title: Preliminary bibliometric evaluation of scientific publications produced in Latin America in the field of tropical and infectious diseases using SciELO.
authors.forename: Alfonso J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Morales
authors.forename: Percy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mayta-Tristán
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D011642:Publications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*