An evaluation study of "Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo" was made using bibliometric analysis which have identified the scientific qualities and consistency of the periodical. Results indicated a significative performance in relation to its intrinsic and extrinsic aspects, namely: typology of the documents the sections, main research themes, origin of the authors (national and international), author-institution filiation, distribution (mailing list), data bases where the periodical is indexed and number of citations. These results offer important data that can contribute significantly as a parameter for evaluation studies of other scientific periodicals.
Periodicals; Tropical medicine; Evaluation study; Bibliometric indicators
