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III REUNIÃO DE COORDENAÇÃO REGIONAL DA BVS. ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORES CIENTÍFICOS – ABEC, BRASIL. Lewis Joel Greene Editor “Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research”. Medical School of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo - Brazil. 6 de Maio de 2003, Puebla, México.
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III REUNIÃO DE COORDENAÇÃO REGIONAL DA BVS ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORES CIENTÍFICOS – ABEC, BRASIL Lewis Joel GreeneEditor “Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research” Medical School of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo - Brazil 6 de Maio de 2003, Puebla, México
ABEC • Founded in 1985; • Stimulated and supported by Wilson Chagas Araújo Microbiologist/Science Administrator of FINEP. Chagas understood that journals were necessary for the development of science in developing countries; • Program for the Support of Scientific Journals – FINEP/CNPq 1984 to present US$ 1,000,000/year for 100-150 journals • Representatives of ABEC participate with CNPq and others in the analysis of requests.
ABEC • Objectives • Develop and improve the publication of scientific journals. • Improve the communication of information. • Maintain the exchange of ideas. • Debate problems and defend common interests. • Note: All areas of intellectual activity are included in the phrase scientific journals.
ABEC National Meetings 1. General topics and ideas - evaluation of journals, electronic journals, ethics of publishing, impact factors. 2. Governmental policies concerning science and scientific journals. 3. Journal format. 4. Meetings of small groups by area.
ABEC Courses How to: Write a paper Manage a journal Conduct peer review Control paper flow in a journal Select the size of a journal Select key words Write an abstract Written notes are distributed at all meetings and courses.
ABEC • 1984 Meeting Minas Gerais • 1985 Meeting São Paulo • 1988 Meeting Ribeirão Preto • 1992 Meeting Minas Gerais • 1994 Meeting Minas Gerais – 124 • 1994 Course São Paulo – 58 • 1994 Course Rio de Janeiro – 49 • 1994 Course Brasília – 59 • 1995 Course Itatiaia – 71 • 1995 Course Blumenau – 45 • 1996 Meeting Minas Gerais – 171
ABEC • 1996 Course Fortaleza – 102 • 1997 Course Belém – 132 • 1997 Course Recife – 85 • 1998 Meeting Minas Gerais – 131 • 1999 Course Petrópolis – 133 • 2000 Course Belém – 116 • 2000 Meeting IFSE-RIO – 247 • 2001 Course Brasília – 70 • 2001 Meeting Atibaia – 175 • 2001 Course Atibaia – 124 • 2002 Course Paraná – 131
ABEC THE INVENTION OF SciElo IS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING VISIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY
ABEC THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF ABEC WAS TO ACT AS “MIDWIFE” FOR THE BIRTH OF SciElo
ABEC Unfinished Business 1. Development of methods to evaluate scientific journals 2. Registry of all Brazilian journals - some specialized lists exist 3. Support the development of software to manage journals that can be used in a network 4. Brazilian Current Contents?