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GONZALEZ-VIDEGARAY, Mari Carmen  e  HERNANDEZ ZAMORA, Gregorio. Publication by Mexican educational researches in world-renowned indexes: The case of the UNAM. Perfiles educativos [online]. 2014, vol.36, n.144, pp.31-49. ISSN 0185-2698.

Over the last twenty years, the incentive programs promoted in Mexico to boost academic productivity have obliged both teachers and researchers to publish. This requirement is related to two logics: one academic, the other political. From the academic perspective, research work is only considered as such once it has been published in an appropriate medium. From the political perspective, the economic stimulus mechanisms are conditional on academic performance and publication in prestigious journals. In this paper, the authors analyse articles on education and research published by researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM by its Spanish acronym), in journals that are present in at least one of the two most-renowned international indexes: Journal Citation Reports and Scopus. The results may be interpreted as an indicator that the academic productivity level is low; however, the authors feel it is necessary to delve further into this problem from a reflexive, critical perspective.

Palavras-chave : Scientific peer review; Research-teaching relationship; University policy; Scientific publications; Academic performance; Evaluation systems; Teaching work.