Workshop 2019: Encuentro de Editores de Revistas Médico Científicas / Workshop 2019: Meeting of Medical Scientific Journal Editors

INTRODUCCIÓN. Los encuentros académicos públicos de expertos en divulgación cien-tífica que a través de órganos de registro y difusión oficial de revistas promueven el progreso de la ciencia, son un canal de comunicación entre la comunidad científica, tra-ducen el conocimiento de las disciplinas, educan y actualizan al profesional en sus roles de autor, lector, revisor, editor. Se fundamentan en políticas públicas y conducta ética. OBJETIVO. Describir las memorias del encuentro de editores, noviembre 2019, como insumo para las autoridades competentes que contribuya a establecer políticas y estrate-gias que permitan elevar la calidad científica, así como el proceso editorial de las revistas científicas en salud del Ecuador. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS. Estudio observacional, descriptivo, con población y muestra conocida, obtención de la información en el sistema de gestión documental del Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, noviembre 2019. RESULTADOS. Estadística descriptiva del perfil de los asistentes, descripción de problemas, soluciones y aportes. CONCLUSIÓN. Obtención de insumos del encuentro de editores en las "Buenas Prácticas del Proceso Editorial". Organización, estructura, norma, rol del equipo editorial, revisión de pares y Plan Anual de Capacitación Continua.

INTRODUCTION. Public academic meetings of experts in scientific dissemination that through the registration and official dissemination bodies of journals promote the progress of science, are a channel of communication between the scientific community, transla-te knowledge of the disciplines, educate and update the professional in their roles as author, reader, reviewer, editor. They are based on public policies and ethical conduct. OBJECTIVE. Describe the memories of the meeting of editors, November 2019, as an input for the competent authorities that contributes to establishing policies and strategies that allow raising scientific quality, as well as the editorial process of scientific journals in health in Ecuador. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Descriptive study, with a population and a known sample, obtaining the information in the document management system of the Carlos Andrade Marin Specialties Hospital, November 2019. RESULTS. Descriptive statistics of the assistants profile, description of problems, solutions and contributions. CONCLUSION. Obtaining inputs from the meeting of editors in the "Good Practices of the Editorial Process". Organization, structure, norm, role of the editorial team, peer review and Annual Continuous Training Plan.

Acesso aberto a artigos, dados e materiais de pesquisa na RBMFC / Open access to articles, data and research materials on RBMFC / Acceso abierto a artículos, datos y materiales de investigación en RBMFC

Acesso aberto aos artigos, dados e materiais de pesquisa são alguns elementos-chave da ciência aberta, um movimento plural que visa a transformar a criação e a comunicação do conhecimento científico. Graças à publicação de artigos em acesso aberto e à adoção de boas práticas editoriais, a RBMFC tem seus artigos indexados na LILACS e, mais recentemente, no DOAJ. A RBMFC também adota as diretrizes Transparency and Openness Promotion do Center for Open Science, e disponibiliza suas referências na CrossRef em domínio público, graças ao que a revista foi incluída no índice de citações OpenCitations. Com isso, a RBMFC espera tornar mais acessível, democrática e eficiente a pesquisa em medicina de família e comunidade e atenção primária à saúde.

Open access to research articles, data and materials are some key elements of open science, a plural movement that aims to transform the creation and communication of scientific knowledge. Thanks to the publication of articles in open access and the adoption of good editorial practices, RBMFC has its articles indexed in LILACS and, more recently, in DOAJ. RBMFC also adopts the Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines from the Center for Open Science, and makes its references in CrossRef available in the public domain, thanks to which the journal was included in the OpenCitations citation index. With this, RBMFC hopes to make research in family and community medicine and primary health care more accessible, democratic and efficient

El acceso abierto a artículos, datos y materiales de investigación son algunos de los elementos clave de la ciencia abierta, un movimiento plural que tiene como objetivo transformar la creación y comunicación del conocimiento científico. Gracias a la publicación de artículos en acceso abierto y la adopción de buenas prácticas editoriales, RBMFC tiene sus artículos indexados en LILACS y, más recientemente, en DOAJ. RBMFC también adopta las directrices Transparency and Openness Promotion del Center for Open Science, y hace que sus referencias en CrossRef estén disponibles en el dominio público, gracias a lo cual la revista fue incluida en el índice de citas de OpenCitations. Con esto, RBMFC espera que la investigación en medicina familiar y comunitaria y atención primaria de salud sea más accesible, democrática y eficiente.

