Frequent Questions (Accesses)

Why some collections do not have site usage indicators?

To compute the site usage data it is necessary that the log files must be send for processing. The absense of usage indicators must be notified for the coordinators of the specific SciELO collection.

Why the available periods of the usage indicators differs from one collection to another?

The available period for each collection depends on the registered and available access logs. This project is committed to computing access data from 2012, as long as the logs are duly provided by the collections.

What is being counted?

The accesses to the full text, in any formats, are being counted using the Total Item Requests and Unique Item Requests metrics, according to the COUNTER R5 model.

What is the updating frequency of the indicators?

The access indicators are updated every five days.

FAQ (Publishing)

Why some collections have out of date indicators?

Data updating depends on processes involving each of the certified SciELO collections. The updating of these indicators is directly linked to the proper conduct of these processes by each of the collections.

What is being computed?

Publication indicators of the collections are being counted based on the metadata provided throughout the publication process of a document in SciELO. The quality of these indicators is directly linked to the quality of the processes implemented by each of the collections.

What is the updating frequency of the indicators?

Weekly