Indexing, directories, and visibility

The Ciência Plural Journal is included in databases, directories, and visibility services that enhance the discovery, access, and dissemination of its articles.
On this page, we organize these services by type:

  • Bibliographic databases (indexers): index articles/metadata in specialized databases.

  • Directories and editorial policies: list journals and/or provide policy information (e.g., open access, self-archiving).

  • Portals/aggregators: collect and distribute metadata from multiple sources.

  • Search engines: tools that crawl and retrieve scholarly content on the web.

1) Bibliographic databases (indexers)

LILACS – Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature
A bibliographic database specialized in Health Sciences, with content selection and indexing criteria.

BVS – Virtual Health Library (VHL) BVS Saúde — Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana
A platform that integrates and provides access to health information sources (including databases such as LILACS).

2) Directories and editorial policies

DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals
An international directory of open access journals, with eligibility and validation criteria.

Latindex – Regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal
A directory/information system for scientific journals; it may include different modalities (for example, directory and/or catalog, as applicable).

3) Visibility portals, aggregators, and catalogs

Oasisbr – Brazilian Open Access Scientific Publications Portal
Aggregates metadata from multiple sources (repositories and journals) to increase visibility and retrieval of scholarly output.

REDIB – Ibero-American Network for Innovation and Scientific Knowledge
An Ibero-American platform for dissemination and visibility of scholarly production, with metadata aggregation and discovery services.

Sumários.org
A journal catalog/aggregator with editorial information and tables of contents, aimed at visibility and consultation.

4) Search engines

Google Scholar
A search tool that crawls scholarly content available on the web and improves article discoverability.

Updates

This page is periodically updated to reflect the journal’s most recent status in the services listed above.
Last updated: 29/12/2025
Contact: revistacienciaplural@ccs.ufrn.br