Ferraz Valéria Cristina Trindade, Amadei José Roberto Plácido, Santos Carlos Ferreira
Library and Documentation Service, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
J Appl Oral Sci. 2008 Nov-Dec;16(6):420-7. doi: 10.1590/s1678-77572008000600012.
The purpose of this study was to make a brief diagnosis of the evolution of the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS) between 2005 and 2007, by reviewing quantitative and qualitative aspects of the articles published in the JAOS within this period. All articles published in the JAOS in the time span established for this survey were analyzed retrospectively and a discussion was undertaken on the data referring to the main bibliometric indexes of production, authorship, bibliographic sources of the published articles, and the most frequently cited scientific journals in the main dental research fields. A total of 247 papers authored and co-authored by 1,139 contributors were reviewed, most of them being original research articles. The number of authors per article was 4.61 on the average. Regarding the geographic distribution, the authors represented almost all of the Brazilian States. Most published articles belonged to the following dental research fields: Endodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Dental Materials and Prosthodontics. The ranking of the most frequently cited scientific journals included the most reputable publications in these dental research fields. In conclusion, between 2005 and 2007, the JAOS either maintained or improved considerably its bibliometric indexes. The analysis of the data retrieved in this study allowed evaluating the journal's current management strategies, and identifying important issues that will help outlining the future directions for the internationalization of this journal.
本研究的目的是通过回顾2005年至2007年期间发表在《应用口腔科学杂志》（JAOS）上文章的定量和定性方面，对该杂志的发展进行简要诊断。对在本次调查设定的时间范围内发表在JAOS上的所有文章进行了回顾性分析，并对有关主要文献计量指标的数据进行了讨论，这些指标包括文章产出、作者情况、已发表文章的文献来源以及主要牙科研究领域中被引用频率最高的科学期刊。共审查了由1139名作者撰写和共同撰写的247篇论文，其中大多数为原创研究文章。每篇文章的平均作者人数为4.61人。关于地理分布，作者来自几乎所有巴西各州。大多数已发表文章属于以下牙科研究领域：牙髓病学、修复牙科、牙科材料和口腔修复学。被引用频率最高的科学期刊排名中包括这些牙科研究领域中最具声誉的出版物。总之，在2005年至2007年期间，JAOS的文献计量指标要么保持不变，要么有显著提高。对本研究中检索到的数据进行分析有助于评估该杂志当前的管理策略，并确定有助于勾勒该杂志未来国际化方向的重要问题。
