INTRODUCTION The steadily increasing prevalence of diabetes globally has captured researchers’ attention. Cuban production of scientific articles on diabetes has not been studied from a bibliometric perspective. OBJECTIVE Characterize the production and impact of research and review articles on diabetes by Cuban authors in journals listed in the Scopus bibliographic database, as well as related collaboration among Cuban institutions and between Cuban and non-Cuban institutions. METHODS A bibliometric analysis was conducted using 2000–2017 data from the Scopus database. The following search strategy was used: descriptor (diabetes), country (Cuba), publication source (journal), article type (original research, review article). Bibliographic indicators of production, visibility, impact and collaboration were examined. RESULTS Cuba contributed 3.2% of Latin American production and 0.1% o...

INTRODUCTION The steadily increasing prevalence of diabetes globally has captured researchers’ attention. Cuban production of scientific articles on diabetes has not been studied from a bibliometric perspective. OBJECTIVE Characterize the production and impact of research and review articles on diabetes by Cuban authors in journals listed in the Scopus bibliographic database, as well as related collaboration among Cuban institutions and between Cuban and non-Cuban institutions. METHODS A bibliometric analysis was conducted using 2000–2017 data from the Scopus database. The following search strategy was used: descriptor (diabetes), country (Cuba), publication source (journal), article type (original research, review article). Bibliographic indicators of production, visibility, impact and collaboration were examined. RESULTS Cuba contributed 3.2% of Latin American production and 0.1% o...

Cada vez que nos enfrascamos en indagar por los trabajos de autores cubanos que se publican en forma de artículos científicos, nos surge una gran preocupación: ¿estaremos a tiempo de modificar patrones y conductas en la cultura de la publicación en las futuras generaciones? Esta misma reflexión parece haber motivado a Auza-Santivañez y colaboradores en respuesta al articulo publicado recientemente en la Revista, preocupados por los resultados que generamos originalmente. Y preocupados por buscar mas explicaciones, las cuales a veces no se pueden dar como estudios de ese tipo, pero que queda en cada institución y evento la tarea de generar evidencias, para ver que pasa en cada realidad, para evaluar de forma perspectiva por qué sus actores no publican, pues ellos tienen a la mano el poder encuestarlos, indagar de sus perspectivas e, incluso, el poder intervenir en sus acciones.