Quotation analysis of reference serial publications in Biomédica, journal of the Instituto Nacional de Salud, No.1, volume 15, 1995, to No.2, volume 20, 2000

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the quoted references of Biornédica, journal of the Instituto Nacional de Salud. The following aspects were analyzed: quoted publications, number of references, language, origin of the quoted publications, obsolescence, quoted decades, production and affiliation of the authors. Typical characteristics pertaining to the domain of scientific publications were confirmed, based on the analysis of information collected. Among these characteristics, the following should be pointed out: a scarce presence of Latin American references in sharp contrast with those from developed countries, a concentration of references in a reduced number of titles, predominance of the English language, concentration of the articles in a reduced number of authors, and an extensive use of updated references.