Interlending & Document Supply: A bibliometric study from 2001 to 2010

Journal Title: Webology - Year 2012, Vol 9, Issue 2

Abstract

The study intends to evaluate journal of Interlending & Document Supply (ILDS) from 2001 to 2010 using different bibliometric indicators and to find out various dimensions of publication trends of this journal. In accordance with the objectives of the study, the bibliographic citations appended at the end of each article were copied and stored in a separate MS-Word file. The details with regard to each published article such as type of papers, number of articles in each issue of the journal, number of references and their forms in each article, number of pages, number of authors, and the name of journals, etc. were recorded and analyzed. The study applied Lotka's law to assess authorship productivity pattern, and Bradford's law to ascertain the scattering of journals. In analyzing 315 scholarly articles published in ILDS for a period of 10 years ranging from 2001 to 2010, the study reveals that the highest numbers of articles are found to be single authored contributions, followed by two-authored contributions. The authorship productivity pattern partially complies with Lotka's Law. In regard to country productivity, UK leads the table, followed by USA, and France. Moreover, ILDS authors are found to have fairly cited recent literature in their papers which is evident from the half life period of documents. Furthermore, the study concludes that ILDS can enrich its standard if it can fine tune its editorial policy.

Authors and Affiliations

Dillip K. Swain, Kamal Lochan Jena and Rabindra K. Mahapatra

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Dillip K. Swain, Kamal Lochan Jena and Rabindra K. Mahapatra (2012). Interlending & Document Supply: A bibliometric study from 2001 to 2010. Webology, 9(2), -. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-687670