What is gray literature and how to search for it?

Year 2020, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 111 - 112, 12.07.2020

Hasan Çalış Ahmet Aslan

https://doi.org/10.30565/medalanya.707584

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The term gray literature refers to printed or electronic research that is either unpublished or has been published in non-commercial form. Many systematic reviews and meta-analyzes do not include gray literature sources and studies published in languages other than English. Their inclusion increases accuracy and can reduce systematic errors. it is very important to include the gray literature in the screening among the sources while conducting scientific studies, in order to obtain evidence-based results. Acta Medica Alanya journal includes gray literature especially in its compilation and editorial writings and supports citing articles from our country including Turkish in its research articles.

Keywords

Gray literature, review, research

Gri literatür nedir ve nasıl aranır?

Abstract

Gri literatür terimi, ticari amaçlı basım şirketleri tarafından kontrol edilmeyen, kitap ya da dergilerde yayımlanmamış, basılı ya da elektronik formattaki akademik çalışmaların oluşturduğu literatür olarak tanımlanır. Birçok sistematik derleme ve metaanalizi, gri literatür kaynaklarını ve İngilizce dışındaki dillerde yayınlanan çalışmaları içermez. Bunların dahil edilmesi kesinliği artırır ve sistematik hataları azaltabilir. Gri literatürün bilimsel çalışmalar yaparken kaynaklar arasında taramaya katılması, kanıta dayalı sonuçlar elde etmek açısından çok önemlidir. Acta Medica Alanya dergisi özellikle derleme ve editöryal yazılarında gri literatüre yer vermekte ve araştırma yazılarında Türkçe dahil Ülkemiz kaynaklı makalelere atıfta bulunmayı desteklemektedir.

Keywords

Gri literatür, derleme, araştırma

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