Evaluation of Publishing Status of Doctoral Theses of Faculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy in Scientific Journals

Authors : Sibel Ateşoğlu Karabaş, Selma Solgun Dağ

Pages : 115-119

Doi:10.37990/medr.1407646

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Publication Date : 2024-01-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the publication status of doctoral theses conducted by the anatomy departments of medical faculties in scientific journals. Material and Method: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, data were obtained retrospectively from the internet database of the National Thesis Center in the High Education Board (YÖK). A total of 148 doctoral dissertations published between 2009-2019 in the anatomy department of medical faculty were included in the study. Results: Of the 148 theses, 82 (55.4%) were published in a journal and 66 (44.6%) were unpublished. Of the published theses, 53 (35.8%) were published in SCI/SCI-E, 3 (2%) in TÜBİTAK/Ulakbim TR index and 26 (17.6%) in other international indexes (p=.0001). Conclusion: It was observed that the publication rate of doctoral dissertations in the anatomy department of medical faculty in Türkiye and the rate of publication as articles in journals in SCI/SCI-E were quite high.
Keywords : Anatomy, doctoral thesis, medicine of faculty