A Summary Evaluation of the Top-Five Brazilian Psychology Journals by Native English-Language Scholars

Fradkin, Chris

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A Summary Evaluation of the Top-Five Brazilian Psychology Journals by Native English-Language Scholars¹ 1 Consulting editors for this article: Claudio Hutz & Gustavo Gauer (UFRGS), J. Landeira-Fernandez & Daniel Mograbi (PUC-Rio)

Uma Avaliação do Sumário das Top-Cinco Revistas Brasileiras de Psicologia por Professores de Língua Nativa Inglesa

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

In the current century, English is the language for the research and dissemination of scientific findings. But for many scholars, English is a foreign language. This is especially true among the emerging and developing nations (EDNs), such as the BRICS nations, encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The present study conducted a survey examining the translational integrity and overall impression of translated summary materials (abstracts and titles) from the five highest ranking (SCImago Journal Rank) Brazilian journals in the field of psychology. Analysis proceeded with two models. In the first model, translated summary materials from 12 randomly-selected articles from four of the five journals were evaluated by a panel of three native English-language scholars. Findings indicated an inverse relationship between the overall impression of the materials and their: abstract errors, r(34) = -0.61, p < .001; and total errors, r(34) = -0.62, p < .001; suggesting a direct relationship between the translational integrity of these EDN materials and the overall impression they leave with native English-language scholars. A second model added 3 additional articles from the fifth journal (English-language only) to the materials described. The findings from this second model suggested that for EDN journals, an investment in language resources may substantially improve the impression they leave with native English-language scholars, and thus promote wider dissemination of their findings.

English; translation; Brazil; lost science; lingua franca

Rank	Rank	Quintile	Journal	*Worldwide (N)*	SJR	Impact	SciELO	Qualis	Other
Brazil	World	World			Rating	Factor	Inclusion	Rating
				(1,042)
1	666	4^th	Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (Brasilia)		0.31	0.21	Yes	A1	--
2	685	4^th	Psicologia e Sociedade		0.29	0.15	Yes	A2	--
3	689	4^th	Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)		0.29	0.18	Yes	A1	--
^†4	720	4^th	Psychology & Neuroscience		0.26	0.62	No^a	A2	APA
5	725	4^th	Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica		0.26	0.27	Yes	A1	--

Overall Impression	------ Negative ------	Neutral	------ Positive ------
Likert Scale	0	1	2	3	4

		Errors	Overall
Journal / *Article...*	Evaluator	Title	Abstract	Total	Rating
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (Brasilia): vol.31, no.1
	Art. 1	1	0	0	0	2
		2	0	3	3	2
		3	0	1	1	3
	Art. 2	1	1	6	7	2
		2	1	6	7	1
		3	1	7	8	2
	Art. 3	1	0	2	2	2
		2	0	6	6	1
		3	0	2	2	2
Psicologia e Sociedade: vol.27, no.1
	Art. 1	1	0	4	4	2	1
		2	1	8	9	0
		3	2	10	12	1
	Art. 2	1	0	5	5	1
		2	0	6	6	1
		3	1	3	4	2
	Art. 3	1	0	10	10	1
		2	0	8	8	1
		3	1	9	10	2
Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto): vol.25, no.60
	Art. 1	1	0	1	1	2	2
		2	0	1	1	3
		3	0	1	1	3
	Art. 2	1	0	5	5	2
		2	0	3	3	3
		3	0	3	3	3
	Art. 3	1	0	7	7	2
		2	0	5	5	2
		3	0	4	4	2
^†Psychology & Neuroscience: vol.8, no.1
	Art. 1	1	0	1	1	2	2
		2	0	2	2	4
		3	0	4	4	3
	Art. 2	1	0	1	1	2
		2	0	6	6	3
		3	0	3	3	3
	Art. 3	1	0	0	0	2
		2	0	2	2	4
		3	0	1	1	3
Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica: vol.28, no.1
	Art. 1	1	0	5	5	3	2
		2	0	9	9	2
		3	0	4	4	3
	Art. 2	1	0	1	1	2
		2	0	1	1	4
		3	0	2	2	3
	Art. 3	1	0	1	1	2
		2	2	3	5	2
		3	1	3	4	2

