Citation Analysis of Non-Persian Medical Periodicals through Theses in 2016-2017 in Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to understand the scientific behavior pattern of graduate students in 2016-2017 citing the non-Persian periodicals of the university using the citation analysis method. 

Materials and Methods: The methodology of this study is descriptive-analytical method, and data is analyzed using the statistical software SPSS20 and the final report is prepared using WORD. 

Results: Totally, from 21890 references, 658 theses were evaluated. In each thesis, 33.3 references, on average, were cited. The results indicate that the most important library resources are magazines. Therefore, while providing electronic resources, the collection of magazines should not be neglected. Unused and unpublished journals should be removed from the collection and instead, journals should be provided that are most cited in the citation index of science. 

Conclusion: According to the results, first hypothesis of the study is confirmed that non-Persian periodicals are cited more than non-Persian books and other references separately. The second hypothesis of the study is confirmed that non-Persian periodicals of the university are cited more than other institutions and organizations. The third hypothesis of the study is confirmed that medical theses are cited more than Latin medical periodicals of the university.   

Keywords

• citation
• citation analysis
• medical theses
• non-Persian medical periodicals
• references

Tahran Üniversitesi Tıp Bilimleri ve Sağlık Servislerinde 2016-2017 Yıllarında Farsça Olmayan Tıbbi Süreli Yayınların Tezlerdeki Alıntı Analizi

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, alıntı yapma yöntemini kullanarak üniversitenin Farsça olmayan süreli yayınlara atıfı dikkate alarak 2016-2017 yıllarında yüksek lisans öğrencilerinin bilimsel davranış modelini anlamaktır.

Materyal ve Metot: Bu çalışmanın metodolojisi tanısal-analitik yöntem olup veriler SPSS20 istatistik programı kullanılarak analiz edilir ve nihai rapor WORD kullanılarak hazırlanır.

Bulgular: Toplamda, 21890 kaynaktan 658 tez değerlendirilmiştir. Her tezde ortalama 33,3 kaynakça gösterildi. Sonuçlar, en önemli kütüphane kaynaklarının dergi olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu nedenle, elektronik kaynaklar sağlanırken dergi derlemesi ihmal edilmemelidir. Kullanılmayan ve yayınlanmamış dergiler koleksiyondan çıkarılmalı ve bunun yerine en çok SCI dizininde yer alan dergiler temin edilmelidir.

Sonuç: Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, çalışmanın ilk hipotezi Farsça olmayan süreli yayınların Farsça olmayan kitaplardan ve diğer kaynaklardan daha fazla alıntılandığı doğrulanmaktadır. Çalışmanın ikinci hipotezi, üniversitenin Farsça olmayan süreli yayınlarının diğer kurum ve kuruluşlardan daha fazla alıntılandığı doğrulanmaktadır. Çalışmanın üçüncü hipotezi, tıp tezlerinin üniversitenin Latin tıp dergilerinden daha fazla alıntılandığı doğrulanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Atıf
• atıf analizi
• Farsça olmayan tıp dergileri
• referanslar
• tıp tezleri

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