Scientific journals in Colombia:quality versus quantity?

Authors

  • Agustín Góngora Orjuela Editor Orinoquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22579/20112629.192

Abstract

ABSTRACT:  The significantincrease in scientific publications in Colombia during the last fewyears(reaching 372in- dexed journals to date in thenational bibliographicalindex,Publindex)hasled to questioning their true quality. This could have been worse, compared to the number of journals from countries having greater trajectoryand research capacity.Such unusual increase has been attributed to (amongst other factors)thefinancialrecognition paid for publications in universities, institutionalaccreditation orthe result of the market competitionmodel (Delgado, 2011).

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Author Biography

  • Agustín Góngora Orjuela, Editor Orinoquia
    MV. MSc. Dr. Sci, Editor Orinoquia

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Published

2011-01-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Editorial

How to Cite

Scientific journals in Colombia:quality versus quantity?. (2011). Orinoquia, 15(1), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.22579/20112629.192

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