Bibliometric analysis of articles published in Anatomy, the official publication of the Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy between 2007–2018

Abstract

Objectives: Bibliometry is a research approach to measure and analyze the productivity of the literature in a specific area orjournal. Therefore, bibliometric analysis is significant in the evaluation of the journals. In this study, we aimed to examine thearticles published in Anatomy (ISSN: 1307–8798), the official publication of the Turkish Society of Anatomy and ClinicalAnatomy (TSACA) between 2007–2018.Methods: The affiliations of the authors, identity, type, content and number of citations of articles published in the journalAnatomy between 2007–2018 were recorded. Descriptive statistics of the data were made.Results: Between 2007 and 2018, 214 articles were published in 12 volumes and 19 issues, the number of published articlesvarying by years. 101 (47.6%) of 214 articles were cited. Forty four articles (20.56%) were prepared by a single author, and 170(79.44%) articles by multiple authors.Conclusion: The findings obtained in this study are thought to be important for understanding the place of the journalAnatomy and its contribution to the scientific literature in the field of anatomy.