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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VI)/158-165 /23
AUTHOR : Vimlesh Patel
TITLE: A BIBLIOMETRICS ANALYSIS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (JOLIS) DURING 2012-2016
ABSTRACT :-Bibliometrics is the discipline where quantitative methods were employed to probe scientific communication process by measuring and analyzing various aspects of documents. It helps to monitor growth of literature and patterns of research. The paper presents a Bibliometrics analysis of papers published in Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS), during 2012 to 2016 as reflected in Web of Science database. It attempts to analyze the growth and development of publications output of Journal of Librarianship and Information Science as reflected. Data for a total of 202 have been downloaded and analyzed according to objectives. The study analyzes of publications of Journal of Librarianship and Information Science this journal published 202 papers in the period of 2012 to 2016. The year wise growth rate reveal that highest no. papers published in 2013, i.e.No. of Papers: 48 (23.76%) The authorship pattern reveals that the maximum number of papers were 107 (52.97 %) from one authors, Data reveals that most preferred authorship pattern was one authors. the geographical distribution contributions (International) , reveal that England is in the top with no. of publications is 49 (24.26%), followed by USA 30 (14.85%) as a second position and Iran with no. of publication is 15 (7.43%) in third position. it is revel from institution-wise distribution of papers that Islamic Azad University with no. of Publications was 13 (6.44%) is placed at 1st rank, University Of Sheffield with no. of Publications were 11 (5.45%) place at 2nd rank, Year Wise Distribution Of Citations of Papers reveal that citations were highest in 2016 as no. of citations was 110.
KEYWORDS: Research output,;Bibliometrics analysis;Bibliometrics sketch.