General overview of academic production in Colombian psychology indexed by psicoredalyc, 2005-2007

The importance of scientific communication in Latin America is linked to research, collaboration, and publishing practices that enhance the visibility and the quality of the knowledge created in this region. In order to study these practices, an analysis of academic production in Colombia between 2005 and 2007 is presented, based on standardized article information delivered by the Redalyc - Psychology system. These results point out the growth of Psychological publications in Colombia and the creation of new national and international collaboration networks. New research directions are suggested in order to gain deeper insights on production and to increase visibility and impact of research in the country.