Extension journals and open access to knowledge: mapping of electronic journals in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Firme, Simone Machado
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Correa, Tatiane Priscila Pinto, Miranda, Angélica Conceição Dias, Shintaku, Milton
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Ágora (Florianópolis. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://agora.emnuvens.com.br/ra/article/view/603
• topic: University Extension; Extension; Periodicals; Journal; Information Science; Extensão Universitária; Revista de Extensão; Acesso Aberto; Extensão Universitária; Revista de Extensão; Acesso Aberto

: According to the Law of Guidelines and Bases (LDB), extension actions, along with research and the formation of higher education persons (teaching), are characteristic of universities. However, even with greater social action, extension actions often have less visibility, which can be seen in the spread of information processes in the context of journals. Thus, in order to discuss the knowledge produced related to university extension, this study aims to identify and locate extension electronic journals in Brazil and analyze them as communication channels. An exploratory research, with documental study techniques performed on databases available on the web, search engines and university portals. As results, 95 journals of university extension were found, this number was reduced to only 29 open access journals that deal specifically with university extension. It is concluded that the periodicals do not have uniformity, clarity or existence in the provision of their information, such as organization of focus and scope, guidelines.