40 anos da revista Psico: uma revisão bibliométrica

The 40 years of the Psico journal: A bibliometric review The present study examined all the texts published in the Psico journal since its first issue (1971-2010). 1018 texts were analyzed, including articles, experience reports, editorials and others. The material was analyzed and organized based on 5 categories: 1) number of texts; 2) language of the texts; 3) type of texts; 4) methodological approach; and 5) origin place of the publication. From the results, we could draw a timeline of the main editorial changes of Psico journal, the author’s characterization regarding their amount and sex, and their frequency of publication. Finally, it was verified what keywords appeared most frequently along the periodic publications.