Changes in Radiologia Brasileira for 2015

Radiol Bras. 2015 Jan/Fev;48(1):V The year has begun with encouraging news about the indexing of our journal. PubMed Central has approved the scientific merit of Radiologia Brasileira, opening the way to the final indexing in PubMed and later in ISI. The journal indexing in internationally recognized databases has been a top priority of the editors and members of the current and recent boards of directors of Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem. Such an objective has been shared with practically all the most important national and international medical journals. Researchers in the field of Radiology, particularly those participating in stricto sensu post-graduation programs evaluated by Capes, benefit greatly from such advances in the journal qualifying, not only with the evaluation of the programs which they belong to, but also with their personal evaluation as they apply for research scholarships to funding bodies. As a counterpart, the community may contribute to the development of this process: the only way up to ranking, improving the journal impact is that it be increasingly cited in our scientific papers published by other indexed journals. This is the way for the journal to get solid and consistent recognition in the international scientific scenario. Also, a range of measures were required for the journal to comply with international models. One of the most recent measures is the end of the case reports. Most of American, European and Asian journals do not publish case reports anymore, opening space for publication of more elaborate articles considered as more relevant, such as original articles and review articles. However, the reported cases are not devoid of value: many readers appreciate them and benefit from the information provided by case reports. In an attempt to not completely deprive the read-