Bibliometric analysis of the scientific production of the Journal Universidad Médica Pinareña, 2014-2017

Authors

  • Adrián Alejandro Vitón Castillo Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna"
  • Silvio Casabella Martínez Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna"
  • Lucia Germán Flores Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna"
  • Gabriel García Villacampa Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna"
  • Yanisleidy Bravo Malagón Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna"

Keywords:

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS, BIBLIOMETRICS, BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION INDICATORS, BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MEDICINE.

Abstract

Introduction: scientific journals are the means of excellence for the dissemination of the results of researches. Bibliometric studies allow the assessment of the scientific production of a determine journal; representing a guide for editorial teams in order to plan the strategies.
Objective: to characterize the scientific production of the Journal Universidad Médica Pinareña, throughout 2014-2017.
Method: bibliometric, descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study of the scientific production published in the Journal Universidad Médica Pinareña, during 2014-2017. In this period, 82 articles were published, analyzing the totality of them. Descriptive statistics was applied; statistical measures such as absolute frequencies, relative percentages and the Price Index were used.
Results: there was observed a predominance of original articles (46,34 %) and multiple authorships, where there were articles with four authors accounted for 62 %. The Associate Professors outweighed (38,57 %); 39,02 % of the articles came from Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna School of Medical Sciences, on the other hand, 7,32 % came from Havana and Ciego de Avila institutions. The average of references per article was 14,3 % and the Price Index of 0,76 %.
Conclusions: the Journal Universidad Médica Pinareña has a demanding editorial process, publishing state of the art articles. The original articles represent the greatest contribution to knowledge development. The faculties of medical sciences and provincial hospitals contribute the largest number of investigations to the journal.

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Published

2018-09-13

How to Cite

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Vitón Castillo AA, Casabella Martínez S, Germán Flores L, García Villacampa G, Bravo Malagón Y. Bibliometric analysis of the scientific production of the Journal Universidad Médica Pinareña, 2014-2017. Univ. Méd. Pinareña [Internet]. 2018 Sep. 13 [cited 2025 Jun. 1];14(3):238-47. Available from: https://revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/293

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Original Article

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