Publication trend in Colombian Psychology journals included in SCImago Journal Rank between 2009 and 2014

Tendencia en publicación en las revistas colombianas de Psicología incluidas en SCImago Journal Rank entre 2009 y 2014

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Fernando Riveros Munévar
Cesar Andres Gómez Acosta
Abstract

This study presents an overview of the trend in publishing Colombian Psychology journals included in SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), between 2009 and 2014. Was analized articles of Colombian journals incorporated by such ranking (Universitas Psychological, Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, Acta Colombiana de Psicología, International Journal of Psychological Research and Revista Colombiana de Psicología), comprising 1157 papers. The results show that the journal with more publications is Universitas Psychological, that most of the articles are empirical works, written in Spanish, affiliated a institutions Colombia and Spain, made by no more than three authors, and most production is in the fields of Social-Community and Environmental Psychology, Assessment and Psychological Measurement, and Educational Psychology. The findings and limitations are discussed, and future recommendations are formulated.

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