title: JOURNALS ANALYSIS IN UROLOGY AND PLASTIC SURGERY.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Find out the main journals used in Urology and Plastic Surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Was consulted the WebQualis database and selected the "consult" after the "rating" and finally by "journal title." Also was crossed the following keywords: urology, urologic, urological, prostate, prostatic, plastic, reconstructive, aesthetic. The journals classified in the field of Capes Medicine III were selected, and registered their respective strata. To confirm the 2014 impact factor, was consulted the http://www.impactfactorsearch.com/ database; simply typing the journal title its impact factor appears automatically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Was found 23 journals in Urology and 12 in Plastic Surgery. The average impact factor of urological journals was 2,256 and in Plastic Surgery 1,060. Among the urological journals, seven (30.4%) were in the A WebQualis rating and among Plastic Surgery only one (8.3%) was found in this stratum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are quantitative and qualitative differences between journals in Urology and Plastic Surgery. These data can help to develop appropriate assessment methods for each specialty, considering the different features of the presented papers.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Procurar destacar os principais periódicos utilizados na urologia e na cirurgia plástica.
  Foi consultada a base de dados WebQualis. Selecionou-se a opção "consultar", depois a opção "classificação" e por fim por "título do periódico". Cruzaram-se também os seguintes descritores: urology, urologic, urological, prostate, prostatic, plastic, reconstructive, aesthetic. Os periódicos classificados na área da Medicina III da Capes foram selecionados, e seus respectivos estratos registrados. Para confirmação do fator de impacto de 2014, consultou-se a base de dados http://www.impactfactorsearch.com/, onde a digitação do nome do periódico revela automaticamente seu impacto.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Foram encontrados 23 periódicos urológicos e 12 na cirurgia plástica. O fator de impacto médio dos urológicos foi de 2.256 e o da cirurgia plástica de 1.060. Entre os periódicos urológicos, sete (30,4%) encontravam-se no estrato A do Qualis e entre os da cirurgia plástica apenas um (8,3%) encontrava-se neste estrato.
  Existem diferenças quantitativas e qualitativas entre os periódicos urológicos e os da cirurgia plástica. Estes dados podem auxiliar na elaboração de métodos de avaliação adequados para cada especialidade, considerando-se as diferentes características dos periódicos apresentados.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Urology, School of Medicine, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alberto Azoubel
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014572:Urology