Journal of Psychology, Diversity and Health achieves A4 rating in CAPES Qualis.

A Journal of Psychology, Diversity and Health (RPDS), which is part of the Periodicals Portal Bahiana JournalsThe journal has just achieved an A4 rating in the Qualis Periodicals system of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), one of the highest scoring levels. Created in 2010, the journal has previously received B4 (2013-2016), B1 (2017-2020), and now A4 (2021-2024) ratings.

The coordinator of the Center for Scientific Communication (NUCC) and of Bahiana JournalsProfessor Dr. Juliana Goulardins explains that the Qualis Journals system, coordinated by CAPES, is an instrument used to evaluate the scientific output of graduate programs in Brazil. It classifies journals based on criteria that include editorial quality, rigor of the peer review process, regularity of publication, visibility, indexing, and adoption of good practices in scientific communication. Within this stratification, level A represents the highest group in Qualis, bringing together journals that meet the most rigorous criteria for scientific and editorial quality. This level is subdivided into A1, A2, A3, and A4, reflecting different stages of maturity and consolidation of the journals.

"The reclassification of RPDS contributes to strengthening its position in the scientific community, expanding its credibility as a space for disseminating knowledge in the health field and valuing the academic production linked to postgraduate programs, particularly the Professional Master's Program in Psychology and Health Interventions." Bahiana“...,” declared the editor-in-chief of RPDS and coordinator of the Professional Master's Program in Psychology and Health Interventions, Prof. Dr. Mônica Daltro. Prof. Dr. Juliana Goulardins emphasizes that the recognition is also the result of a continuous process, sustained by the collective work of the editorial team, the reviewers and authors, “and by the institutional commitment to the integrity, transparency and quality of scientific communication,” she concludes.