Development of the Pedagogical Reference Journal analyzing its scientific production on its 10th anniversary

Abstract

The bibliometric analysis of scientific journals provides objective results, of interest to both editors and authors, given that it has become a reliable source of information on scientific production. The objective of this study is to analyze the editorial development of the Pedagogical Reference Magazine, based on its scientific production in its first decade of creation. The bibliometric technique is used as a methodology for the analysis, with the support of software such as EndNote, Bibexcel, Ucinet and NetDraw. Descriptive statistics are applied for the quantitative analysis of the data obtained. The results show the analysis carried out based on 11 indicators: growth in publications; growth of referees and authors; visibility in national and international indices; publications by sections, countries, institutions, and languages; scientific production by authors, collaboration between authors and most published topics. As a result, a set of actions is proposed aimed at raising the quality of the scientific journal and its editorial growth.