The Architecture of the Information and Usability: a study on the author registration process and submission of articles at the Electronic Journal Publishing System through the magazine Bibliocanto from UFRN

Abstract

One of the used methods to creation and management of electronic journals is the Sistema Eletrônico de Editoração de Revistas (SEER), used at the fabrication of portals for journals, as well as the independent making of newspapers. In this way, it’s believed that the systems of electronic journals managements should be developed according to the need of its users. The process of author registration and submission of articles are relevant tasks on the editorial process of a journal. This way, this article aims to analyze the Usability and the Architecture of the Information of these tasks at SEER, through the Bibliocanto Newspaper, which integrates the Electronic Journals Portal of the Federal University of the Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). To the research effectuation, a Usability Test and Cooperation Evaluation were made, with twenty attendees, divided by four categories: five graduation students, five post-graduation students, five teachers and five librarians. All of these liked to UFRN. After the analysis, the outcome point to the need of improvements at the interface on these two tactics.