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This paper contains an investigation based on the analysis of main law frameworks that constitute and are part of a national science and technology system. Citizen participation in science and technology is a subject of debate in the field of STS studies. It is possible to relate the participation in science and technology with the state's role. The national science and technology four Latin American countries are approached from the main law frameworks. An analysis from public participation in science and technology is performed and findings that motivate further studies were established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Joblessness and poverty are common problems in Latin America. Being the small enterprises the most creative source of labor in the region, the importance of encouraging entrepreneurs to attack poverty arises. This literature review explores the theories related to the profile of the entrepreneur and the research done on it in Latin America. The analysis of the studies on the entrepreneur, highlights some features that refer to their qualities, such as: innovative, creative people who can see opportunities where others perceive only routine, failure tolerance, perseverance, need for achievement, motivation, optimism, hard work, concentration and enjoy being an entrepreneur. The importance of the study of entrepreneurship in each country is also observed due to the different situations found in the external environment and culture of each one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The availability of scientific journals through online databases or indexing services facilitating access to scientific production makes both the producer of the information and the scientific production of a country or thematic area visible. This paper aims to determine the presence of scientific journals of Paraguay present in online databases with national and Latinamerican coverage and describes their main characteristics. The study was observational, descriptive and transversal, carried out during the month of September 2013. The following portals were consulted: Latindex Directory, Latindex Catalog, Electronic Links Latindex, SciELO Paraguay, DIALNET, DOAJ, CLACSO, LILACS, E-magazine and Redalyc. In general, the presence of scientific journals of Paraguay in online databases is scarce, most of them are print versions, issued twice a year and by universities, they were mostly journals in the health area. Further studies are considered necessary to know the reason that magazines fail to be visible and establish national strategies for scientific journals to increase their visibility in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research presents a study on the characteristics of the profile of the researchers categorized in the National advice of Science and Technology (CONACYT) of Paraguay. It has done work with Incentive Program (PRONII) of CONACYT researchers in the year 2011. The aim of this study to characterize the profile of researchers categorized in PRONII in the CONACYT. The methodology includes the non-experimental design, descriptive desing, cross-sectional, with mixed approach. The population consists of 238 in total of researchers categorized in PRONII in the CONACYT, being the sample 146 researchers. Based on the results it was observed that researchers predominantly show personal dimension, it is starting up the tradition of research, the scientific production and the satisfaction at being categorized as researchers in their country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SciELO has positioned itself as a space of excellence for quality scientific journals, ensuring their visibility and access to scientific literature. One of the latest advances is the integration to the Web of Science platform. This work aims to determine the number of scientific articles indexed for the area of “education” with affiliation signed by Paraguay in SciELO Collections: SciELO Paraguay, accessible from the Web of Science. The study was conducted through searches through the portal of the Scientific Information Center of CONACYT of Paraguay in May 2022, the keyword used was “education”. 233 articles were found, mostly published in the year 2021; 132 correspond to articles with country affiliation “Paraguay”. 88% of the articles are published in the research results section. It can be said that SciELO Paraguay fulfills its purpose of offering visibility and access to research products through its portal, so publishers are encouraged to take advantage of the benefits offered by this scientific communication network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the aim of identifying the positioning of scientific journals in Paraguay by analyzing citations, a descriptive study was carried out with a quantitative approach, carried out between November 2016 and January 2017, using the Publish or Perish version 5.25.2. We included journals that have gone through at least one evaluation for their admission, be it database or indexing services, that count for the last three years (2014,2015, 2016) online, in total, 30 journals were studied, mostly semiannual, published by universities in the area of Social Sciences and Medical Sciences. A group of 10 journals was found in more than three indexing services or databases, with previous evaluation of income. The largest presence of journals was in the Latindex catalog. Regarding the impact factor, 14 journals were performed, the highest score obtained was 0.43 corresponded to the Journal of Public Health of Paraguay, 0.32 to the Pediatrics journal and the International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 0.24 to the journal Memories of the Research institute in Health Sciences and 0.15 to the Agrarian Research magazine. The group of journals with positioning found is considered important. However, greater impetus is required for the inclusion of journals in more indexing services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]