Data entry (contributing to the LILACS database) can be done by:

1. Manual creation of records within the FI-Admin integrated management system.
   Access specific documentation through the LILACS Methodology page.
2. Automated data collection and upload:
   BIREME/PAHO/WHO carries out the automated collection of data provided by the editor. Current collections include SciELO, with other platforms under evaluation.
   The data provider institution commits to the quantity and quality of the data, as well as the continuous provision of updated data in the collection service and trained professionals to promptly respond to data adequacy demands.

Minimum requirements to assess the feasibility of periodic collections:

• Availability of a collection service with OAI-PMH standard;
• Metadata in Dublin Core qualified, DIM, MODS standard, or another with equal or greater data availability and quality;
• Timeliness in publication and continuous updating of the collection service;
• A minimum number of articles per year as per LILACS selection and permanence criteria.

Category: LILACS-Express