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Application Of Bradford’S Law Of Scattering To The Discipline Of Law: Analysis Of Doctoral Theses Citations Submitted By Universities In India, Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam -, Nishavathi Elangovan Dec 2017

Application Of Bradford’S Law Of Scattering To The Discipline Of Law: Analysis Of Doctoral Theses Citations Submitted By Universities In India, Jeyshankar -. Ramalingam -, Nishavathi Elangovan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study mainly examines the applicability and appropriateness of Bradford’s Law of Scattering to the literature of law. It also ranks the most cited law journals by the research scholars. This study covers citation of journals provided by the law research scholars in their Doctoral Theses submitted to various universities in India, which are available at Shodhganga is the digital repository of Indian electronic theses and dissertations. This study examines 773 journals, containing 3187 citations collected from 252 doctoral theses. Rank list was prepared to identify the core journals in law. Top most preferred journals among the law research scholars …


Review Of Google Scholar, Web Of Science, And Scopus Search Results: The Case Of Inclusive Education Research, Syed Rahmat Ullah Shah Doctoral Student, Khalid Mahmood Professor Dr., Abdul Hameed Dean, School Of Social Sciences And Humanities (Sss&H) May 2017

Review Of Google Scholar, Web Of Science, And Scopus Search Results: The Case Of Inclusive Education Research, Syed Rahmat Ullah Shah Doctoral Student, Khalid Mahmood Professor Dr., Abdul Hameed Dean, School Of Social Sciences And Humanities (Sss&H)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of research on inclusive education focusing on the development, scholarly publishing, and various influences on the body of knowledge (information sources, authors, institutions, and countries). Data for this study were collected from three reference and citation-enhanced indexing databases, i.e., Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. There was diversity in terms of variations of results from one database to the other. This research will be valuable for academia and researchers alike in the field of inclusive education. The researchers in scholarly communication research area, policy makers, and those involved in measuring researchers’ performance for …


Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses References As A Tool For Collection Management In History: A Study Of Panjab University, Chandigarh (India), Preeti Mahajan, Anil Kumar Mar 2017

Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses References As A Tool For Collection Management In History: A Study Of Panjab University, Chandigarh (India), Preeti Mahajan, Anil Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A citation analysis study was carried out on the citations appended in the end of History discipline Ph.D. dissertations to ascertain what types of documents are the most frequently used in the research process, the most commonly consulted core journals and obsolescence rate of the journals and books. The study analysed 8488 citations appended in the 36 Ph.D. theses of History discipline submitted to Panjab University, Chandigarh, for the award of doctoral degree during 2002-2012. The results obtained from the 8488 citations revealed that the most frequently used documents were books, which accounted for 54.16 percent of the total citations …