The Qualis effect: A comparative case study of the Brazilian rating system for peer-reviewed journals

In recent years, Impact Factor scores have been criticized due to misuse. The growing acceptance of Impact Factor scores in many Brazilian subject areas has created this recent discussion, mainly because Brazil has its own rating system for journals: Qualis. The whole system follows governmental dir...

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Main Author: Rafael Campos
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT) 2017-06-01
Series:Ciência da Informação
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Online Access:http://revista.ibict.br/ciinf/article/view/1915