Scientific production in Information Science: thematic analysis of Brazilian journals articles

Abstract

An analysis of the thematics of Scientific Production in articles from Brazilian journals in the field of Information Science is presented. A sampling of 314 titles from a database of Brazilian periodicals in the domain of Information Science (BRAPCI) was performed. Three concerning areas were detected: the strictly-speaking scientific production, in its occurrences; the analysis of this production, and the types of production, such as periodicals, theses, dissertations, and gray literature.