Bibliometric Analysis of Journal of Arabic Literature Based on Web of Science Database

Adnan Arslan; Salih Zor; Muhammed Faruk Çakır

Article Details

Bibliometric Analysis of Journal of Arabic Literature Based on Web of Science Database

Authors:

Adnan Arslan | Salih Zor | Muhammed Faruk Çakır

Publisher:

Gaziantep University

Main Topics:

Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal:

İlahiyat Akademi Issue 19, pp.1-31

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321889

pISSN:

2149-3979

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 In this study, a bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Arabic Literature, which has a 50-year history in academic publishing in the field of Arabic literature, was conducted. In short, JAL is considered the most prestigious journal in the field of scientific studies on Arabic literature, especially in the Western world. JAL, whose first issue was published in 1970, is one of the journals that form the academic publishing network of BRILL, one of the worlds most established publishing houses, founded by Jordaan Luchtmans in 1683. The journal, which published a single issue a year until 1988, started to publish two issues a year starting from this year. In 1992, this number increased to 3 and in 2018 to 4. Therefore, the total number of the journal since its establishment has reached to 126. The aim of this study is to get an idea about who focuses on which topics in the field of Arabic literature in the Western world, and what can be done in the future regarding research in the field of Arabic literature, through a bibliometric analysis. The study sought answers to some questions. The following method was followed in the study: The Bibtex output taken from the Web of Science database constituted the data set of the study. The data years, authors, institutions, publications, etc. of this set was processed in the Bibliometrix application. The titles of the study were created based on the parameters. Since it is a qualitative study based on quantitative data, a mixed method was followed in this article. As a result of the study, the following findings were reached: Considering the article number distribution and citation status of the journal, which has a 50-year history, it was seen that the journal had a serious stability in its publishing life. As partially pointed out in the study, JAL has been observed as a journal that makes one feel the closeness of the academic environment that surrounds the editorial team. The journal has a large involvement of the editor-in-chief and the University of Chicago researchers he works with. One of the most important findings of our research is that JAL gives priority to modern Arabic literature studies, whether poetry or prose. Therefore, it can easily be said that JAL is a suitable address to publish works within the scope of modern Arabic poetry and novel. When the research articles published in JAL were classified as poetry-prose, it was seen that more than half of the researchers preferred to examine prose works. It was determined that 345 prose and 213 poetry research articles were published in the journal, excluding book review type publications, which constitute a significant number in the journal. On the other hand, it has been observed that more than half of the articles published in JAL are book review type studies. It can be said that this is a veiled suggestion message to Arabic literature researchers who want to have articles published in JAL. As far as we can see, JAL is a journal with an open door to book review type studies.

 In this study, a bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Arabic Literature, which has a 50-year history in academic publishing in the field of Arabic literature, was conducted. In short, JAL is considered the most prestigious journal in the field of scientific studies on Arabic literature, especially in the Western world. JAL, whose first issue was published in 1970, is one of the journals that form the academic publishing network of BRILL, one of the worlds most established publishing houses, founded by Jordaan Luchtmans in 1683. The journal, which published a single issue a year until 1988, started to publish two issues a year starting from this year. In 1992, this number increased to 3 and in 2018 to 4. Therefore, the total number of the journal since its establishment has reached to 126. The aim of this study is to get an idea about who focuses on which topics in the field of Arabic literature in the Western world, and what can be done in the future regarding research in the field of Arabic literature, through a bibliometric analysis. The study sought answers to some questions. The following method was followed in the study: The Bibtex output taken from the Web of Science database constituted the data set of the study. The data years, authors, institutions, publications, etc. of this set was processed in the Bibliometrix application. The titles of the study were created based on the parameters. Since it is a qualitative study based on quantitative data, a mixed method was followed in this article. As a result of the study, the following findings were reached: Considering the article number distribution and citation status of the journal, which has a 50-year history, it was seen that the journal had a serious stability in its publishing life. As partially pointed out in the study, JAL has been observed as a journal that makes one feel the closeness of the academic environment that surrounds the editorial team. The journal has a large involvement of the editor-in-chief and the University of Chicago researchers he works with. One of the most important findings of our research is that JAL gives priority to modern Arabic literature studies, whether poetry or prose. Therefore, it can easily be said that JAL is a suitable address to publish works within the scope of modern Arabic poetry and novel. When the research articles published in JAL were classified as poetry-prose, it was seen that more than half of the researchers preferred to examine prose works. It was determined that 345 prose and 213 poetry research articles were published in the journal, excluding book review type publications, which constitute a significant number in the journal. On the other hand, it has been observed that more than half of the articles published in JAL are book review type studies. It can be said that this is a veiled suggestion message to Arabic literature researchers who want to have articles published in JAL. As far as we can see, JAL is a journal with an open door to book review type studies.

