Multivariate and Longitudinal Profile of Brazilian Journals on Science Education from 2013 to 2019 What Is the Role of Physics Education?

Brazilian journals play an important role in the local scientific scene. Despite its importance, Brazilian scientific production in Physics and Science education needs further articulation regarding the profile and impact of manuscripts. Therefore, our main goal in this paper is to monitor the trends in the Brazilian journals from 2013 to 2019 using scientometric tools. We analysed 3557 papers from 13 Brazilian electronic journals focused on science education and/or physics education, through impact and bibliometric metrics. The journals clustered into four very different groups regarding impact, and the individual time path could be drawn. In addition, an asymmetry could be identified in Brazilian publications, given the concentration of papers in RBEF.

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This study analyzed trends and characteristics of Brazilian journals over a seven-year period, identifying different groups of journals based on impact, and uncovering asymmetry in Brazilian publications.