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Secção Regional Norte da Ordem dos Médicos
4 de Novembro de 2016
Elsa Vieira de Sousa
Chief-Editor Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia
Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, CAMLUnidade de Investigação em Reumatologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, CAML
ACTA REUMATOLÓGICA PORTUGUESA
ACTA REUMATOLÓGICA PORTUGUESA
ARP milestonesARP milestones
FirstEdition(1973)
Pubmed/ Medline(2006)
JournalCitationReports(2007)
Impactfactor (2009)
ARP online (2012)
1st RheumatologyIbero-americanjournal
1st Portuguese Medical Journal Nov 2015- ARP
Facebook page
Dez 2015 - ARP newsletter
The faces of ARP
Chief-Editors
João Eurico Fonseca (2006-2007)
Maria José Santos (2007-2008)
Helena Canhão (2009-2010)
Lúcia Costa (2011-2012)
Mónica Bogas/Joaquim Polido-Pereira (2013-2014)
Elsa Vieira de Sousa (2014-2016)
Technical Editor
João Cavaleiro
Editorial Board
The ARP impact factor conundrum
In any given year, the impact factor of a journal is the averagenumber of citations received per paper, published in that journal,during the two preceding years.
2014 impact factor = A/B
A = 2014 cites of articles published in 2012 and 2013.B = the total number of "citable items" published in 2012 and 2013.
How is impact factor calculated?How is impact factor calculated?
Quantifying citations has become the post-publication counterpart to pre-publication peer review.
SCI® Journal Citation Reports®: a bibliometric analysis of science journals in the ISI® database. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information, Inc.®,1993.
60
108
90
6452
5165
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Publications/year
0,726
0,451
0,547
0,695
0,831
0,286
0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
The ARP impact factor conundrum
Impact factor
38,33%
32,41%
51,11%
68,75%
53,85%
86,27%
83,08%
0,00%
20,00%
40,00%
60,00%
80,00%
100,00%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
English publications ratio
The impact factor conundrumThe impact factor conundrum
The ARP impact factor conundrum
12149
16089
19059
27472 27209
2062819131
0
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10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
PubmedClicks
≈70 articles in peer-review
> 6 months delay for online first
20 articles waitingreply from authors >12 months
Acta Reumatológica PortuguesaActa Reumatológica Portuguesa
(…) quando uma figuraSe nos mostra no ar, robusta e válida,De disforme e grandíssima estatura;O rosto carregado, a barba esquálida,Os olhos encovados, e a posturaMedonha e má e a cor terrena e pálida;Cheios de terra e crespos os cabelos,A boca negra, os dentes amarelos.Tão grande era de membros, que bem possoCertificar-te que este era o segundoDe Rodes estranhíssimo Colosso,Que um dos sete milagres foi do mundo.Cum tom de voz nos fala, horrendo e grosso,Que pareceu sair do mar profundo.Arrepiam-se as carnes e o cabelo,A mi e a todos, só de ouvi-lo e vê-lo! (…)
Lawrence P, Nature, 2003
Associated Editor TutorialAssociated Editor Tutorial
Reviewer TutorialReviewer Tutorial
Associated Editors
• Ana Maria Rodrigues
• António Albino
• Fernando Pimentel
• Filipa Mourão
• Filipa Ramos
• Helena Canhão
• Joaquim Polido Pereira
• João Eurico Fonseca
• José António Pereira da Silva
• José Carlos Romeu
• José Melo Gomes
• Lúcia Costa
• Luís Graça
• Maria José Leandro
• Maria José Santos
• Pedro Machado
• Sofia Ramiro
Rejection ratesRejection rates
Submitted Rejection (%)
Rejected by the Chief -
Editor
Rejected during review process
2013 207 36% 16% 20%
2014 262 59% 27% 32%
2015 305 77% 36% 41%
2016 203 (Sep) 71% 61% 10%
0,553
2015
Approval/Rejection ratesApproval/Rejection rates
• 300 submissions/year
• 4 editions/year
• 17 articles/edition
• 68 published manuscripts/year
• 262 need to be rejected (87%)
Editorial LineEditorial Line
• Subjets of Interest
• Editions structure (nr of articles, type of article…)
• Criteria for acceptance/rejection
• Language of publication
• Divulgation strategy (printed versus digital)
Editions structureEditions structure
12 a 17 manuscripts:
» 1-2 Editorials;» 1-2 Review articles;» 3-4 Original articles;» 3-5 Clinical Cases;» 1-2 Images in Rheumatology;» 1-2 Letters to the Editor.
12 a 17 manuscripts:
» 1-2 Editorials;» 2-3 Review articles;» 5-6 Original articles;» 1-3 Clinical Cases;» 1-2 Images in Rheumatology;» 1-2 Letters to the Editor.
Divulgation strategiesDivulgation strategies
Printed
• High Cost
• Less echologic
• Less user friendly
Digital
• http://revista.publisaude.pt/arp_CPR16/index.html
Chief-Editors
João Eurico Fonseca (2006-2007)
Maria José Santos (2007-2008)
Helena Canhão (2009-2010)
Lúcia Costa (2011-2012)
Mónica Bogas/Joaquim Polido-Pereira (2013-2014)
Associated-EditorsAna Maria RodriguesAntónio AlbinoFernando PimentelFilipa MourãoFilipa RamosHelena CanhãoJoaquim Polido PereiraJoão Eurico FonsecaJosé António Pereira da SilvaJosé Carlos RomeuJosé Melo GomesLúcia CostaLuís GraçaMaria José LeandroMaria José SantosPedro MachadoSofia Ramiro
Technical Editor
João Cavaleiro
AcknowledmentsAcknowledments
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