Perfil dos periódicos científicos produzidos pelas instituições de ensino superior de alagoas

Abstract

It presents the results of an exploratory research with a descriptive approach that had as general objective the mapping of academic journals maintained by Higher Education Institutions that operate in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. The specific objectives include the characterization of periodicals as: year of creation, system, ISSN, area of knowledge, periodicity of publication, Qualis CAPES stratum and indexing in databases. The research contributes with the debate on the scholarly communication and production of academic journals, presenting an overview of them. The study indicates a moderate number of journals (n = 36), published between 1991 and 2018, with a semiannual periodicity (39%). 44% are not classified in Qualis/CAPES and 69% are not indexed in databases, which inhibits the visibility and dissemination of scientific information published in Alagoas. The results presented demands the elaboration of a policy for the promotion and qualification of the state academic journlas.