Some of the topics expected to this edition, even when it won´t be restricted to them, are:
• Data coverage in Latin America
• Open Science in Latin America
• Alternative Metrics (altmetrics) in Latin America
• Circulation of Latin American Science
• Public and Scientific Politics in Latin America
• Bibliometric Studies and global mapping on scientific production
• Partnership Construction of international researches in Latin America
Comparative studies focused on two or more Latin-American countries will be welcome. The deadline to submit the papers will be until January 31th of 2019 and the edition will be released in September of the same year. Transinformação journal doesn´t charge a submission or publication tax and will also be available for open access. 10 papers will be published in this edition and we will accept submissions in Portuguese, Spanish and English. We remind you that Transinformação journal only accepts papers written by 4 authors and postgraduate students may only submit their works along with doctors.
For more information about Alternative Metrics and Open Science in Latin America Conference, held in Niterói (Brazil) in November of 2018:
www.latmetrics.comRegards,
Thaiane Oliveira
Coordinator of the Forum of Editors and Science Communication (Focus / UFF)
Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Communication (PPGCOM / UFF)
Coordinator of the Laboratory of Research in Science, Innovation, Technology and Education (Cite-Lab)
Federal Fluminense University (UFF)