Análise dos critérios formais de qualidade editorial: a política de classificação de periódicos científicos a partir do Qualis Periódicos

Abstract

Introduction: Qualis Periódicos is a national system used to classify the intellectual production of Brazilian researchers linked to Postgraduate Programs (PPGs). In this sense, the relationship between the reputation of a given PPG and the stratification received by the scientific journals in which its members publish is direct. Objective: Given the importance of the classifications received by the journals, the research aims to analyze the most recurrent qualitative evaluation criteria charged by Qualis Periódicos in the classification event corresponding to the Quadrennium 2013-2016 in all areas of knowledge linked to the College of humanities. Methodology: The research is of a Qualiquantitative nature carried out based on a documentary survey. The evaluation criteria of the mentioned areas were compiled, tabulated and analyzed. Results: There is a lack of integration in the creation of journal evaluation policies between the areas of the sample, which creates a framework in which a class of criteria can be very important for some areas and nothing or not very important for others. Conclusions: The qualitative criteria are characterized by the universality of their purposes, they concern general questions of science and cover all areas of knowledge. The fulfillment of these criteria helps to guarantee the scientificity of the published contents, which makes it essential to question whether it is possible to evaluate the Brazilian scientific production, as part of this production may not be going through the processes that guarantee its scientificity. In view of the issue, it is proposed to build a basic nucleus of qualitative evaluation criteria common to all areas.