ResumenLa nueva forma de medir las revistas científicas indexadas en Publindex ha generado una serie de resquemores válidos que, hasta el momento, no han sido tenidos en cuenta. El primero de ellos se fundamenta en que la revista sea visible, y el segundo en que sea citada, más allá de si la misma es revisada por pares, tiene editor con índice h, tiene comité científico, cuerpo editorial, o cumple con una citación adecuada, es inédita, sus artículos no sobrepasan las nueve mil palabras, sea producto de investigación, reflexión y revisión o que la mis- MODELS OF JOURNAL INDEXING AND COMPLEMENTARITY WITH RESEARCH AbstractThe new way of measuring the scientific journals indexed in Publindex has been generating a series of valid requests that until now have not been taken into account, the first of them is based on whether the journal is visible, and the second is yes cited, beyond, itself is peer-reviewed, has editor with index h, has scientific committee, editorial board, or meets a suitable citation, is unpublished, its articles do not exceed 9,000 words, whether research product, Reflection and revision or that it is not inbreeding, all this loses significance when it is not in WOS or SCOPUS, because researchers are required within their indicators is to publish in those magazines top. That is to say, what is the value of the Colombian magazines when from the 542 that to 2014 were recognized today it is possible to speak of less than 209 magazines, which evidences a dramatic decrease in the indexation of magazines with the new system of quartiles, that What it does is that it punishes Latin American knowledge and privileges Anglo-European economic indicators.