Editorial: Does being listed in Scopus nationally impact on journal citations? No

Abstract

In this editorial, I demonstrate, by comparing matched groups of journals indexed in both Scopus and Spell, with those indexed only in Spell, that being present in the former database does not affect the percentage of citations of national journals. Afterward, I present a balance of the last five years of my time as editor of RECADM, highlighting that some of the principles that guided the values of the journal as a national publication of quality are being threatened by the rise of predatory journals that charge for publications in exchange for a loose or non-existent review process. Finally, I present the articles on this issue.

Keywords

• impacto
• citações
• scopus
• spell
• periódicos predatórios