International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 2(9), pp. 138–144, October 2014

 ISSN: 2360-7858

 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2014.036

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Citations and Self Citations of Indian Authors in Library and Information Science: A Study Based on Indian Citation Index

S. Dhanavandan¹ and M. Tamizhchelvan²

¹Assistant Librarian, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram-624302, Dindigul DT.TN, India.

¹Corresponding author’s E-mail: dhanavandan@gmail.com  .Mobile: 94428 67275

²Deputy Librarian, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram-624302, Dindigul DT.TN, India

E-mail: tamizhchelvan@gmail.com

Accepted 21 October 2014

Indian Citation Index database is a powerful tool to search, track, measure and collaborate in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. This paper is discussed the published research articles ,citations and self-citations in the library and information science journals which are available in Indian Citation Index. This study is based on the available sources from the Indian Citation Index database as on 20th May 2014. There are 15 journals listed in the Indian Citation Index, 444 (15.95%) article from SRELS Journal of Information Management and 303(10.88%) articles from Annals of Library and Information Studies published.

Keywords: Indian Citation Index; Strength of Articles; Citation Analysis; self Citations

 

Cite This Article As: Dhanavandan S, Tamizhchelvan M(2014). Citations and Self Citations of Indian Authors in Library and Information Science: A Study Based on Indian Citation Index. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 2(9): 138-144.

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