Portais institucionais de revista : o papel do administrador

Abstract

The implementation of periodical portals using the SEER / OJS has grown significantly in recent years. In 2010, according to Garrido and Rodrigues (2010), nine portals were identified. In 2013, the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT) raised 113 portals, an increase of more than 100 portals. This scenario reveals a tendency to group the magazines of an institution in portals. With this, a professional is highlighted in this process, that of the Administrator of the journals portal. An important role in a system that aggregates multiple magazines, who may have different characteristics and areas of knowledge. It is not uncommon, in studies of SEER / OJS tool, the list of functional roles in online magazines, so much so that Meirelles (2009), Souza and Márdero Arellano (2011) list the existing roles: System Administrator, Managing Editor, Editor and Section Editor; but largely of the cases the studies focus on the role of editor and reviewer. The role of administrator is not so widely explored in studies, creating a gap that requires sharp attention for the current moment, when there is a process of aggregating magazines into portals. In this context, the present study aims to cover this gap, and thus, even though it is an initial study, raises the activities of portal administrators developed with SEER / OJS, analyzes and seeks to suggest the desired profile for this professional who is increasingly most requested in institutions.