Bibliometric study of DESIDOC journal of library and information technology during 2005–2016 Verma Manoj Kr*, Devi Ksh. Krishna, Brahma Krishna DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl *Corresponding Author Manoj Kr Verma, manojdlisbhu@gmail.com
Online published on 15 November, 2018. Abstract This paper presents a bibliometric study of the DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology (DJLIT) for the period of 12 years (2005–2016) in which 553 articles were published. The present study examines the various bibliometric parameters such as authorship pattern of articles & references, geographical distribution, major contributions from prolific author, state wise contribution of articles and number of references. The study reveals that India contributed highest publications with 88.95%. The Authorship Pattern of Articles for the study period was contributed maximum by two authors with 41.41%, followed by Single author with 36.88%and three authors with 15.18%. B.M. Gupta from India contributed the highest number of articles with17.98%, followed by Chennupati K. Ramaiah (9.35%) and S.M. Dhawan (7.19%). New Delhi (23.44%) emerged at top most position with maximum number of contributions, which is followed by Karnataka(12.75%) and Maharashtra(10.86%). More than 63.11% articles published in the DJLIT were on coauthorship pattern. Top Keywords Bibliometric, DJLIT, Authorship pattern, Citation analysis, Reference Pattern. Top |