title: The "impact factor" as a criterion for the quality of scientific production is a relative, not absolute, measure.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Linardi
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D001938:Brazil; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing