Simulation of the New Proposed Method by CAPES for the Qualis 2017-2020 Classification of the Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology - Part II

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the scientific production of the journal Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology (BABT) from 2017 to 2020, in order to investigate whether the stratification assigned by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) is consistent with the proposed method for classifying journals on Qualis 2017-2020. To this end, a mapping analysis of articles published in the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, located through the BABT journal website on the SciELO platform, available in Open Access format, was carried out. The results show that 526 articles were published in the period, adding up to 2525 authorships, with 711 authors being professors of Stricto Sensu Graduate Programs recognized by CAPES, of which, excluding redundancies, 577 linkages were obtained, in the three colleges, in eight of the nine major areas (88.88%) and in 33 of the 49 CAPES areas (67.34%). It is concluded that the journal comprises a very broad target audience and the A4 stratum in which the BABT was classified on Qualis 2017-2020 is consistent with the method proposed by the documents published by CAPES. HIGHLIGHTS• CAPES' proposed method for the Qualis 2017-2020 classification of BABT was simulated.• 526 articles were published in the period, adding up to 2525 authorships.• Agrarian Sciences I is the area with the highest number of publications on BABT in the period.• The criteria established by CAPES were apparently followed properly.