Pemanfaatan Jurnal Psikologi Dalam Penyusunan Tesis Mahasiswa Psikologi UGM Tahun 2012 Kajian Analisis Sitiran

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the use, utilization ratio, and recency of journal publications in the country and abroad that are used as references in the thesis of Psychology UGM 2012. This quantitative descriptive study using documentation method for data collection. Study subjects such as Psychology UGM thesis in 2012, with the object of study of the entire bibliography contained in this thesis. The analysis was performed on 163 thesis, and data analysis using frequency tables and the counting frequency using a percentage formula. The process of data analysis with MS Excel 2010 program. The results showed that the use of psychology journals published abroad subscribed (12.72%) was higher than psychology journals published in the country (2.44%). Both of these percentages included in the low category yet. Comparison between the use of psychology journals published abroad and domestic use as a reference the result that the journal published abroad 94%, and journals published in the country of 6%. Thus the utilization ratio of journals published abroad are higher than journal publications in the country. Recency of the journal is used as a reference thesis Faculty of Psychology in 2012 included in the category of advanced as much as 67.76%, while the category is not advanced as much as 31.81%.