Calidad editorial, difusión y visibilidad de las revistas científicas digitales de enfermería españolas

Abstract

Justification: Nowadays, the scientific journals are the main media among the multiple formal and informal channels as in practically all the fields of science. The knowledge, description and analysis of the scientific journals of Spanish nursing may serve to discover in what condition of its scientific development and detect aspects that could be susceptible to improve the quality of these journals in order to achieve a better presence and international impact. Aim: The general aim of this thesis consists of the evaluation of the digital quality, editorial quality and its process, as well as the diffusion and visibility of the digital-scientific Spanish journals of nursing. Materials and Methods: The method that has been used is observational, retrospective and analytical, taking into account different models of evaluation of scientific journals. Mainly, this thesis follows the methodology and parameters according to the comprehensive assessment model of the quality by Delgado, Ruiz and Jiménez (2006) and the methodological proposals by Rodríguez et al (2012) , and finally, Guillén and Ayuso (2013; 2014) for the digital media adapting them to the purpose of this study. The quality indicators have been grouped in the following parameters: editorial description (including quotation analysis and co-authorship, editorial quality and the editorial processes, and diffusion together with visibility. For the analysis, the data were transcribed to a Microsoft Excel form, and then, the data exported to the program SPSS 20.0 to carry out the statistical analysis and the more complex graphic designs. Results: Within the publishing parameter description, we should highlight the index of 3.73 in collaboration with an increase in the number of quotes with 19.64 references per article, the improvement in updating those quotes, foreign citation and a constant update. Digital quality indicators are more compliant with the inclusion of summaries, SRI and authors' interaction, as they need to improve the format, the ability to share information between users and the inclusion of DOI and the use of social networks. Within the editorial quality parameter, we should highlight information about the rules for publication to the authors, while intermediate values find fulfillment in the success of the director, regularity and punctuality and also areas for improvement in the international Advisor Committee on Information and bioethical issues. Within the parameters of quality, aspects about editorial processes are better accomplished in most parts in pairs for evaluation and revision. Higher shortfall deficit showing on information, criteria and evaluation evidence. In the dissemination and visibility parameter we positively highlight indicators like the presence in university libraries and electronic catalogs with indexing in national databases, especially in Cuidenplus, and on the other hand the need to improve a lot in terms of open access databases, presence in databases and international impact indexes. Statistical analysis confirms that the scientific journals published by scientific associations have higher levels of quality, and to have higher scores in quality thus improving the dissemination and international visibility. Conclusions: The realisation of this research has obtained an overview in the Spanish nursing journals, which are published in digital format and also revealed a number of signs indicating the progressive growth of nursing discipline. Such as a direct route to achieving a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, in the context of the European Higher Education Area. The creation of a body of knowledge would see an exponential increase in nursing productivity considered by the UNESCO as a separate and distinct category within the International Standard Classification of Education; reference patterns and a collaborative approach are guidelines in the process of scientific maturity; and improvement in the presence of databases and national and international repertoire, as well as indexes of scientific impact assessment. All this finds a successful group of Spanish nursing journals with high editorial quality, concern by adopting transparent editorial process and follow universal patterns of scientism, which will generate opportunities to build a scientific recognition of the Spanish nursing to manifest through a greater visibility and dissemination along with greater consideration within the universal scientific context. KEYWORDS: Nursing, magazines, periodicals, journal quality, editorial quality, nursing journals, nursing knowledge, scientific knowledge, visibility, dissemination, scientific impact, quality assessment, bibliometrics, citation analysis, digital quality, quality of editorial processes, increase discipline.