RBPG launches special issue on the journal portal

The Journal Portal will be featured in a special edition of Brazilian Journal of Graduate Studies (RBPG) this year. It will be a special publication in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the virtual library of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes).

The edition will publish articles and documents on the Portal de Periódicos. With this, the Journals seeks to portray the Portal and outline the challenges of the Brazilian experience in promoting access to scientific information in digital media. The edition has a multidisciplinary character, being able to receive proposals from different areas of knowledge.

Interested researchers must submit their articles by the 31st of July. It is worth mentioning that the articles must comply with the journal's publication rules and will be submitted to the peer review process. The email address for sending is: rbpg@capes.gov.br

The notice with details for the production can be accessed through the link: http://www.capes.gov.br/images/stories/download/legislacao/Edital019_PublicacoRBPG.pdf.

Journal Portal
Launched in November 2000, the Capes Journal Portal is considered an achievement by the Brazilian academic-scientific community. It serves a group of more than 300 institutions, including public and private higher education institutions, research institutes and state research support foundations. It offers free access to more than 23.000 journal titles in full text, with the most up-to-date information produced in major research centers around the world.

In 2009, the Portal de Periódicos had a total of 65.029.660 accesses throughout Brazil. That's an average of 5.419.138 hits per month. Every minute, there are 123 consultations in the virtual collection. Statistically it is possible to say that the Portal is accessed all the time, as it has an average (theoretical) of two accesses per second.

RBPG
Launched in August 2004, the magazine is aimed at disseminating studies, experiences and debates on graduate education, its situation, challenges, policies and programs. It is published every six months, and is divided into four sections: Studies, Experiences, Debates and Documents.

With an average of 8,5 to 10 hits per quarter, the magazine has established itself as an important vehicle for disseminating studies and debates on graduate education. In each issue, varied themes are dealt with, such as characteristics of postgraduate training in various modalities, postgraduate policy, demands from the scientific community and actions by development agencies. The RBPG also plays the role of a privileged instrument for the study of themes related to international scientific collaboration.

The publication is distributed to all libraries and various information centers in the country and abroad, in addition to being available on the Capes website.