 In this study, a bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Arabic Literature, which has a 50-year history in academic publishing in the field of Arabic literature, was conducted. In short, JAL is considered the most prestigious journal in the field of scientific studies on Arabic literature, especially in the Western world. JAL, whose first issue was published in 1970, is one of the journals that form the academic publishing network of BRILL, one of the worlds most established publishing houses, founded by Jordaan Luchtmans in 1683. The journal, which published a single issue a year until 1988, started to publish two issues a year starting from this year. In 1992, this number increased to 3 and in 2018 to 4. Therefore, the total number of the journal since its establishment has reached to 126. The aim of this study is to get an idea about who focuses on which topics in the field of Arabic literature in the Western world, and what can be done in the future regarding research in the field of Arabic literature, through a bibliometric analysis. The study sought answers to some questions. The following method was followed in the study: The Bibtex output taken from the Web of Science database constituted the data set of the study. The data years, authors, institutions, publications, etc. of this set was processed in the Bibliometrix application. The titles of the study were created based on the parameters. Since it is a qualitative study based on quantitative data, a mixed method was followed in this article. As a result of the study, the following findings were reached: Considering the article number distribution and citation status of the journal, which has a 50-year history, it was seen that the journal had a serious stability in its publishing life. As partially pointed out in the study, JAL has been observed as a journal that makes one feel the closeness of the academic environment that surrounds the editorial team. The journal has a large involvement of the editor-in-chief and the University of Chicago researchers he works with. One of the most important findings of our research is that JAL gives priority to modern Arabic literature studies, whether poetry or prose. Therefore, it can easily be said that JAL is a suitable address to publish works within the scope of modern Arabic poetry and novel. When the research articles published in JAL were classified as poetry-prose, it was seen that more than half of the researchers preferred to examine prose works. It was determined that 345 prose and 213 poetry research articles were published in the journal, excluding book review type publications, which constitute a significant number in the journal. On the other hand, it has been observed that more than half of the articles published in JAL are book review type studies. It can be said that this is a veiled suggestion message to Arabic literature researchers who want to have articles published in JAL. As far as we can see, JAL is a journal with an open door to book review type studies.

