Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences (SJMMS): A 7 -year bibliometric study

Abstract

Objective: This study appoint to evaluate the published articles in Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences
(SJMMS) that issued from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University – Saudi Arabia.
Study Methodology: The data has been collected from the Journal website and analyze accordingly to bibiometric
changes in to bibiometric approach that followed for the year period (2020- 2013).
The total published articles (389), four sorts was selected from the total, which contain ( ORIGINAL ARTICLES),
(REVIEW ARTICLES), (INVITED ARTICLE).
( CASE REPORT),total number act ( 288) considered the study sample.
Results: The minimum total articles per year (20) 2013, and 2015 the published articles (48) as maximum percentage
7% , 17% distributing among (48) references in 2014 by rate of (24.5%) as max percentage record(2) in 2020 rate of
(1%) ,theindividual authorship contributed higher percentage(22.22%) by total (64) articles , the arrangement of
authors accordingly to geographical directions (99) articles (34.37%) share by Medicine Collage authors in Imam
Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , and contribution of authors in King Fahad University
Hospital (59) articles (20.48%) , likewise there are so many articles contributions from Saudi Universities Medicines
Collages (52) percentage of (18.05 %), then India share with (32) articles (11%) and represents first, second, and
fourth respectively category , the more Establishment productivity is Price Mohammed for researches and consultant
studies Center followed by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Damam , then Medicine Collage in Kashmir –
India , the more subjects products Internal Medicine (11.8%) and followed by Dental (10.4%) and lastly oncology
(9.05%)
The total various published information vessels sources (5073) in total articles (4794) as higher percentage (94.5%
followed by electronic sites (1.9%) then books in third category (1.8%) and finally the information sources (0.36%).
Conclusion: There is increasing in papers of published copy through last eight years, the Medicine Collage and King
Fahad University Hospital considered as samples of study and represented the original published articles.