Resumen

GALVEZ M, Marcelo. PUBLICACIONES BIOMEDICAS: REALIDAD DE CHILE Y LATINOAMERICA. Rev. chil. radiol. [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.3, pp.113-117. ISSN 0717-9308.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-93082006000300003.

The biomedical publications are very important for the update of the knowledge and for the daily clinical practice. The scientific activity parameters, quality and impact of the Chilean and Latin American journals were reviewed. Few systems of indexing like MEDLINE, SCIENCE CITATION INDEX, SCIELO and LILACS were described. The evolution of language publication and some strategies for the internalization of Latin American biomedical journals were reviewed

Palabras clave : Bibliometric; Biomedical journals; Scientific activity.