JBP and bibliometric índices

TLDR: The JBP is the leading journal in the field of respiratory medicine in Latin America, a fact that has recently been confirmed with the release of the 2016 bibliometric indices and international collaboration has grown consistently in recent years, which demonstrates the improved representativeness of the JBP.

Abstract: 1. Disciplina de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil. 2. Editor-Chefe do JBP Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, Brasília (DF) Brasil. The process of publishing a scientific journal has complexities that go well beyond the choice of manuscripts, although this process alone has intrinsic peculiarities. Initially, it is necessary to consider the context surrounding the journal.(1) The JBP is the leading journal in the field of respiratory medicine in Latin America, a fact that has recently been confirmed with the release of the 2016 bibliometric indices. We achieved an impact factor of 1.496, according to the Thomson Reuters index, and, according to the Scopus database, which uses the same methodology, we achieved an index of 1.609. These are the highest values ever achieved by our Journal and place us in the second quartile of the respiratory medicine journals. In addition, if we observe other indicators, we can infer that the trend is toward growth. For instance, international collaboration has grown consistently in recent years, increasing from 8.5% in 2013 to 16.9% in 2016, which demonstrates the improved representativeness of the JBP.