 Bu çalışmada Arap edebiyatı alanındaki akademik yayımcılıkta 50 yıllık bir geçmişe sahip Journal of Arabic Literaturein bibliyometrik analizi yapılmıştır. Kısaca JAL, özellikle Batı dünyasındaki Arap edebiyatına dair bilimsel çalışmalarda alanın en prestijli dergisi olarak kabul edilmektedir. 1970 yılında ilk sayısı yayımlanan JAL, 1683 yılında Jordaan Luchtmans tarafından kurulan dünyanın en köklü yayınevlerinden olan BRILLin akademik yayım ağını oluşturan dergilerinden birisidir. 1988 yılına kadar yılda tek sayı yayımlayan dergi, bu yıldan itibaren yılda iki sayı yayımlamaya başlamıştır. 1992 yılında bu sayı 3e, 2018te ise 4e çıkmıştır. Dolayısıyla kurulduğu günden bugüne kadar derginin toplam sayısı 126ya ulaşmıştır. WoS verilerine göre 1975-2023 yılları arasında geçen 48 yılda toplam 916 yayın yayımlanmıştır. Toplamda 517 yazar JALda yayım yapmıştır. Tek yazarlı makale sayısı 496dır. Uluslararası ortak yazarlık oranı, 0,655, makale başına atıf oranı 2,138, yıllık büyüme oranı ise  0,79 olarak kayda geçmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bibliyometrik bir analizle Batı dünyasında Arap edebiyatı alanında kimlerin hangi konulara eğildiği, Arap edebiyatı alanındaki araştırmalara dair gelecekte neler çalışılabileceği hususunda bir fikir edinebilmektir. Çalışmada şu sorulara cevap aranmıştır: JALda yayımlanan makalelerin yıllara göre dağılımı nasıldır? JALda makale yayımlayan araştırmacılar en çok hangi ülke ve kurumlara aittir. JALda yayımlanan makaleler içerisinde en çok atıf alanlar hangileridir ve bu makalelerin konusu nedir? JALda en çok makale yayımlayan yazarlar kimlerdir? JALda makale yayımlayan Türk akademisyenlerin sayısı ve oranı nedir? JALda yayımlanan makaleler hangi dönem ve edebi tür etrafında yoğunlaşmaktadır? Çalışmada şöyle bir yöntem takip edilmiştir: Web of Science veri tabanından alınan Bibtex çıktısı çalışmanın veri setini teşkil etmiştir. Bu setin verileri, Bibliometrix uygulamasında işletilmiştir. Yıllar, yazarlar, kurumlar, yayınlar vb. parametreler esas alınarak çalışmanın başlıkları oluşturulmuştur. Nicel verilere dayalı bir nitel çalışma olduğu için bu makalede karma bir yöntem izlenmiştir. Çalışmada sonuç olarak şu bulgulara ulaşılmıştır: 50 yıllık bir geçmişe sahip olan derginin yıllar içindeki makale sayı dağılımı ve atıf alma durumuna bakıldığında derginin yayım hayatında ciddi bir istikrara sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Çalışmada kısmen işaret edildiği gibi JAL, editör ekibinin çevresini oluşturan akademik ortamın yakınlığını hissettiren bir dergi olarak gözlemlenmiştir. Dergide, baş editör ve onun çalıştığı Chicago Üniversitesi araştırmacılarının büyük bir katılımı söz konusudur. Yaptığımız araştırmanın elde ettiği en önemli bulgulardan birisi de JALın ister şiir olsun ister nesir, modern Arap edebiyatı çalışmalarına öncelik vermiş olmasıdır. Dolayısıyla modern Arap şiir ve romanı kapsamındaki çalışmaları yayımlatmak için JALın uygun bir adres olduğu rahatlıkla söylenebilir. JALda yayımlanan araştırma makaleleri şiir-nesir şeklinde genel bir tasnife tabi tutulduğunda araştırmacıların yarıdan fazlasının nesir türü eserleri incelemeyi tercih ettiği görülmüştür. Dergide sayıca önemli bir yekûn tutan kitap incelemesi türü yayınlar sayılmadığında 345 nesir, 213 de şiir konulu araştırma makalesi yayımlandığı tespit edilmiştir. Diğer taraftan JALda yayımlanmış makalelerin yarısından fazlasının kitap incelemesi türü çalışmalar olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bunun JALda makale yayımlatmak isteyen Arap edebiyatı araştırmacılarına üstü örtülü bir öneri mesajı olduğu söylenebilir. Gördüğümüz kadarıyla JAL, kitap incelemesi book review türü çalışmalara kapısı ardına kadar açık bir dergidir.

Article Details

Bibliometric Analysis of Journal of Arabic Literature Based on Web of Science Database

Authors:

Adnan Arslan | Salih Zor | Muhammed Faruk Çakır

Publisher:

Gaziantep University

Main Topics:

Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal:

İlahiyat Akademi Issue 19, pp.1-31

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321889

pISSN:

2149-3979

Arabic Language and Rhetoric

Arabic Literature

Journal of Arabic Literature

JAL

Bibliometric Analysis.Arap Dili ve Belagati

Arap Edebiyatı

Journal of Arabic Literature

JAL

Bibliyometrik Analiz.

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Article Details

Authors: Adnan Arslan | Salih Zor | Muhammed Faruk Çakır

Publisher: Gaziantep University

Main Topics: Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal: İlahiyat Akademi Issue 19, pp.1-31

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001321889

pISSN: 2149-3979

Issues

Authors:

Adnan Arslan | Salih Zor | Muhammed Faruk Çakır

Publisher:

Gaziantep University

Main Topics:

Arap Dili ve Belagatı

Journal:

İlahiyat Akademi Issue 19, pp.1-31

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001321889

pISSN:

2149-3979