title: Ciência & Saúde coletiva Journal at the national and international context of scientific communication.
abstract: The article discusses the role of the Ciência & Saúde Coletiva Journal in the dissemination of knowledge in Brazil and in the international scientific community, its new challenges and role in the consolidation of the national public health field. Its history is outlined, positioning it as a scientific journal and the themes approached in it are analyzed. Among the findings, it is emphasized that the journal features a structured space by the habitus of public health, and creates its own habitus that contributes to structure this field. In addition, the journal contributes to the development of critical mass in the area and is committed to the Brazilian Public Health System.
authors.affiliation: Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos de Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, cecilia@claves.fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Maria Cecília de Souza
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Minayo
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Romeu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D033181:Information Dissemination; D038622:Internationality; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research