A mediação da informação na produção editorial da saúde pública em Sergipe: desenvolvimento de manual de diretrizes para publicações da Editora FUNESA

Abstract

Health education in the state of Sergipe includes institutions that produce scientific content aimed at supporting the work of health professionals. Among these institutions, the State Health Foundation (FUNESA) stands out, which, through its publishing label Editora FUNESA and the COGED sector, develops relevant bibliographic production. The general objective of this work is to create a Publication Guidelines Manual for Editora FUNESA, based on the principles of Information Science and editorial mediation, in order to improve and optimize the editorial process and strengthen the effective dissemination of health information. The specific objectives include: identifying the dimensions of information mediation in the context of the production and circulation of health information at FUNESA; identifying relevant information for the institution’s health community through the analysis of its published products; mapping the flow of information involved in the development of publications; and, finally, proposing a new information flow to guide the preparation of the Publication Guidelines Manual. The justification for the research lies in the need to organize and enhance the editorial processes of Editora FUNESA, contributing to the expansion of access to health information based on technical, ethical, and communicational criteria. The methodology consisted of surveying open-access publications available on the institution’s website, followed by typological categorization and content analysis guided by a checklist based on the five dimensions of information mediation: dialogical, aesthetic, formative, political, and ethical. A total of 47 publications were analyzed, in which the presence of these dimensions was identified, serving as a foundation for the structure of the proposed manual. As a result, the study offers a comprehensive overview of the bibliographic production of Editora FUNESA and proposes an intervention project aimed at improving editorial processes, pointing to possibilities for future research and the consolidation of the manual as a tool for strengthening and qualifying scientific communication in public health in Sergipe.