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                *Special Issue on Science, Technology and Innovation in Latin America in
<br>Journal of Scientometric Research*
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<br>*Guest Editors: Jacqueline Leta & Kizi Araujo*In the last decades, we have
<br>witnessed a strong global growth of science, technology and innovation, as
<br>a result of the expansion of investment in human resources and
<br>infrastructure for the sector. These efforts, however, did not take place
<br>in a balanced way and resulted in greater gaps and a more intense division
<br>between countries: producers of knowledge and technology on one side and
<br>consumers on the other.
<br>This unbalanced picture led to the establishment of a collaborative model,
<br>known as North-South, where the South, that embraces consumers or
<br>peripheral countries, establishes strong links with the North, or central
<br>countries, in order to overcome its internal deficiencies in science,
<br>technology and innovation. In this context Latin America presents itself as
<br>a region with little tradition in the sector. Some indicators extracted
<br>from the report organized by RICYT in 2019, entitled “El estado de la
<br>ciencia: main indicators of Ibero-American / Inter-American science and
<br>technology 2019”, illustrate this scenario for 2017: (a) investments in
<br>science, technology in the region represent 3.1% of all global investment
<br>(European countries invest around 22%), (b) the region has 3.7% of the
<br>world's researchers (Europe has 30%) and (c) similar shares are seen for
<br>the number of scientific publications and patents.
<br>Noteworthy highlighting the central role of universities, especially in the
<br>public sector, as the main drivers of scientific and technological
<br>activities in Latin America: they concentrate almost 60% of researchers in
<br>the region and they have strong financial support from the public sector,
<br>which corresponds to 58%. It is also worth mentioning the region's internal
<br>inequalities in all sectors and also in science, technology and innovation,
<br>where Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, assume central roles with investment
<br>rates, human resources and have much higher production than the region's
<br>average.
<br>Despite recent efforts, Latin America’s current picture points to the need
<br>to strengthen the collaborative projects already established with central
<br>countries as a way to enlarge the training for and visibility of the
<br>region’s scientific and technology activities within global science. On the
<br>other hand, this picture also raises discussions on the need for Latin
<br>American governments to seek internal strategies, such as the expansion of
<br>South-South relations, that may lead to a greater local and regional
<br>development as well as to a reduction of the region’s level of scientific
<br>and technological dependency and to the establishment of a common agenda
<br>focused on the peculiarities and demands of the region, especially in
<br>health sciences.
<br>Recently, global public health crises, such as Zika and COVID-19, have
<br>reinforced the strategic character of the whole system of science,
<br>technology and innovation in the production of quick and joint responses.
<br>At times like these, local competencies may become protagonists and so can
<br>break barriers, altering significantly the producer-consumer model of new
<br>knowledge.
<br>Considering this brief introduction, this special issue of the *Journal of
<br>Scientometric Research * (*JSCIRes*) will welcome
<br>studies in the Latin America context, including comparative or case
<br>studies, with the following subjects:
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<br>   - ST&I indicators, mainly in the field of health sciences or in emerging
<br>   themes;
<br>   - ST&I policies and the impact on reducing local and regional
<br>   inequalities for the sector;
<br>   - Scientific collaboration, with emphasis on local and regional
<br>   relations;
<br>   - Open access, Consolidation of local or regional databases,
<br>   Multilingualism, among other topics to enhance visibility and
<br>   internationalization;
<br>   - Alternative indicators, such as social media metrics, and the impact
<br>   and influence of the scientific and technological activities in the
<br>virtual
<br>   environment.
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<br>*Submission Guidelines*To submit the full manuscript, authors should read
<br>carefully the journal instructions and requirements in terms of length,
<br>reference style. Submissions can be made using the following links:
<br>https://www.journalonweb.com/jscires/
<br>Full manuscript to be considered for publication in the Special issue of
<br>“Science Technology Innovation and Development in Latin America”.
<br>Submission of a full manuscript does not indicate automatic acceptance for
<br>the present special issue.
<br>All full manuscripts to be considered for the special issue must be
<br>submitted through the online submission system and are subjected to
<br>double-blind peer review and inclusion in the Special Issue will be
<br>determined on a final acceptance decision by the Editor-in-Chief on the
<br>basis of peer reviews and recommendations made by the Guest Editors.
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<br>*Important Dates *
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<br>   - *Abstract submission deadline: 15th July 2020* (to be sent to the
<br>   Guest Editors, guesteditors.latinamerica@gmail.com)
<br>   - *Decision by Guest Editors*: 31st July 2020
<br>   - *Full paper submission deadline*: 31st October 2020
<br>
<br>(Should be submitted to the online journal submission system. In the
<br>Submission under this Special Issue. Paper should have a running title
<br>STI-Latin America, in the article file. If in any case Authors are not able
<br>to submit under Special Issue Login, then submit through the main
<br>submission of the journal.) Please follow the Guideline (a & b) of the
<br>Journal in submitting abstract and full paper (paper can be submitted in
<br>different categories (Perspective paper, Research note, etc). Abstract
<br>should follow the guideline of the research article. While submitting full
<br>paper, in the cover letter and in the main manuscript first page above the
<br>title indicate the category if it is other than a research article.
<br>
<br>   - *Instructions to authors*:
<br>   http://www.jscires.org/content/instructions-authors
<br>   - *Guide for author*s: http://www.jscires.org/content/guide-authors
<br>   - *Review Process to be completed*: 10th January, 2021
<br>   - *Publication of the issue*: February/March 2021
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<br>For any query/correspondence: guesteditors.latinamerica[@]gmail.com
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<br>*Further Details
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<br>*Dr. Anup Kumar Das*
<br>Centre for Studies in Science Policy
<br>School of Social Sciences
<br>Jawaharlal Nehru University
<br>New Delhi - 110067, India
<br>ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9490-7938
<br>Web: www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com
<br>Twitter: @AannuuppK | @IndiaSTS
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