Scholarly Content and Its Evolution by Scientometric Indicators

Wani, Zahid Ashraf; Zainab, Tazeem

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“…The number of peer-reviewed publications on a specific subject reflects researchers' interest in the subject [24]. Borry et al showed that "prolongation of life and euthanasia", "theoretical perspectives on ethics", and "informed consent and patient participation in decision making," had the highest number of published articles in the nine well-known bioethics journals between 1990 and 2003 [18].…”

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A quantitative analysis of publication trends in Iranian medical ethics and a comparison with EMRO countries

Noroozi,

Salari,

Larijani

2024

IJME

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Background: Evaluating publication trends in a research area helps assess organised scientific efforts in the particular academic field. This study aims to evaluate and compare trends in medical ethics publications in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) countries. Methods: A scoping review was conducted to identify publication trends of Iranian and EMRO medical ethicists. Databases were searched, including Web of Sciences, Scopus, and PubMed for English language articles, which were published by countries in the World Health Organization EMRO regions. Iranian articles were searched in Persian and English language databases. The search strategy for the bioethics filter created by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Duplicate entries, tertiary publications and grey literature were excluded. All retrieved articles were categorised into ten main groups. Citavi software® was used for categorising and extracting articles’ information. Results: A total of 1835 English and Persian articles were obtained. Most (1211, 66%) Iranian publications in medical ethics were in Persian, and the rest (624, 34%) were in English. Most (306, 64.42%) of the published English articles in the EMRO region were authored by Iranian scholars, followed by those from Saudi Arabia (52, 10.95%), Oman (40, 8.42%), Pakistan (28, 5.89%), Lebanon (13, 2.74%), and Egypt (12, 2.53%). Conclusion: The results of this study show that the trend of publication of EMRO countries, especially Iranian publications, is insufficient to respond to national demands in medical ethics. A concept map has been presented to determine research needs in medical ethics. Focusing on national and regional research potentials could synergistically affect medical ethics progress in the EMRO region.

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A quantitative analysis of publication trends in Iranian medical ethics and a comparison with EMRO countries

Noroozi,

Salari,

Larijani

2024

IJME

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“…A digital repository is a collection of people, processes, metadata, tools and services that help a community of users store, discover, retrieve and preserve digital objects (Palavitsinis et al , 2013). Globally, there is a growing trend of universities establishing digital institutional repositories to manage their educational, research and related assets more effectively and visibly (Wani et al , 2015). However, metadata is an essential component of any digital repository’s definition, purpose and function (Palavitsinis et al , 2013).…”

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“…Universities are increasingly establishing digital repositories to better manage their educational, research and related assets (Wani et al , 2015). Metadata is an essential component of any digital repository’s definition, purpose and function, as the practical creation and maintenance of metadata enables the management of digital scholarship for use by the broader community (Lee and Stvilia, 2017).…”

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Metadata creation practices at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources library’s institutional repository

Chapepa

Ngwira

Mapulanga

2023

DLP

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate metadata creation practices in a functional academic institution repository in Malawi, with a specific focus on the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) library. Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative approach with a case study design. The study adopted a case study strategy that focuses on the in-depth, holistic and in-context examination of one or more cases. The researcher used non-probability purposive sampling to include all three LUANAR Digital Repository (LDR) staff at LUANAR library because they were thought to be knowledgeable about the LDR metadata work. The three library staff members directly involved in repository metadata were investigated for the study. Data collection techniques used in a case study approach included semi-structuring face-to-face interviews and documentary analysis. Data from interviews and documentary reviews were manually analyzed and presented in thematic categories based on the study’s objectives. Findings Qualified Dublin Core (DC) was chosen by all participants as the only metadata structure scheme that they will use to create and implement metadata in the repository. DC application profile was the only scheme used to enforce uniform naming and capitalization conventions in the application of Qualified DC element definitions. The scheme, however, was discovered to be the Qualified DC default format in the DSpace system. All participants indicated that the Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Vocabulary is used. Participants highlighted that institutional repository system compatibility, the subject matter of the resources, resource types and staff expertise influenced the selection criteria for the metadata schemes. The repository policy had been developed but had yet to be adopted by the LUANAR management. Research limitations/implications The current study was limited to LUANAR library. A wider study across public and private universities in Malawi is needed to ascertain the role of metadata policy, technical knowledge and metadata specialist institutional repositories. Practical implications Metadata policy is to aid in the understanding of the data, ensuring that appropriate security measures are used to protect the data and for metadata harvesting purposes. Social implications Academic libraries should lobby for management support towards metadata policy for institutional repositories. Originality/value Very little is known about challenges affecting the growth of institutional repositories and standards adopted, including metadata harvesting. This paper bridges the gap in metadata standards for institutional repositories in developing countries.

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Scholarly Content and Its Evolution by Scientometric Indicators

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A quantitative analysis of publication trends in Iranian medical ethics and a comparison with EMRO countries

A quantitative analysis of publication trends in Iranian medical ethics and a comparison with EMRO countries

Metadata creation practices at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources library’s institutional repository

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