III REUNIÃO DE COORDENAÇÃO REGIONAL DA BVS Lewis Joel Greene Editor Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Medical School of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo - Brazil Medical School of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo - Brazil ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORES CIENTÍFICOS – ABEC, BRASIL 6 de Maio de 2003, Puebla, México
ABEC Founded in 1985 ; Stimulated and supported by Wilson Chagas Araújo Microbiologist/Science Administrator of FINEP. Chagas understood that journals were necessary for the development of science in developing countries; Program for the Support of Scientific Journals – FINEP/CNPq 1984 to present US$ 1,000,000/year for journals Representatives of ABEC participate with CNPq and others in the analysis of requests.
ABEC Objectives Develop and improve the publication of scientific journals. Improve the communication of information. Maintain the exchange of ideas. Debate problems and defend common interests. Note: All areas of intellectual activity are included in the phrase scientific journals.
ABEC National Meetings 1. General topics and ideas - evaluation of journals, electronic journals, ethics of publishing, impact factors. 2. Governmental policies concerning science and scientific journals. 3. Journal format. 4. Meetings of small groups by area.
ABEC Courses How to:Write a paper Manage a journal Conduct peer review Control paper flow in a journal Select the size of a journal Select key words Write an abstract Written notes are distributed at all meetings and courses.
ABEC 1984 MeetingMinas Gerais 1985 MeetingSão Paulo 1988 MeetingRibeirão Preto 1992 MeetingMinas Gerais 1994 MeetingMinas Gerais – CourseSão Paulo – CourseRio de Janeiro – CourseBrasília – CourseItatiaia – CourseBlumenau – MeetingMinas Gerais – 171
ABEC 1996 Course Fortaleza – CourseBelém – CourseRecife – MeetingMinas Gerais – CoursePetrópolis – CourseBelém – MeetingIFSE-RIO – CourseBrasília – MeetingAtibaia – Course Atibaia – CourseParaná – 131
ABEC THE INVENTION OF SciElo IS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING VISIBILITYACCESSIBILITY
ABEC THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF ABEC WAS TO ACT AS MIDWIFE FOR THE BIRTH OF SciElo
ABEC Unfinished Business 1. Development of methods to evaluate scientific journals 2. Registry of all Brazilian journals - some specialized lists exist 3. Support the development of software to manage journals that can be used in a network 4. Brazilian Current Contents?