ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Characteristics and Citation Analysis of Case Reports Published inTurkish National Otorhinolaryngology Journals
Türk Ulusal Kulak Burun Boğaz Dergilerinde Yayımlanmış Olgu Sunumlarının Özellikleri ve Atıf Analizi
Received Date : 09 Nov 2020
Accepted Date : 21 Jan 2021
Available Online : 25 Jan 2021
Nihat SUSAMANa, Taner Kemal ERDAĞb
aClinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazığ, TURKEY
bDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, TURKEY
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2020-79825 - Makale Dili: EN
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2021;29(2):107-12
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To search the case reports published in national
otorhinolaryngology (ORL) journals in terms of fields of ORL
and subject categories with citation analysis. Material and Methods:
A total of six national otorhinolaryngology journals were included in
the study. The case reports in the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 issues
of these journals were searched. The number of case reports and
their ratio in the total number of articles, ORL fields that they belong
to, and the subject types were investigated. In the last phase of the
study, citations to the case reports were determined in the Google Scholar,
PubMed and Web of Science databases. Results: It was seen that
there was a total of 978 publications in the six national ORL journals
in the five-year period, and 342 (34.9%) of them were case reports.
While the highest number of case reports was in the field of head and
neck surgery, most of the articles in terms of subject content were in the
category of rare diseases and unexpected conditions. There were significant
differences between the journals in terms of receiving citations
to their published case reports. Conclusion: This study, points out to
tendencies of national ORL journals on publishing case reports and seeing
their contents can be beneficial for academicians who are interested
in writing these kinds of articles. On the other hand, the results of
the present study will also have a benefit on part of the editorial boards
of such journals in terms of reviewing their editorial policies.
Keywords: Case report; bibliometrics; citation analysis; ; otorhinolaryngology; Turkey
ÖZET
Amaç: Ulusal kulak burun boğaz (KBB) dergilerimizdeki olgu
sunumu türündeki yazıların, KBB’nin alanları ile konu kategorileri ve
atıf analizi açısından araştırılması amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntemler:
Toplam 6 ulusal KBB dergisi çalışmaya alındı. Bu dergilerin 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016 ve 2017 yıllarına ait sayılarındaki olgu sunumları
tarandı. Olgu sunumlarının sayıları ve toplam yazı sayılarına oranları,
ait oldukları KBB ilgi alanları, sonrasında da her bir olgu sunumunun
ait olduğu konu türü araştırıldı. Çalışmanın son aşamasında olgu
sunumlarının aldıkları atıflar Google Scholar, PubMed ve Web of Science
veri tabanlarında araştırıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 6 ulusal
KBB dergisinde 5 yıllık süreçte toplam 978 yayın olduğu ve bunların
342 (%34,9)’sinin olgu sunumu olduğu görüldü. En fazla olgu sunumu
baş-boyun cerrahisi ilgi alanında yer alırken, konu içeriği açısından
yazıların büyük kısmı nadir hastalık ve beklenmeyen durum kategorisinde
idi. Olgu sunumlarının aldıkları atıflar açısından dergiler
arasında önemli farklılıklar olduğu görüldü. Sonuç: Bu çalışma ile olgu
sunumları konusunda ulusal dergilerimizin sergiledikleri eğilimleri ve
ilgi çeken olgu sunum içeriklerini görmek, bu türde yazı yazmayı
düşünen akademisyenlerimize yarar sağlayabilir. Öte yandan elde
edilen bulgular, dergi yayın kurullarının yayın politikalarını gözden
geçirmeleri açısından da fayda sağlayacaktır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Olgu sunumu; bibliyometri; atıf analizi; kulak burun boğaz; Türkiye
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