Citation Analysis of the Articles Published in the Bagcilar Medical Bulletin Between December 2016 and June 2020/Bagcilar Tip Bulteni'nde Aralik 2016 ve Haziran 2020 Tarihleri Arasinda Yayimlanan Makalelerin Atif Analizlerinin Degerlendirilmesi

Objective: To describe publication characteristic and citation analysis of Bagcilar Medical Bulletin (BMB) since its first publication time to January 2020 using bibliometric methods. Method: Researched articles published in the BMB between December 2016 and June 2020 have been analyzed. The journal database was evaluated according to study type (original research, review, case report, letter to the editor), related scientific subspecialty and the geographical origin. We also calculated the rates of citation by dividing the total number of citations received by all papers by the total number of papers. Results: A total of 88 articles were included in the study. The articles about neurosurgery, anesthesia and pediatrics were in the top three (2727%, 13.63% and 11.36%, respectively). Citation rates of the original article, case report and review were 15.7%, 10.3% and 0%, respectively. Most of the articles (81.81%) were published from Marmara Region in Turkey. Of the articles, 4 (4.5%) were international papers submitted from 2 different countries. All international papers were preclinical subspecialties like pharmacology, microbiology and physiology. Conclusion: Our study provides an opportunity to compare the citation numbers and characteristics before and after indexing of the journal in TUBITAK/ULAKBIM, in near future. Keywords: Articles, Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, citation Amac: Bagcilar Tip Bulteni (BMB) Dergisi'nin ilk yayin tarihi olan Aralik 2016'dan Haziran 2020'ye kadar olan yayin ozelliklerini ve atif analizini bibliyometrik yontemler kullanarak tanimlamak. Yontem: Aralik 2016-Haziran 2020 yillari arasinda BMB'de yayinlanan makaleler analiz edildi. Dergi veritabani yazilarin tipine (orijinal makale, derleme, olgu sunumu, editore mektup), makalenin ilgili bransina ve cografik orijinine gore degerlendirildi. Ayrica toplam atif miktarinin toplam yayinlanmis makale sayisina bolunmesi suretiyle atif orani da hesaplandi. Bulgular: Toplam 88 makale calismaya dahil edildi. Yayinlanan makalelerde ilk 3 sirayi sirasiyla norosirurji, anestezi ve reanimasyon ve pediyatri (%27,27, %13,6 ve %11,36) bolumleri aldi. Atif oranlari sirasiyla orijinal makale, olgu sunumu ve derleme olacak sekilde %15,7, %10,3 ve %0 olarak hesaplandi. Makalelerin bircogu Turkiye'de Marmara Bolgesi'nden yayinlandi (%81,81). Iki farkli yabanci ulkeden yayinlanan makale sayisi 4 (%4,5) olarak hesaplandi. Butun yabanci makaleler farmakoloji, mikrobiyoloji ve fizyoloji gibi preklinik bran