Examining Islamic Perspectives in Medical Imaging Literature: A Study Involving Scopus Indexed Journals

Abstract

Abstract

This paper examines the incidence and themes of articles published in SCOPUS indexed journals that are related to Medical Imaging or Radiography and are written from Islamic perspectives. An initial search was conducted by using selected Islamic keywords to identify articles that have those words either in the title, abstract or keywords list. Only 6 articles out of a possible 341 000 were found; and the “Islamic perspectives” addressed in those articles were not those of the authors, but pertained rather to Muslims as subjects of the authors’ studies. This paper postulates a number of possible factors contributing to the low number of articles written from Islamic perspectives. Among them are: (1) Western domination of the publication of articles in journals; and (2) the inability of Muslim Medical Imaging professionals to integrate Islamic perspectives into their scientific writings. Recommendations to improve the situation are made in this paper. This study could act as a catalyst for Muslim Medical Imaging professionals to reassess objectively their personal, professional and religious roles and functions in the international discourse on their specialised field of knowledge. 

Keywords: Radiography, Scientific Writing, Journal articles, profession, professional

Abstrak

Penulisan ini mengkaji tahap dan tema perspektif Islam yang merupakan bukti  dalam Jurnal Indeks Scopus berkaitan dengan Pengimejan Perubatan atau Radiografi. Penggunaan teks keislaman dan artikel yang mempunyai teks dalam tajuk, abstrak atau kata kunci telah dikenalpasti. Hanya 6 artikel daripada kemungkinan 341 000, telah dijumpai. Perspektif Islam merujuk "Islam" sebagai subjek kajian. Kajian ini menunjukkan faktor-faktor penyumbang kepada bilangan artikel yang rendah berkaitan dengan perspektif Islam. Antaranya termasuk penguasaan Barat terhadap penerbitan artikel dalam jurnal dan ketidakupayaan golongan profesional Pengimejan Perubatan Islam untuk mengintegrasikan perspektif Islam ke dalam penulisan saintifik mereka. Cadangan untuk memperbaiki keadaan tersebut telah dibuat. Kajian ini boleh menjadi pemangkin kepada golongan profesional Muslim Pengimejan Perubatan untuk menilai semula peranan peribadi, profesionalisma dan pegangan agama mereka secara objektif.

Kata kunci: Radiografi , Penulisan Saintifik , Artikel, Jurnal , profesion , profesionalisma