Gestión de revisores en la revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey / Management of reviewers in the Archivo Médico de Camagüey journal

RESUMEN Fundamento: luego de la aceptación preliminar del artículo desde el punto de vista metodológico y de la redacción del texto, se procede a su revisión por expertos, proceso que es fundamental para refrendar su validez científica. Objetivo: describir la experiencia y resultados de la revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey en la gestión de incorporación de revisores. Métodos: se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos SciELO Cuba, SciELO Regional, se utilizaron los descriptores: árbitro, revisión por pares, criterios de selección, peer review, revisión de la investigación por pares. Resultados: cada vez es mayor el número de revisores incorporados, con representación de las provincias del país y de otros países, la mayor parte de las provincias están representadas y después de Cuba le siguen Chile y Perú. Conclusiones: la gestión de árbitros es un proceso complejo y minucioso que se planifica en tres momentos: identificación, verificación y negociación. La revista muestra un trabajo ascendente en la incorporación de árbitros, se incrementa la incorporación de árbitros de otros países de la región.

ABSTRACT Background: after the preliminary acceptance of the article from the methodological point of view, and the writing of the text, it is revised by experts, a process that is fundamental to validate its scientific validity. Objective: to describe the experience and results of the journal Archivo Médico de Camagüey in the management of reviewers´ incorporation. Methods: a search was made in the SciELO Cuba, SciELO Regional databases, the used descriptors were referee, peer review, selection criteria. Results: the number of incorporated reviewers is increasing, with representation of the provinces of the country and from other countries, most of the provinces are represented and after Cuba with (86,0 %) they are followed by Chile (2,7 %) and Peru (2,2 %). Conclusions: the management of reviewers is a complex and meticulous process, which is planned in three moments: identification, verification and negotiation. The magazine shows an ascending work in the incorporation of reviewers, the incorporation of referees from other countries of the region is increased.

Necesidad de fortalecer el arbitraje de los informes de investigación enviados a la Gaceta Médica Espirituana / The need for strengthening the arbitration of the reports of investigation sent to the Medical Gazette of Sancti Spiritus

La Estadística es ampliamente utilizada por los profesionales de las ciencias médicas no solo como recurso auxiliar en el enfrentamiento y solución a problemas de su profesión que contribuye a valorar y tomar decisiones sobre los diseños de investigación, sino también para mantener actualizados sus conocimientos mediante la lectura crítica de las evidencias provenientes de la investigación científica, así como para comunicarse con otros profesionales a propósito del análisis de sus datos.

Statistics is widely used by the professionals of the Medical Sciences, not only as a an auxiliary tool but also to face and give solution to the problems of their field which contribute to the assessment and decision taken about designs of investigation, moreover to keep updated by critical reading of evidences coming from the scientific investigation, besides to communicate with other professionals with the purpose of analyzing their data.

A Long Road for Stem Cells to Cure Sick Hearts: Update on Recent Clinical Trials

The contribution of stem cells to cure damaged hearts has finally been unraveled. A large number of preclinical and clinical studies have showed beneficial outcomes after myocardial infarction. In this review, the current understanding of stem cell therapy in preclinical and clinical experiences is summarized. Stem cells from bone marrow have shown a potential to improve cardiac performance after myocardial infarction in animal and early clinical studies. Clinical trials from all over the world have provided safety assessments of stem cell therapy with marginal improvement of clinical outcomes. Thus, further investigations should be encouraged to resolve the discrepancies between studies, clinical issues, and unclear translational findings. This review provides information and commentary on key trials for stem cell-based treat-ment of cardiovascular disease.

