Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 MSc, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science. Isfahan, Iran. (Corresponding Author) Email: ghahnaviyeh@dnt.mui.ac.ir
2 BSc, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science. Isfahan, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Educational Planning, Health Management and Economic Research Center. Isfahan University of Medical Science. Isfahan, Iran.
4 Associated Professor, Health Information Management, Health Management and Economic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: With reviewing of scientific production in any field, strategic planning could be conducted for policy research assessment, improve the quality of research activities and evaluate obtained promotions. This study aimed to analyze the content and citation of published articles in the journal of "Health Information Management". Methods: In this descriptive study, the content and Citation of 175 articles published in the Journal of “Health Information Management” was analyzed from 2004 till 2010. The analyze was conducted using a checklist and obtained data was entered in Excell software. The validity of checklist was confirmed by experts. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics such as data classification based on frequency distribution and mean and charts drawing. Results: Most authors (58%) from 531 authors of 175 articles were male. Most of the authors (263 author) were at PhD level; the academic level of most of them was assistant professor (116 author) and most of them were affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Most of the studied articles were descriptive (127 titles), the most used tool was questionnaire (76 titles) and the most used subject descriptors were hospitals (30 titles).Most type of published articles were research ones(150 titles) and most of them were extracted from approved projects(60 titles). Greatest numbers of articles (51 titles) were published in 2010 with most subject trends of “Management" (Title 50). Most citations were referred to the articles (43%) with latin sources of language (58%).Self citation to authors and journals was reported in 4.45% and 1.05% of articles. Conclusion: The behavioral pattern of authors should be pushed to writing analytical papers and using various and novel methods in the field of information management in the healthcare field. The journals editors should consider a certain level in their self citation. Keywords: Content Analysis; Citation; Journal Article; Periodicals.
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