the perspective of a scientific society

The Brazilian Chemical Society and its editorial challenges

Luiz Henrique CatalaniEditor of Química Nova

SociedadeBrasileirade Química

The Brazilian Chemistry Society was founded in July 1977. Its mission is the development and consolidation of the Brazilian chemical community, dissemination of chemistry knowledge as well as their relations and consequences on the development of the country and the quality of life of its citizens.

The Journal of The Brazilian Chemical Society (1990) embraces all aspects of chemistry except education, philosophy and history of chemistry. It is a medium for reporting selected original and significant contributions to new chemical knowledge. The journal publishes Articles, Communications , Short Reports, Reviews and Letters.

Química Nova was the first journal launched by SBQ in January 1978 and its publication has been maintained unbroken until today. It publishes original research articles and reviews and papers on higher education and history of chemistry in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

The Química Nova na Escola (1995) proposes to subsidize the work, training and upgrading of high school teaching community. It is an open space for the educator, stimulating discussion and reflection on the teaching and learning of chemistry, contributing to the formation of citizenship.

Printed journals

Web-based editorial actions

children and youthinteractive

teachers, students and general publicinteractive

college and graduatestudents and teachers

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The SBQ perspective

•Provide Brazilian chemists with its own editorial tools

•Knowing the community to know its needs

•Be influential

•Bridging the community with society

•Impact global science

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Performance vs BRIC

Performance vs BRIC

Performance vs BRIC

Published articles

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Química Nova

Citations

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Swiss Chemical Society

Croate Chemical Society

Brazilian Chemical Society

Chinese Academy Science

Elsevier

PergamonWiley-VerlagWiley-Verlag

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Slovenian Chemical SocietyWiley-Verlag

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Science Rev. Ltd.

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2008 2009 2010 2011 AVG

FAPESP 296.000,00 296.938,00 - 190.275,00 195.803,00

CNPq 60.000,00 90.000,00 100.000,00 110.000,00 90.000,00

TOTAL 356.000,00 386.938,00 100.000,00 290.275,00 285.803,00

2009 2010 2011 2012 AVG

FAPESP 68.000,00 253.972,00 - 286.800,00 152.193,00

CNPq 100.000,00 140.000,00 140.000,00 160.000,00 135.000,00

TOTAL 168.000,00 393.972,00 140.000,00 446.800,00 287.193,00

Funding

JBCS

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•Decrease of publication time•Internationalization of the boards.• JBCS: 7/11 Advisory board; 2/12 Associate Editors• QN: 5/15 Advisory board

•Improve relationship with authors and referees• Increasing number of issues (JBCS 2006=8 2011= 12)

(QN 2006=6 2011= 10)• Freedom for supplementary material• “rejected-with-hope”• Prompt response from editors• Shielding of good referees

•Search for opportunity on reviews

Efforts to improve profile

Thank you !