		Errors	Overall
Journal	N	Title	Abstract	Total	Rating
		Model 1
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (Brasilia)	9	0.33^a (0.50)	3.67^a (2.60)	4.00^ab (3.00)	1.89^ab (0.60)
Psicologia e Sociedade	9	0.56^a (0.73)	7.00^b (2.60)	7.56^a (2.92)	1.11^a (0.60)
Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)	9	0.00^a (0.00)	3.33^a (2.12)	3.33^b (2.12)	2.44^b (0.53)
Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica	9	0.33^a (0.71)	3.22^a (2.59)	3.56^b (2.65)	2.44^b (0.73)
Aggregated	36	0.31 (0.58)	4.31 (2.86)	4.61 (3.11)	1.97 (0.81)
		Model 2
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (Brasilia)	9	0.33^a (0.50)	3.67^a (2.60)	4.00^ab (3.00)	1.89^ab (0.60)
Psicologia e Sociedade	9	0.56^a (0.73)	7.00^b (2.60)	7.56^a (2.92)	1.11^b (0.60)
Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)	9	0.00^a (0.00)	3.33^a (2.12)	3.33^b (2.12)	2.44^ac (0.53)
^†Psychology & Neuroscience	9	0.00^a (0.00)	2.22^a (1.86)	2.22^b (1.86)	2.89^cd (0.78)
Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica	9	0.33^a (0.71)	3.22^a (2.59)	3.56^b (2.65)	2.44^ad (0.73)
Aggregated	45	0.24 (0.53)	3.89 (2.80)	4.13 (3.04)	2.16 (0.88)

		Errors	Overall
Evaluator	N	Title	Abstract	Total	Rating
		Model 1
Evaluator 1	12	0.08^a (0.29)	3.92^a (3.00)	4.00^a (3.08)	1.75^a (0.45)
Evaluator 2	12	0.33^a (0.65)	4.92^a (2.71)	5.25^a (2.80)	1.83^a (1.12)
Evaluator 3	12	0.50^a (0.67)	4.08^a (3.00)	4.58^a (3.55)	2.33^a (0.65)
Aggregated	36	0.31 (0.58)	4.31 (2.86)	4.61 (3.11)	1.97 (0.81)
		Model 2
Evaluator 1	15	0.07^a (0.26)	3.27^a (2.99)	3.33^a (3.06)	1.80^a (0.41)
Evaluator 2	15	0.27^a (0.59)	4.60^a (2.64)	4.87^a (2.75)	2.20^a (1.27)
Evaluator 3	15	0.40^a (0.63)	3.80^a (2.78)	4.20^a (3.30)	2.47^a (0.64)
Aggregated	45	0.24 (0.53)	3.89 (2.80)	4.13 (3.04)	2.16 (0.88)

		Overall Rating:
Evaluator	N	Title	Abstract	Total
		Model 1
Evaluator 1	12	0.17	-0.49	-0.46
Evaluator 2	12	-0.29	-0.79**	-0.83**
Evaluator 3	12	-0.83**	-0.71**	-0.76**
Aggregated	36	-0.29	-0.61***	-0.62***
		Model 2
Evaluator 1	15	0.13	-0.53*	-0.51
Evaluator 2	15	-0.36	-0.77**	-0.81***
Evaluator 3	15	-0.85***	-0.71**	-0.76**
Aggregated	45	-0.33*	-0.55***	-0.56***

	Ratings
Journal	Articles	Overall
^†Psychology & Neuroscience	+	+	+	+
Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)	+	+	±	+
Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica	+	+	±	+
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (Brasilia)	+	-	-	-
Psicologia e Sociedade	-	-	-	-

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[1] ^* Corresponding author: Chris Fradkin, Programa de Estudos em Educação, Centro Universitário La Salle, UNILASALLE, Av. Victor Barreto, 2288, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, 92010-000, Brasil. Email: chrisfradkin@gmail.com Acknowledgements: Funded by a pós-doc through Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Ministério da Educação, Brasil.

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A Summary Evaluation of the Top-Five Brazilian Psychology Journals by Native English-Language Scholars1 1 Consulting editors for this article: Claudio Hutz & Gustavo Gauer (UFRGS), J. Landeira-Fernandez & Daniel Mograbi (PUC-Rio)

Uma Avaliação do Sumário das Top-Cinco Revistas Brasileiras de Psicologia por Professores de Língua Nativa Inglesa

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A Summary Evaluation of the Top-Five Brazilian Psychology Journals by Native English-Language Scholars¹ 1 Consulting editors for this article: Claudio Hutz & Gustavo Gauer (UFRGS), J. Landeira-Fernandez & Daniel Mograbi (PUC-Rio)