Análise das principais revistas brasileiras, pelo código de classificação econômica JEL no período de 2013-2015

Abstract

This work analyzes the main economics journals referenced in Qualis Capes. In particular, we focus on journals rated A and B, and we analyze articles with JEL code in order to investigate the general research focus of economists in recent years. The objective is to indicate journals with higher / lower publication potential, given the specificity of the subject (which would be consistent with the pre-established JEL code). Using a data set of articles published in the main Brazilian journals from 2013 to 2015, we investigated whether there is heterogeneity in the attributions of JEL codes among journals. The research reveals that: of the 19 main JEL-based fields studied in the literature, most maintained a constant level of attention throughout the time period of this study, however the categories Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics and Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate and Transport have been found more frequently, and seem to be relatively different themes from much of the rest of the literature published in the main periodicals of general interest in the field.