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Self-Citations In Annals Of Library And Information Studies, Gurjeet Kaur Rattan
Self-Citations In Annals Of Library And Information Studies, Gurjeet Kaur Rattan
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The present study has been carried out on the extent of self-citations in Annals of Library and Information Studies during the period of 2002-2012. The results indicate that 53.72% of the articles contain self-citations. Out of total 5261 citations, the 636 (12.08%) citations are self-citations. Frequency of self-citations per article ranges from one to forty three. Almost 1/5th authors have cited themselves. Most of the citations appear in the present title of the journal. The most self-citing author is V. L. Kalyane from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.
Acknowledgement Patterns In Annals Of Library And Information Studies 1999-2012, Gurjeet Kaur Rattan
Acknowledgement Patterns In Annals Of Library And Information Studies 1999-2012, Gurjeet Kaur Rattan
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The present paper analyses the acknowledgements appearing in the research articles and short communications in Annals of Library and Information Studies covering the period 1999-2012. The acknowledgements included in this journal are further analysed in order to find out frequency of their occurrence, types, number of acknowledgements per paper, highly acknowledged individuals, and so on. The results show that slightly more than 20% of communications contain acknowledgements and an average acknowledgement per item is 1.49. The acknowledgements are of composite nature comprising of moral support, technical support, access to facilities, financial support and Peer Interactive Communication type. The most common …