The Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (ABC), the official scientific journal of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (BSC), is currently the journal in Cardiology with the highest impact in Brazil and Latin America, with a 2018 JCR impact factor of 1.679. During its history, the ABC has played an important role of publishing scientific papers produced in Brazil in journals indexed in the most prominent English-language, international databases. It thus acts as a window to the world of the Brazilian scientific […]

Introduction Research and innovation help to drive economic growth and address socioeconomic challenges like poverty and health. Many developed and developing countries have introduced policies and systems to increase research and innovation. In Brazil, a system was created on 1951 with the objectives of improving technology and innovation and strengthening scientific research., Similar to postgraduate doctorate programs in developed countries, postgraduate programs with broader and more in-depth scientific research objectives have been developed in Brazil. In fact, a linear relationship […]