Letter to Editor

The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing

Volume: 7 Number: 1 May 14, 2024
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The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing

Abstract

In Turkey, many medical academic journals require keywords to comply with "MeSH"(Medical Subject Headings) among their writing guidelines. However, there is currently no program or shortcut available to check the compatibility of Turkish language keywords or their English equivalents with MeSH. The purpose of this study is to determine and report the extent to which keywords used in the articles we examine are equivalent in MeSH. This study was conducted within the “DergiPark” system, which significantly supports national academic publishing. The scanning was completed between September and December 2023 by two researchers. The research focused on publications between January 1, 2022, and December 31,2022, encompassing a total of 43 journals and 1743 articles. Selection criteria for journals included a minimum of 3 years of academic publishing, issuance of at least 3 editions in 2022, printing of a minimum of 4 original articles per issue, and having English abstracts and keywords. Only those adhering to eligibility criteria in the scanned journals and publications were included in the study. Three types of articles were examined: original articles, case report, and review. The study found that 376 of the 1743 articles were 100% compatible with MeSH. In Turkish articles, it was found that there was a higher MeSH compliance compared to English articles. As a result, the research reveals the fact that the keywords of many articles do not comply with the MeSH terms. The study emphasizes the possible consequences of disregarding MeSH indexing rules.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

The authors received financial support of 3000 TL for this study under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A project. (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey).

Ethical Statement

This study does not require ethical committee approval.

Thanks

Authors, thanks to assoc.prof.dr Ali Yavuz KARAHAN for their contribution.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences (Other)

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Early Pub Date

May 14, 2024

Publication Date

May 14, 2024

Submission Date

February 4, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 19, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Yıldırım, E., & Kılıç, Ö. (2024). The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, 7(1), 32-34. https://doi.org/10.33713/egetbd.1431056
AMA
1.Yıldırım E, Kılıç Ö. The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024;7(1):32-34. doi:10.33713/egetbd.1431056
Chicago
Yıldırım, Elif, and Özge Kılıç. 2024. “The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing”. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 7 (1): 32-34. https://doi.org/10.33713/egetbd.1431056.
EndNote
Yıldırım E, Kılıç Ö (May 1, 2024) The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 7 1 32–34.
IEEE
[1]E. Yıldırım and Ö. Kılıç, “The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing”, Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 32–34, May 2024, doi: 10.33713/egetbd.1431056.
ISNAD
Yıldırım, Elif - Kılıç, Özge. “The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing”. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 7/1 (May 1, 2024): 32-34. https://doi.org/10.33713/egetbd.1431056.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım E, Kılıç Ö. The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024;7:32–34.
MLA
Yıldırım, Elif, and Özge Kılıç. “The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing”. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, May 2024, pp. 32-34, doi:10.33713/egetbd.1431056.
Vancouver
1.Elif Yıldırım, Özge Kılıç. The Disregard for the Use of Standardized Keywords in Turkish Medical Publishing. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024 May 1;7(1):32-4. doi:10.33713/egetbd.1431056

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