[en] With regard to the evaluation of the curricular merits of researchers, the growing institutional demands have had a great impact on both the volume of works published by communication journals, and on the publication patterns of the authors. From this point of view, the goal of our study is to characterize this production in a systematic, objective and quantitative way. To do this, a content analysis was carried out on a probabilistic sample of 2103 articles, belonging to the 7 Hispanic journals with the greatest impact during the 2014-2019 six-year period, and indexed in the SCImago Journal Rank repository. The results obtained endorse the constant annual increase in the number of publications, as well as a slight decrease in their impact in recent years. In the same way, multiple authorship has become a modal practice that reflects, in turn, a greater role of male researchers compared to female among the first authors of manuscripts, that are frequently translated into English to stimulate their internationalization. Regarding the affiliation of the authors, it is linked to the Spanish university environment (with Madrid and Barcelona as epicenters) and to multiple disciplines. Finally, and despite the existence of R&D&I programs at various levels (local, regional, national and international), there is insufficient extra funding for scientific activity. In this sense, it is also confirmed that the impact of research increases as financial support increases, hence the convenience of having, or taking part of, funded projects.

[es] Con respecto a la evaluaci?n de los m?ritos curriculares de los investigadores, las crecientes exigencias institucionales han tenido mucha incidencia tanto en el volumen de trabajos que divulgan las revistas de comunicaci?n, como en las pautas de publicaci?n de los autores. Desde este planteamiento, el prop?sito del presente estudio consiste en caracterizar esta producci?n de una manera sistem?tica, objetiva y cuantitativa. Para ello, se practic? un an?lisis de contenido de una muestra probabil?stica de 2103 art?culos, pertenecientes a las 7 cabeceras hisp?nicas de mayor impacto durante el sexenio 2014-2019, e indexadas en el repositorio de SCImago Journal Rank. Los resultados obtenidos refrendan el incremento constante del n?mero de publicaciones, as? como un descenso perceptible de su impacto en los ?ltimos a?os. Del mismo modo, la autor?a m?ltiple se ha convertido en una pr?ctica modal que refleja, a su vez, un mayor protagonismo de investigadores frente a investigadoras entre los primeros autores de los trabajos; unos manuscritos que, a menudo, se traducen al ingl?s para estimular su internacionalizaci?n. En lo concerniente a la filiaci?n, est? vinculada al ?mbito universitario espa?ol (con Madrid y Barcelona como epicentros) y a m?ltiples disciplinas. Por ?ltimo, y pese a la existencia de programas de I+d+i a varios niveles (local, regional, nacional e internacional), se constata una insuficiente financiaci?n adicional de la actividad cient?fica. A este respecto, se confirma que el impacto de la investigaci?n aumenta a medida que lo hacen los apoyos econ?micos, de ah? la conveniencia de disponer, o formar parte, de proyectos financiados.