IOC are the most representative journals. There is a positive trend of articles in the strata of higher quality, negative in those of lower quality, stabilization in the neutral zone, and growth projection of the “without Qualis”, based on Medicine II.

Keywords: Neglected Tropical Diseases. Qualis journals. Scientific journals. Scientific production.