The quality indicator shows that the visibility of Latin American contributions is still mainly in Q4 journals; however, I believe that this will change soon and that the analysis of this indicator and of the Q1 articles indicator is premature, because of the recent coverage of journals by the indexes, and because our communities are learning to recognize and give value to the region's scientific output. There is no doubt that the growth in research investment, the improvement of the editorial production's quality and the changes in scientific communication practices in the region, will modify these and other indicators. Researchers and editors now have a new source of information for our work that will surely be useful to change our scientific communication practices. A warm welcome to this ranking, and may it contribute to the knowledge of the regional production dynamics and to the discussions emerging from it.
El indicador de calidad muestra, en especial en Latinoamérica, que aún la visibilidad de nuestros trabajos está en revistas de Q4, principalmente; sin embargo, creo que esto cambiará pronto y que es prematuro analizar tanto en este indicador como en el indicador de porcentaje de trabajos en Q1, por el ingreso reciente de revistas de la región a estos índices y porque nuestras comunidades se encuentran en el proceso de aprender a reconocer y valorar la calidad de la producción de la región.