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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sadrivaan A and B (The Hilton Istanbul Hotel )
Aim: To investigate the publication rate of Turkish PHDT and PHST in international and Turkish national peer-review journals.
Methods: On 7 August 2007 the thesis database of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Turkey where all specialisation and doctorate theses are recorded obligatorily, was searched for PHST and PHDT. Thesis i)which were not from medical faculties ii)address of which was not Public Health Department or Health Sciences Institute (Social Sciences Institute, veterinary etc) were excluded. The publication rate of these theses was found out by searching Science Citation Index-Expanded database, Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM) Turkish Medical Database, and Turkish Medline (http://www.medline.pleksus.com.tr) for thesis author and mentor between 7-14 August 2007.
Results: Our search yielded a total of 467 theses (217 PHDT, 250 PHST). It was found that the overall publication rate in Turkish national journals was 12.6%. The rates for PHDT and PHST were 11.5% and 13.6%, respectively. The overall publication rate in international journals was 3.2% (15/467). The rates for PHDT and PHST were 3.2% and 3.2%, respectively. The first author was thesis author in 87.5% (n=56) of articles published in national journals and 75% (n=12) of articles published in international journals and it was the mentor in 9.3% (n=6) of articles published in national journals and 25% (n=4) of articles published in international journals. In two (national) articles the first author was neither mentor, nor the thesis author. In one of these two articles thesis author was not among the authors of the article.
Conclusion: Publication rate of the investigated theses is very inadequate. Thesis is an important part of education and necessitates intense work. Publication of the theses supply dissemination of new knowledge and completes the process of scientific study. Solutions must be generated to promote the publication of specialisation and doctorate theses.
Methods: On 7 August 2007 the thesis database of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Turkey where all specialisation and doctorate theses are recorded obligatorily, was searched for PHST and PHDT. Thesis i)which were not from medical faculties ii)address of which was not Public Health Department or Health Sciences Institute (Social Sciences Institute, veterinary etc) were excluded. The publication rate of these theses was found out by searching Science Citation Index-Expanded database, Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM) Turkish Medical Database, and Turkish Medline (http://www.medline.pleksus.com.tr) for thesis author and mentor between 7-14 August 2007.
Results: Our search yielded a total of 467 theses (217 PHDT, 250 PHST). It was found that the overall publication rate in Turkish national journals was 12.6%. The rates for PHDT and PHST were 11.5% and 13.6%, respectively. The overall publication rate in international journals was 3.2% (15/467). The rates for PHDT and PHST were 3.2% and 3.2%, respectively. The first author was thesis author in 87.5% (n=56) of articles published in national journals and 75% (n=12) of articles published in international journals and it was the mentor in 9.3% (n=6) of articles published in national journals and 25% (n=4) of articles published in international journals. In two (national) articles the first author was neither mentor, nor the thesis author. In one of these two articles thesis author was not among the authors of the article.
Conclusion: Publication rate of the investigated theses is very inadequate. Thesis is an important part of education and necessitates intense work. Publication of the theses supply dissemination of new knowledge and completes the process of scientific study. Solutions must be generated to promote the publication of specialisation and doctorate theses.
Learning Objectives: 1)Analysis publication rates of the theses 2)Recognizes thesis is an important part of public health education 3)Discuss the solutions must be generated to promote the publication of specialisation and doctorate theses
Sub-Theme: Core public health competencies
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