Year : 2018, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : ( 24) Last page : ( 32)
Print ISSN : 2320-530X. Online ISSN : 0000-0000. Published online : 2018  1.

DESIDOC journal of library and information technology (DJLIT): A bibliometric study

Sushma H R

Abstract

The present Bibliometric study was carried on 294 scholarly research articles published in DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology, during the period 2011–2015. Present analysis is mostly confined to examine the distribution pattern of the journal articles, authorship pattern, and geographical distribution of authors and citation analysis of the references attached to the papers. A maximum number of articles (65) were published in 2012. On average 9.8 articles were published by the journal in each issue during the period of investigation. Maximum number of contributions are joint collaborations with 191 (64.96%) articles. Maximum of 133 articles contributed in the journal are on two author pattern, followed by 103 articles as single authored. Of the contributions (85%) are from India. The study revealed that majority of the authors preferred journals as the source of information providing the highest number of citations. On average 16.5 references were cited by the each article during the period of investigation with total references 4857.

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Keywords

Bibliometric study, DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, SIB, DRDO, DJLIT, Citations.

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