Scientific Production and Communicational Management of Student Journal Editors-in-Chief in Cuba

Authors

  • Claudia Díaz de la Rosa Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos
  • Luis Enrique Jiménez-Franco
  • Adrián Alejandro Vitón Castillo
  • Emilio Vega Cardulis

Keywords:

electronic journals, scientific communication and popular science, journal article, capacity-building courses.

Abstract

Introduction: Scientific journals are the main platforms for managing and socializing the students' scientific work. It is the role of the editor-in-chief to develop such an important mission.

Objective: To characterize the scientific production and communicational management of student journal editors-in-chief in Cuba.

Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out. The study included the 11 editors-in-chief who agreed to answer the applied survey. Several variables were analyzed, respectively referring to the general characteristics of the editors-in-chief, their scientific production and communicational management, as well as their level of knowledge in research matters. Descriptive statistics were applied.

Results: The male sex (54 %) and the ages of 21, 22 and 23 years (n = 3) predominated. 91 % of the editors-in-chief were medical students (n = 10) and 54 % were in their fourth academic year. Editors-in-chief with 1 to 5 published articles in each of the aspects analyzed predominated. Only 5 served as members of the editorial team with other journals. The Google Scholar Network stood out (8; 72.7%). Only 7 (63.6 %) were aware of their h-index and that of the journal. Most of the editors-in-chief had knowledge or had received training courses.

Conclusions: The scientific production and communicational management of the editors-in-chief is influenced by current trends in the scientific-research sphere. Belonging to the editorial board of a scientific journal, mainly in the role of an editor-in-chief, has a positive effect on students.

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Published

2024-06-19

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Díaz de la Rosa C, Jiménez-Franco LE, Vitón Castillo AA, Vega Cardulis E. Scientific Production and Communicational Management of Student Journal Editors-in-Chief in Cuba. Educación Médica Superior [Internet]. 2024 Jun. 19 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];38. Available from: https://ems.sld.cu/index.php/ems/article/view/4005

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