BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND TAX STUDIES: 2010-2017 PERIOD

Bibliometric studies play an important role in determining the current state of disciplines and detailed information specific to that discipline is provided to researchers. Bibliometric studies provide information on the effectiveness and deficiencies of scientific publications in the field. This study aims to examine the bibliometric features of 123 articles published in the Journal of Accounting and Tax Studies, an international academic and peer reviewed journal that published in March, July and November per year. The study includes articles published between 2010-2017 years. A bibliometric citation analysis technique was used in the study. Answers to the following questions were sought in the study: What is the total number of articles in the journal? What is the number of articles per author published in the journal? Who are the most efficient author/ authors regarding the articles published in the journal? What is the situation for multiple authorship of the articles in the journal? What is the relationship between the authors? How is the title distribution of article authors in the journal? What is the average annual number of articles published in the journal? Which methods were used in the articles published in the journal? How is the distribution of publication language of articles in journal? What is the average number of bibliographies in the journal? What is the average number of bibliographies in articles published in the journal? What is the number of authors regarding “self citation” usage in the journal? What is the number of authors regarding reference usage to the journal? Are the articles published in the journal compliant to the Pareto Act (80/20 rule), Price and Lotka Legislation