Scholarly Publishing in Mozambique: Research Institutions, Researchers, and Articles [Scholarly and Research Communication, 2022]

Title:

Scholarly Publishing in Mozambique: Research Institutions, Researchers, and Articles

 

Authors:

Policarpo Matiquite 

Eduardo Mondlane University 

&

Rosângela Schwarz Rodrigues 

Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

 

Published:

Scholarly and Research Communication, Volume 13, Number 1, 2022

https://src-online.ca/index.php/src/article/view/403

 

Abstract:

This article describes scientific journals indexed in the Web of Science from 2000 to 2015 featuring Mozambican authors or researchers. The study sample included 1,536 articles in which 896 Mozambican authors and their institutions were identified. Mozambican authors published primarily in subscription-based journals from the United States and the United Kingdom. A Google Scholar search for the same authors yielded 423 documents, including articles published in 72 journals in 14 countries. Mozambican research is often published in English with an international partner in Western countries.  

 

Cet article décrit des revues savantes indexées dans le Web of Science entre 2000 et 2015 qui incluent des auteurs ou chercheurs mozambicains. L’échantillon de cette étude comprend 1 536 articles dans lesquels on a identifié 896 auteurs mozambicains et leurs institutions. Les auteurs mozambicains ont principalement publié dans des revues par abonnement américaines et britanniques. Une recherche de ces mêmes auteurs avec Google Scholar a relevé 423 documents, y compris des articles publiés dans 72 revues de 14 pays. La recherche mozambicaine est souvent publiée en anglais en collaboration avec un partenaire d’un pays occidental.

 

University of Cambridge - Five rules for evidence communication: Avoid unwarranted certainty, neat narratives and partisan presentation; strive to inform, not persuade

Title:

Five rules for evidence communication

 

Authors:

Michael Blastland, Alexandra L.J. Freeman, Sander van der Linden, Theresa M. Marteau & David Spiegelhalter

 

Published:

Nature, 18 November 2020

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03189-1

 

From the article:

Our small, interdisciplinary group at the University of Cambridge, UK, collects empirical data on issues such as how to communicate uncertainty, how audiences decide what evidence to trust, and how narratives affect people’s decision-making. Our aim is to design communications that do not lead people to a particular decision, but help them to understand what is known about a topic and to make up their own minds on the basis of that evidence. In our view, it is important to be clear about motivations, present data fully and clearly, and share sources.