CBMM

Scientometrics

Linguistics

Scientific articles are increasingly complex and cryptic due to excessive use of jargon and acronyms

The phenomenon is not exclusive to the exact and biological sciences—it is also seen in journals from the fields of linguistics and language

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SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

Collective effort

Initiative mobilizes researchers to quickly review studies published as preprints

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Good practices

Rigged peer-review process leads to retraction of 20 published articles

Manipulation in selection of reviewers compromised the analysis of agricultural papers at PLOS One

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Scientific production

Scientific papers on COVID-19 alter the balance of knowledge generation

More than 500,000 articles on the pandemic have been published in journals and preprint servers

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Low academic mobility in Brazil has no significant impact on productivity, study suggests

Researchers who continue their careers at the same institution where they obtained their PhD produce as many articles on average as those with a more diverse professional experience in different institutions

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SCIENTOMETRICS

Nobel Prize winner data used in studies on trends and advances in science

Research seeks productivity standards that characterize high-impact research and careers

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GOOD PRACTICES

Bad translations signal misconduct in scientific articles

Researchers compile “tortured phrases” that seek to hide plagiarism and fraud in papers

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ACADEMIC CAREERS

Academic résumés change to highlight impactful contributions

Funding agencies require researchers to write narrative summaries of their academic careers

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

FAPESP has an extensive bibliographic collection about its history

Books, articles, reports, and open-access academic papers record and analyze the foundation's history and its contributions to the advancement of science in Brazil

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COVER

Crisis in human resource development

Lower numbers of master's and PhD graduates in 2020 due to the pandemic and lower demand for advanced degrees sparks debate about the system that provides future researchers and high-level professionals in Brazil

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Diffusion

Science highlighted by journalism

Study finds that “embargo emails,” which give media professionals advance access to scientific articles, increase mentions on social media and citations in other papers

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COVID-19

Maximum velocity

Studies show the quality and importance of preprints (scientific papers shared online as soon as they are written) related to the novel coronavirus

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Scientific communication

Language in decline

Study identifies a fall in the number of Brazilian scientific articles written in Portuguese

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Publications

Counting the costs

Study estimates publisher expenses and profit margins and reignites the debate over the fair price of publishing a scientific article

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Scientific communication

Clear, precise guidelines

FAPESP's open-access policy states that scientific articles must be freely available within 12 months of publication

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Indicators

Brazilian science attracting attention worldwide

List of 21 highly cited Brazilian researchers shows lines of investigation earning international recognition

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Covid-19

In the spotlight

Brazil is one of the most referenced countries in publications about the disease

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Gender

Women and their disciples

Study maps how Brazilian scientists contribute to the education of new researchers

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DATA

Specialization Index

Specialization Index of scientific publications in selected fields

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Scientometrics

Gears of knowledge

Report provides new data on the characteristics of Brazilian science

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Covid-19

Less working remotely

Researchers are trying to estimate the impacts on employee communication and the dynamics of collaboration

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Open access

The Sci-Hub effect

Articles downloaded from piracy website Sci-Hub receive more citations, study suggests

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Academic assessment

New quality metrics

Universities and funding agencies search for more comprehensive metrics to assess researchers

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Gender

Articles by women receive fewer citations

Scientific papers published by women in prestigious medical journals tend to receive fewer citations than similar studies authored by men

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Academic mobility

A limited horizon

Study links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda

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Science communication

Broad and equitable research access

CAPES’s Portal de Periódicos has connected Brazilian researchers to state-of-the-art research in their fields, but is now faced with uncertainties

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INVESTMENT

Whence the money

A new study analyzes scientometric data to track the sources of funding for Brazilian research and assess the level of internationalization

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Data

Number of published scientific articles has grown significantly over the past three decades

Number of published scientific articles has grown significantly over the past three decades

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Data

Scientific papers published by each Brazilian state

In 2019, 64,368 scientific papers were published1 and indexed by the World of Science base with at least one author based in Brazil

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Scientometrics

In search of more refined metrics

New indicators seek to discover trends and establish more precise comparisons to evaluate quantitative data of scientific production

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