Quality & finality: characteristics of Brazilian bioethics

Abstract This paper considers the 25 years of publication of Revista Bioética. In addition to outlining the current status of the journal, it will discuss the criteria currently used for measuring the quality of scientific publications, considering the specific nature of this field of study and research, and particularly theoretical aspects focused on the Brazilian reality. As a transdisciplinary field, bioethics permeates several areas of knowledge, encompassing the Biomedical Sciences, Law, Philosophy and Social Sciences in order to respond to conflicts and impasses related to life and health. As a result, the consolidation of Bioethics in Brazil should be considered a gradual process, which covers both professional training in a broad and narrow sense, as well as its insertion as a transversal discipline in Health and Law degrees and related areas that can benefit from bioethical reflection.

摘要
本文梳理了《生物伦理学评论（Revista Bioética）》创刊25年来的发展历程。在概述该期刊当前发展现状的基础上，本文结合本研究领域的独特属性，探讨了当前用于评估学术出版物质量的标准，尤其聚焦于适配巴西现实情境的理论维度。作为一门跨学科领域，生物伦理学（bioethics）贯穿诸多知识范畴，涵盖生物医学科学、法学、哲学与社会科学，以应对与生命及健康相关的冲突与困境。综上，巴西生物伦理学的发展壮大应被视为一个渐进式过程，既包含广义与狭义层面的专业人才培养，也涵盖其作为跨领域学科嵌入健康、法学等相关专业学位教育，并在可受益于生物伦理反思的相关领域中得到推广。