Bibliometric study of CorSalud Journal

Authors

  • Grenedys Teresa López Tápanes Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara
  • Osvaldo González Alfonso Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2013.126

Keywords:

Bibliometric indicators, Bibliometrics, Scientific productivity, Cardiology

Abstract

Objectives: We conducted a bibliometric indicators in the first 199 articles published in CorSalud, in order to meet the current and evolving content. Methods: We conducted a descriptive study retrospectively analyzing the articles published in the Journal CorSalud between the first quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2013 inclusive, by source of origin of the first author, publication issue composition and update of reference sources and number of authors signing. Results: We analyzed a total of 199 articles, the 73.36% of them came from Villa Clara, the Cardiology prevailed with 50.25% of the thematic references sources used were 79.96% printed journals and the updating of them had an annual downward trend but remained 7.78% with an average of 47.05% and the Index of Collaboration between the authors reached an average of 3.75%. Conclusions: Most of the items were from the Midwest, original articles, brief review were the general and special. Cardiology predominated issues, sources of references used were mostly printed magazines, updating them remains at levels comparable internationally as Collaboration Index authors also showed an increasing trend.

Author Biographies

Grenedys Teresa López Tápanes, Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara

Licenciada en Gestión de Información en Salud. Bibliotecaria del Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara, Villa Clara, Cuba.

Osvaldo González Alfonso, Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara

Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara. Especialista de Publicaciones del Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara. Presidente Consejo de Redacción CorSalud.

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Published

2013-10-29

How to Cite

López Tápanes, G. T., & González Alfonso, O. (2013). Bibliometric study of CorSalud Journal. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (52), 16–26. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2013.126

Issue

No. 52 (2013)

Section

Original

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