Análisis de citas para la descripción de la calidad de las publicaciones científicas: El caso de la Revista Latina de Comunicación Social

The analysis of references of serials publications, are appropriate for making decisions to improve the quality of the journals. In the research is proposed as objectives to identify necessary aspects to support the quality of the editorial process in scientific serials journals and to examine the references of the articles published by the Revista Latina de Comunicación Social in the period from 2011 to 2013. In this article is characterized the publication and the references employed. Five unidimensionals indicators are apply: most referenced year, most referenced document types, most referenced authors, Price Index for years and Price Index Total; making it possible to identify the weaknesses of the publication. To obtain the results, a bibliographic database is created, and this product is one of the results of the investigation. Are analyzed the opportunities of the Open Journal Systems for serial publication, the need to use updated references and negative aspects of the publishing endogamy. The analysis arrives to conclusions and recommendations that contribute to improving the quality of the journal, facilitating the positioning and indexing in databases of prestige