Recall and precision are two indicators for evaluating information retrieval system’s efficiency and performance. The aim of the present study was to compare the recall and precision of Iranmedex, Magiran and SID databases for retrieval of scholarly information in the domain of pharmacy.

This work is an analytical study, that, in this was used from comparison method and Direct observation by end user. The population was articles retrieved from the Web sites of Iranmedex, Magiran& SID databases. Data collection tool was checklist that validity was confirmed by experts of LIS. First, Keywords were listed from two numbers 7 & 8 of Twenty-first volume Journal of Behavioral pharmacology, And Keywords associated with this field were Determined by Pharmacy specialists. Ten selected keywords searched in 3 databases. Then retrieved results were refer to Pharmacy specialists for identify relevant records. The obtained data were analyzed with descriptive statistics (frequency), (χ2) and SPSS 11.5 software at the significant level of P<0.05

Retrieved records of Iranmedex database was 615, from Magiran 375 and SID was 116 record. Iranmedex dominated the top positions when comparing relative recall (39%), and SID revealed reliable precision in the output (%55/1). Iranmedex and Magiran database have had more overlap (219 record).

The results are tips for Pharmacy specialists to choose database for retrieval of scholarly information, if recall is important for they, choose Iranmedex and if high precision is important, need to use the SID database.

Using databases in order to access electronic documents increases the necessity of reviewing the performance and coverage of the databases. The aim of this study was to assess the recall and precision of Persian databases for retrieval of scholarly information in the field of occupational injuries.

This descriptive study was done using observation and comparison. The investigated community included national databases of SafeLir, Scientific Information Database (SID), Magiran, and Irandoc, and the sample size included the number of documents retrieved from these databases in the last two decades. Keywords were determined based on the opinions of the members of the research team and review of the relevant documents. Finally, forty key words were chosen, and the sites were searched, and the number of recovered documents was recorded. Indices and graphs related to recall and precision were prepared.

The number of recovered documents from Magiran, SID, SafeLir, and Irandoc were 411, 153, 523, and 149, respectively. SafeLir database had a higher relative recall (83.7%) and SID had a higher precision (89.54%) in retrieving relevant documents than other databases. The greatest overlap was between Magiran and SafeLir (269 documents).

The findings of this study will help researchers in the field of injuries and related fields to identify the appropriate database (with an appropriate recall and precision) to retrieve documents in their specialized fields. If recall of the search or precision of the search or both of them are important, it is recommended to use SafeLir, SID, and SafeLir databases, respectively.

 Critical thinking is a thought process that is based on conclusions, decision-making and drawing, related data including analysis, explanation, hypothesis, reasoning and development of thinking. The present research was done by meta-analysis method and by combining the research on teaching philosophy’s effectiveness to children. The statistical population of the present meta-analysis of the available researches regarding the effectiveness of teaching philosophy to children in critical thinking in available computer databases in Iran, such as the Academic Jihad Scientific Database (SID), the National Journals Database (Magiran), and the database of specialized journals. Noor (Noormags) from 1380 to 1400, as well as foreign scientific databases Science Direct, PubMed, and Google Scholar, which were published from 2000 to 2021. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria for primary research as well as sensitivity analysis, 25 effect sizes from 23 studies were examined by CMA software. The results of this research showed that the effect size of the random model summary was equal to 1.00, which is statistically significant and indicates the positive effects in philosophy to children in developing their critical thinking skills.Therefore, it is suggested that teaching philosophy for children should be included in formal education programs.