Bibliometric Profile of Turkish Journal of Psychology

Yıl 2007, Cilt: 21 Sayı: 2, 142 - 163, 01.04.2007

Umut Al , Recai Çoştur

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The Turkish Journal of Psychology has been indexed by the Social Science Citation Index since 1995. This study examines the Turkish Journal of Psychology and bibliometric features ofits articles. The research carried out covers 118 articles between the years 1995-2005. The following research questions have been addressed: 1 What are the subjects ofthe articles? 2 Is multiple authorship a prevalentfeature ofthe articles? 3 What are the institutional affiliations ofthe authors ofthe articles? 4 What are the common characteristics of the cited articles? 5 Which types ofsources journal articles, monographs, etc. get cited more often in the articles? 6 What are the mostfrequently cited journals in the TJP? 7 Does the distribution ofcitations to journalsfit Bradford's Law ofScattering? 8 Is there a relationship between the impactfactors ofjournals and the number ofcitations they get? 9 What is the rate ofliterature obsolescence in psychology? 10 With regard to impactfactor, what is the position ofthe TJP? Almost all ofthe articles were written in Turkish. The important part ofthe contributors was affiliated with Hacettepe, Ankara and the Middle East Technical universities. This research showed that 57% ofarticles 67 articles published in Turkish Journal of Psychology received no citations remaining 43% 51 articles were cited 135 times. The author self-citation ratio was 34%. In addition, journal self-citation ratio was 41%. Journals received 69% ofall citations in the Turkish Journal of Psychology. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Turkish Journal of Psychology, Child Development, Developmental Psychology and Psychological Bulletin were among the most frequently cited journals. Articles that appeared in the top 18 journals received 33% ofall cita­ tions. The half-life ofsources cited in the Turkish Journal of Psychology was ten years. According to the impactfactor rank, the Turkish Journal of Psychology has been at the bottom ofpsychology journals which indexed by the Social Science Citation Index.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Turkish Journal ofPsychology, bibliometrics, citation analysis, literature obsolescence

Türk Psikoloji Dergisi’nin Bibliyometrik Profili

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Türk Psikoloji Dergisi TPD 1995 yılından beri Social Science Citation Index tarafından dizinlenmektedir. Bu çalışmada Türk Psikoloji Dergisi TPD ve Türk Psikoloji Dergisi 'ndeki makaleler bibliyometrik özellikleri açısından ele alınmak­tadır. Çalışmamızda 1995-2005 yılları arasında yayımlanan 118 makale incelen­mektedir. Araştırmamızda yanıt aranmakta olan sorular şunlardır: 1 TPD 'de yayımlanan makaleler psikolojinin hangi alt alanlarında yoğunlaşmaktadır? 2 TPD'nin çok yazarlık durumu nedir? 3 TPD'de yayımlanan makalelerin yazarları hangi kuramlarda çalışmaktadır? 4 TPD 'de yayımlanan yazıların atıf alanlarının özellikleri nelerdir? 5 TPD'de yayımlanan makalelerde en sık atıf yapılan kaynak türü dergi, kitap vb. hangisidir? 6 TPD 'de en sık atıf yapılan dergiler hangileridir? 7 TPD'de yayımlanan makalelerde dergilere yapılan atıfların dağılımı Bradford Yasasına uymakta mıdır? 8 TPD'deki makalelerin atıfları ile JCR'deki etki faktörü arasında bir ilişki bulunmakta mıdır? 9 Psikoloji literatürünün yaşlanma hızı nedir? 10 Etki faktörü açısından TPD'nin JCR'deki psikoloji dergileri arasındaki konumu nedir?Yayımlanan makalelerin neredeyse tamamı Türkçe'dir. Dergide makale yayımlayan kişilerin bağlı bulundukları kurumlara göre yapılan değerlendirmede en çok katkının Hacettepe, Ankara ve Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitelerindeki araştırmacılar tarafından gerçekleştirildiği görülmektedir. TPD'de yayımlanan makalelerin %57'sine 67 makale atıf dizinleri kapsamında yayımlanan makale­ler tarafından hiç atıf yapılmamıştır. TPD'de 1995-2005 yılları arasında yayım­lanan makalelere toplam 135 atıf yapılmıştır. Bu atıfların %34'ü yazarların kendi makalelerine yapmış olduğu atıflardır. Ayrıca TPD 'ye yapılan atıfların %41'i yine TPD'de yayımlanan makaleler tarafından yapılmıştır. TPD 'de atıf yapılan kaynakların %69'u dergidir. En çok atıf yapılan dergiler sıralamasında Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Türk Psikoloji Dergisi, Child Development, Developmental Psychology ve Psychological Bulletin dergileri başta gelmektedir. Toplam atıfların %33'ü 18 ayrı dergide yayımlanan makalelere yapılmıştır. TPD'de atıf yapılan yayınların yarısı son on yılda yayım­lanmıştır. TPD'nin etki faktörüne bakıldığında Social Science Citation Index'de yer alan psikoloji dergileri arasında alt sıralarda yer aldığı görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Türk Psikoloji Dergisi, Bibliyometri, Atıf analizi, Literatür eskimesi

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