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From idea to publication: Publication rates of theses in neurosurgery from Turkey
- Department of Neurosurgery, Batman State Hospital, Batman, Türkiye
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Center, University of California, San Francisco
- Department of Neurosurgery, Göztepe Medikal Park, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Abstract
Thesis at the end of residency is considered as the complementary component of postgraduate training. In this respect, thesis helps the residents learn how to ask structured questions, set up the most appropriate study design, conduct the study, retrieve study results and write conclusions with clinical implications. To the best of our knowledge, the publication rates of theses in the field of neurosurgery have not been reported before. Our aim was to find out publication rates of theses in neurosurgery specialty, in this descriptive study.
MethodsThe database of Higher Education Council of Turkey, which includes the theses of residents in only university hospitals, was screened between years 2004 and 2013. After retrieving the theses from the database; we used search engines to find out the theses published in any SCI/SCI-E-indexed journals. For this purpose, the title of the theses and the author names were used as keywords for searching. Data was presented in a descriptive form as absolute numbers and percentages.
ResultsWe retrieved 164 theses written by former residents in neurosurgery using the database. Among 164 theses, 18% (national journals: 9; international journals: 21) were published in SCI/SCI-E indexed journals.
ConclusionPublication rates of theses in neurosurgery are low as they are in the other specialties of medicine. Our study is a descriptive research, to give an idea about publication rates of theses in neurosurgery. Further studies are required to understand the underlying factors, which are responsible for the limited success in publication of theses in neurosurgery.
Abstract
Thesis at the end of residency is considered as the complementary component of postgraduate training. In this respect, thesis helps the residents learn how to ask structured questions, set up the most appropriate study design, conduct the study, retrieve study results and write conclusions with clinical implications. To the best of our knowledge, the publication rates of theses in the field of neurosurgery have not been reported before. Our aim was to find out publication rates of theses in neurosurgery specialty, in this descriptive study.
MethodsThe database of Higher Education Council of Turkey, which includes the theses of residents in only university hospitals, was screened between years 2004 and 2013. After retrieving the theses from the database; we used search engines to find out the theses published in any SCI/SCI-E-indexed journals. For this purpose, the title of the theses and the author names were used as keywords for searching. Data was presented in a descriptive form as absolute numbers and percentages.
ResultsWe retrieved 164 theses written by former residents in neurosurgery using the database. Among 164 theses, 18% (national journals: 9; international journals: 21) were published in SCI/SCI-E indexed journals.
ConclusionPublication rates of theses in neurosurgery are low as they are in the other specialties of medicine. Our study is a descriptive research, to give an idea about publication rates of theses in neurosurgery. Further studies are required to understand the underlying factors, which are responsible for the limited success in publication of theses in neurosurgery.
Keywords
Thesis, Publication, Indexing, Residency, Neurosurgery
Title
From idea to publication: Publication rates of theses in neurosurgery from Turkey
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
45-47
Page views
217
Article views/downloads
390
DOI
10.1016/j.pjnns.2015.11.007
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2016;50(1):45-47.
Keywords
Thesis
Publication
Indexing
Residency
Neurosurgery
Authors
Ahmet Öğrenci
Murat Şakir Ekşi
Emel Ece Özcan-Ekşi
Orkun Koban