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While the so-called “hard areas” always favored citation metrics to define their Qualis specially the Journal Citation Reports’ impact factor (currently published every year by Thomson-Reuters), several of the humanities and of the social applied areas (as, among others, psychology, administration, education and anthropology) began the systematic approach to the task via an evaluation form. It was only after the restructuration of the system (Capes, 2008), at the stage we call “the third quarter”, that metrics got a more decisive role also in these latter areas. The first and second quarters of this paper tell the story of one of these the Administration, Accounting and Tourism area. The story, however, is largely similar to those of all the others, especially when, also in the third quarter, we discuss and present arguments that show the non-suitability of the use of the impact factor (or citation metrics in general) as a preferred criterion to build the Qualis hierarchy. The fourth quarter then presents a proposal that does not involve citation metrics and gives journals that are not indexed by leading private companies of the northern hemisphere a real chance to climb the upper strata of the classification. Considering this framework, there were two main reasons behind elaborating this editorial. One was to review the area’s almost 15 year history, from the 19 journals in the first formal evaluation in 2002 up to the impressive SPELL (Scientific Periodicals Electronic Library www.spell.org.br). The other involves the perception of the importance of Qualis as an instigating instrument for the academic area. Sure enough, this history only exists thanks to the orientation and evaluation of scientific publications in the context of Capes (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). This role is not always properly understood, and consequently, the aims may also not be achieved. Thus, this text was put together in order to (i) show the evolution of the process over time, (ii) analyze the progress achieved, and (iii) reflect upon elements for improvement. The changes verified were philosophical, structural, and both qualitative and quantitative.

Qualis in four quarters: history and suggestions for the Administration, Accounting and Tourism area