Research Article

WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye

Volume: 8 Number: 2 June 20, 2025
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WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye

Abstract

This research aims to determine the international publication performance of Academic staff at Accounting Studies in Türkiye in journals indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) and to identify the factors influencing their decisions to publish in these journals. The research was conducted in two stages: a quantitative determination of academic staff publication performance according to Council of Higher Education (CoHE) and WoS data and a questionnaire survey to determine the reasons for publishing. As a result of the first stage, it was found that 80.6% of 1271 academic staff at Accounting Studies had no publications in WoS indexed journals. Furthermore, most publications in WoS were found to be from Türkiye-based journals indexed in ESCI. The proportion of accounting faculty members publishing in high-impact (Q1) WoS journals was 4.2%. Also, it was determined that the academic staff in the 20% segment had 51% of the total number of publications. In the second stage, the “Academic Productivity Scale” was used to identify the reasons for publishing in WoS journals. The scale evaluates motivation, research intensity, lack of scientific opportunities, and the need to develop scientific competencies. The study also examined whether these factors varied according to demographic variables. The results revealed differences in academic productivity based on gender, age, academic position, type of university, and region. Additionally, it was concluded that academic staff at Accounting Studies in Türkiye are generally willing to publish in WoS indexed journals but face challenges such as insufficient research opportunities and the need to improve their scientific competencies.

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Ethical Statement

This research was conducted with the permission of the Sinop University Human Research Ethics Committee with the meeting decision dated 30/01/2024 and numbered 2024/04.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Internationalization in Higher Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 21, 2025

Publication Date

June 20, 2025

Submission Date

November 23, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 11, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Serçemeli, M., Şardağ Karabulut, M., & Özata Canlı, S. N. (2025). WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye. Journal of University Research, 8(2), 240-252. https://doi.org/10.32329/uad.1590129
AMA
1.Serçemeli M, Şardağ Karabulut M, Özata Canlı SN. WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye. Journal of University Research. 2025;8(2):240-252. doi:10.32329/uad.1590129
Chicago
Serçemeli, Murat, Melek Şardağ Karabulut, and Serap Nur Özata Canlı. 2025. “WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye”. Journal of University Research 8 (2): 240-52. https://doi.org/10.32329/uad.1590129.
EndNote
Serçemeli M, Şardağ Karabulut M, Özata Canlı SN (June 1, 2025) WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye. Journal of University Research 8 2 240–252.
IEEE
[1]M. Serçemeli, M. Şardağ Karabulut, and S. N. Özata Canlı, “WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye”, Journal of University Research, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 240–252, June 2025, doi: 10.32329/uad.1590129.
ISNAD
Serçemeli, Murat - Şardağ Karabulut, Melek - Özata Canlı, Serap Nur. “WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye”. Journal of University Research 8/2 (June 1, 2025): 240-252. https://doi.org/10.32329/uad.1590129.
JAMA
1.Serçemeli M, Şardağ Karabulut M, Özata Canlı SN. WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye. Journal of University Research. 2025;8:240–252.
MLA
Serçemeli, Murat, et al. “WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye”. Journal of University Research, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 240-52, doi:10.32329/uad.1590129.
Vancouver
1.Murat Serçemeli, Melek Şardağ Karabulut, Serap Nur Özata Canlı. WoS Publication Performance and Motivational Factors of Accounting Academics in Türkiye. Journal of University Research. 2025 Jun. 1;8(2):240-52. doi:10.32329/uad.1590129

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