Brazilian nursing journals: strengths, weaknesses and challenges

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate, qualitatively, the Brazilian nursing journals and identify their strengths and weaknesses when compared to international journals in the area. Methods: A historic approach regarding the period from 2012 to 2016. We included national nursing journals indexed in the SciELO Database and international journals with an impact factor above 1.0 and below 1.8 indexed in the WoS and Scopus databases. Results: The national journals met SciELO requirements for internationalization and obtained visibility when they were included in international indexing bases. Their citations were mostly national, with the following mean values: 86% in Portuguese; 12% in Spanish and 2% in English. Conclusion: The excellence requirements of the national journals are being accomplished. The publication of articles in Spanish can impact on the increase of bibliometric indicators.摘要 研究目的：对巴西护理学期刊开展定性评估，并与该领域国际期刊对比，明确其优势与不足。 研究方法：采用2012年至2016年的历史研究范式。纳入样本包括：被SciELO数据库收录的巴西本土护理学期刊，以及被WoS与Scopus数据库收录、影响因子介于1.0至1.8之间的国际护理学期刊。 研究结果：本次纳入的本土期刊已满足SciELO的国际化标准，并在被国际学术数据库收录后获得了学术可见度的提升。其引用来源以本国文献为主，各语言占比均值分别为：葡萄牙语86%、西班牙语12%、英语2%。 研究结论：巴西本土护理学期刊已达成优秀期刊的质量要求。以西班牙语刊发文章，可对其文献计量指标的提升产生正向影响。