摘要：Introduction The function of scientific journals has become a kind of social registry of inventions and innovations. Student scientific journals are a means of disseminating scientific activity for undergraduates. The periodic evaluation, and with new methods is a truly the reliable tool for monitoring the quality of the editorial processes. Objective To evaluate the functioning of Cuban student journals. Material and methods A descriptive study was carried out in which the performance of the following Cuban student journals was evaluated: Revista 16 de Abril and Revista Universidad Médica Pinareña , in the period from January 2016 to December 2017. As an evaluation instrument, The Evaluation Indicators for Scientific Journals, established by the Editorial of Medical Sciences in its version 1.9, was used as the evaluation tool. Results A favourable aspect in both journals is the management in the Open Journal Systems platform. However it is striking that their benefits and potentialities are not maximised. Both journals show high rates of endogamy. The Revista 16 de Abril had an overall score of 69 points and the Universidad Médica Pinareña 53 points. This could be due to low visibility indicators. Conclusions Cuban student journals are at level C. They have a number of deficiencies for which measures should be taken by the Editorial Committees. If they hope to attract more and better publication proposals, their teams must work hard on the aspects outlined, as well as deficiencies, in terms of improving the functioning of their journals.
关键词：Scientific journals ; Periodicals ; Electronic journals ; Undergraduate students ; Bibliometrics ; Evaluation of scientific journals
