title: An investigation of the emergency medicine journals published in Turkey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are many academic journals in Turkey and the world. Medical journals have a significant place among those publications. The aim of this study is to examine qualitatively and categorize the scientific studies of the two journals in Turkey. It also aims to contribute the related literature in the area.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic journals of medical emergencies published in Turkey between January 1, 2003 and December 20, 2014 were investigated in detail. All the works in journals were categorized briefly as research articles, case presentations, review articles, and other works. Moreover, research articles were investigated as observational and experimental, and discussed according to the including topics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  943 scientific works in 86 issues were fully investigated. The total number was found to be 472 for research articles (50.1%), 242 for case presentations (25.7%), 108 for review articles (11.5%), and finally it was 12.8% for other works. Research articles included 450 observational (95.3%) and 22 experimental studies (4.7%). The key topics covered in research articles were the management and training of medical emergencies, trauma 96 (20.3%), toxicology 50 (10.6%), and gastrointestinal tract 36 (7.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite its relatively short history, medical emergencies have improved progressively in Turkey. The number of domestic research articles has demonstrated an increase over the years. However, extra efforts are needed in order to improve the quality of articles. The most common contents encountered in research articles were the management and training of medical emergencies, trauma and toxicology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Balikesir State Hospital, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Veysi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eryigit
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Balikesir State Hospital, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ulas
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Karaaslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Balikesir University Medical Faculty, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Gazi Yasargil Training and Reseach Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Caner
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saglam
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, İstanbul Training and Reseach Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Can
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Girgin
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Reseach Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yoldas
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Demirtas
keywords: Emergency medicine; Epidemiologic studies; Journal article