1. Indexação de periódicos científicos - 3
Action planning
David Bousfield

2. Revista Brasiliera de Saúde Materno Infantil – a case study
The Brazilian Journal of Mother and Child Health (Revista Brasiliera de Saúde Materno Infantil, RBSMI) is the only journal currently dealing with the clinical and epidemiological health problems of the mother and child in Latin America.
Its editorial headquarters are based at the Instituto Materno Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP, ) in Recife, northeastern Brazil.
IMIP, founded in 1960, is one of the largest hospitals in Latin America specializing in mother and child health and is a regional center of excellence for pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology , human reproduction and pediatric surgery.
It currently treats over 600,000 women and their infants per year and supports extensive graduate and postgraduate training in all of the areas listed above. It has also a large experience in publishing scientific medical books.

3. Revista Brasiliera de Saúde Materno Infantil – a case study
The journal started life in 1987 as the Revista do IMIP, and was relaunched as RBSMI in 2001, the intention being to develop the publication as an international focus for research in the field.
Early indicators of its success include the high volume of article downloads via Scielo ( (6100 between Sept 2003 and March 2007) and the high Scielo-based impact factor (0.25).
Manuscript submissions have increased from 27 during the launch year to 262 in The current print run is 2000 and is distributed to all Brazilian libraries and professional associations in the field as well as a number of institutions overseas.
The journal is currently under review for inclusion in MEDLINE.

4. 10 ways to improve quality
Highly scientifically qualified Editorial Board
International membership reflects true activity in the field 
Commitment to high quality external peer review
Adherence to clear ethical guidelines
High rejection rate
Rejection of articles intended for the local audience
High production quality (diagrams, printing, layout)
Strict adherence to publication time schedule.
Clearly defined niche, well chose Aims & Scope
Originality of published content
And a source of financial support

5. An editorial development strategy
Stage of development
LILACS
SciELO
ISI/Medline
Editorial Board
N>L
N>I
I>N
Referees
L>N

6. Barrier: Reading in English Barrier: Writing in English
LILACS
Local
SciELO
National
ISI (IF<1)
International
ISI (IF>1)
Fundamental and Specialized
General interest, but low quality
Restricted interest, low - med quality
Restricted interest, low quality
Barrier: Reading in English
Barrier: Writing in English
Lack of relevance