Resumen El objetivo del presente estudio fue realizar un análisis bibliométrico de la revista Suma Psicológica, con la finalidad de conocer la evolución de la revista y su producción científica. En el trabajo se describen elementos históricos en la trayectoria de la revista, así como su evolución cronológica; y a partir de una base de datos que consideró 336 artículos científicos en su muestra final, se realizó los análisis de los índices de colaboración (Lawani y Subramanyam) y productividad (Lotka), así como las relaciones entre los autores con respecto a los países firmantes, las temáticas y metodologías utilizadas. En los resultados se destaca el incremento de la colaboración internacional en el periodo 2006-2017. Asimismo, se encontró que la mayor cantidad de trabajos se enfocó en las áreas de psicología clínica y de la salud y psicología experimental. El análisis realizado permite evidenciar lo realizado por la revista convirtiéndose en un medio de difusión de la producción de psicología en Latinoamérica.

The aim of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología (RLP) journal in commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary in order to discover its evolution as a journal and its scientific production. We extracted a dataset from the Web of Science's principal collection from 1975 to 2017. This contained a total sample of 2,163 scientific documents, which were processed using Excel and SciMat programmes. The bibliometric indicators used were H-Classics, TC2, identification of the most commonly cited authors and journals, and references. We used Lotka's Law to analyse research productivity. Results showed that the content included 48.6% scientific articles and 42.1% book reviews. Spain had the highest number of articles published. Burrhus Skinner, Rubén Ardila, Rogelio Díaz Guerrero, and Albert Bandura were the most commonly cited authors. Analyses revealed certain strengths of and challenges faced by the RLP. Future research should compare these results with journals from other countries.

Eloísa Díaz Insunza, the first Latin American female physician, completed her studies in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Chile in 1887 and worked a large part of her life as Medical Inspector of Public Schools of Santiago, Chile. In this article, the focus is placed on her "Test Memorandum" (1886) and her first Reports to the Ministry of Public Education (1899-1905), to appreciate the hygienist perspective that characterizes her proposals. We describe her intervention project that sought to integrate medical practice with psychology and education, to solve a social problem such as the degeneration of the Chilean race.