Editorial April 01, 2013 April 01, 2013

Choosing the subject of a scientific study for publication

DOI: 10.1590/S0034-72802013000200001

Encouraged mostly 1-) by the visibility of the scientific journals in the nonprofessional and professional environment resulted from indexation of good quality journals based on electronic data and search tools, allowing the reader (clients or colleagues) to find related publications on the internet, and 2-) by the introduction of Graduate Programs (stricto sensu – master and doctor degrees) of the main universities, and also by the need of young ophthalmologists to distinguish themselves with academic titles, many doctors may become motivated to write scientific papers aiming at publications (1,2) […].