This revision sums up the curriculum and the role of the scientific communication, in particular, the changes that occurred due to the emergence of the electronic network of communication and data processing. The process of evolution and the basic functions of the scientific journal -memory and distribution- are reviewed, as they are considered the main instrument of the scientific communication. Also Indicated is the criteria of quality of printed scientific journals that should be kept in the electronic magazines' structure, in order to ensure the permanence of functions such as memory and dissemination, yet considering new structural elements to be implemented. This work is part of a project whose objective is to implement a model that could contribute to the task of librarians, authors and scientific magazine users, in identifying electronic journals of quality, and that of publishers of magazines, in developing their projects. The study's resulting material could be included in the education programs of information science professionals, as well as be used as a projects' supporting tool for publishers and electronic scientific magazines.
scientific communication; information science; Internet; electronic scientific journals