Fate of Abstracts Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Korean Urological Association

PURPOSE: The acceptance rate for journal publication of the abstracts presented at the annual Korean Urological Association (KUA) meeting, the time to publication, and the effect of abstract characteristics on the publication pattern were analyzed and compared with data for abstracts from other major urological meetings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1,005 abstracts listed in the abstract books of the 2006 (58th) and 2007 (59th) annual KUA meetings were analyzed, and their subsequent publication as listed in PubMed or KoreaMed between August 2006 and August 2011 was evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 41.59% of abstracts were published as full-length reports. Abstracts on sexual dysfunction, neurourology, prostate cancer, basic research, and benign prostatic hyperplasia showed the highest publication rates (54%, 52.27%, 48%, 47.56%, and 45%, respectively). It took 19.01+/-12.83 months on average for abstracts to be published in a journal, whereas it took 25.24+/-14.64 months and 17.51+/-11.89 months for publication in foreign and Korean journals, respectively (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 40% of studies presented as abstracts at the KUA meeting are subsequently published as full-length articles. The KJU is the most targeted journal. The mean time to publication is 1.5 years, and publication seems to be influenced by the study subject.

Doutorado em cardiologia no Instituto do Coração da FMUSP, de 1994 a 2004: defesa e publicação / Doctorate in cardiology at FM-USP heart institute from 1994 through 2004: defense and publication

FUNDAMENTO: Um estudo avaliou a relação entre defesas de tese e publicações no âmbito de toda a Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP). Questiona-se a existência de diferenças entre diferentes áreas do conhecimento e no domínio do tempo. OBJETIVO: Caracterizar as publicações relacionadas às teses defendidas na pós-graduação do Instituto do Coração (InCor) da FMUSP. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se um levantamento retrospectivo junto à pós-graduação de cardiologia da FMUSP, no período de 1994 a 2004. Inicialmente foram coletados dados de alunos que defenderam teses nesse período, de seus orientadores e das próprias teses. A seguir, cruzando informações da Medline® e Web of Science®, localizaram-se publicações desses autores e dados referentes às respectivas publicações. RESULTADOS: Nesse período, foram defendidas 268 teses, que resultaram em 195 publicações, no período de até dez anos após a defesa. As publicações ocorreram com mediana de um ano e nove meses após a sua defesa, com fator impacto mediano de 2,1 e uma mediana de 4 citações por trabalho. Não houve correlação com significância estatística em nenhum dos dados estudados. CONCLUSÃO: Uma porcentagem importante das teses é publicada. A publicação tem ocorrido de maneira cada vez mais precoce após a defesa. Esse fato pode estar relacionado ao sucesso das políticas das comissões de pós-graduação e à importância com que esse tema já é debatido atualmente, contribuindo para a melhoria da qualidade da pós-graduação.

BACKGROUND: A study evaluated the relationship between the defense of dissertations and their publication within the realm of the entire Medical School of the University of São Paulo (FM-USP). The existence of differences among different areas of knowledge and the time between defense of dissertations and their publication is questioned. OBJECTIVE: To characterize publications related to dissertations defended in graduate courses of the Heart Institute (InCor) of the University of São Paulo Medical School (FM-USP). METHODS: A retrospective survey was carried out featuring graduate work at FM/USP for the 1994 - 2004 period. Initially, data were collected on students who defended dissertations during this period, on their advisors, and on the dissertations defended in the course of the period. Then, by crossing these data with data from Medline® and Web of Science®, publications by these authors and data were located that referred to the respective publications. RESULTS: During that period, 268 dissertations were defended, resulting in 195 publications within a period of up to 10 years after their defense. The median time for publication after defense was one year and nine months, with a median impact factor of 2.1, and a median of 4 citations per paper. There was no statistically significant correlation among any of the data studied. CONCLUSION: A significant percentage of the dissertations were published, and in the group studied, publication took place within increasingly short times after their defense. This fact may be related to the success of the graduate commissions' policies and to the importance currently lent to debates on this theme, all of which contribute to improvement in the quality of graduate studies.