SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT OF PPGCI/UFPA ON THE SUCUPIRA PLATFORM (2017-2024)
Keywords:
scientific production, postgraduate program in information science, Universidade Federal do Pará, bibliometrics, Bradford's lawAbstract
The intellectual output of graduate programs in Brazil is evaluated through indicators that infer its quality. This study aims to analyze the evolution and visibility of the publication sources of the scientific output of the Graduate Program in Information Science at the Federal University of Pará, as declared on the Sucupira Platform between 2017 and 2024. This is a bibliometric study, of a basic, descriptive nature and with a quantitative approach. The data were collected from the Sucupira Platform, of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), and the Qualis rating corresponds to the evaluation period. The dispersion of journals was analyzed in light of Bradford's Law. In the four-year periods 2021 and 2025, the Program produced 284 articles, distributed across 134 journals. In addition to the 112.1% growth in the last four years, the results indicated a substantial change in the profile of publications, showing a significant shift towards journals positioned in the higher strata (Qualis A1 to A4). The journals that make up the most relevant nuclei have a specific scope in the field of Information Science, with emphasis on the journals Informação & Informação and Revista Brasileira de Biblioteconomia e Documentação. It is concluded that the significant growth in the program's scientific production, as well as the use of journals with high visibility and prestige in the field, demonstrate its consolidation in the North region of Brazil.