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Growth of research journals in India during last decade (2005-2014): an overview

Ramesh Pandita (Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Jammu, India)
Meenakshi Koul (Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Jammu, India)
Shivendra Singh (Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, India)

Collection Building

ISSN: 0160-4953

Article publication date: 2 October 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to reflect a growing trend toward the introduction of new research journals in India. The study focuses on the number of journals introduced in India during the past decade, namely, for the period 2005-2014. Some of the key aspects analyzed include year-wise distribution of journals introduced, cumulative and annual corresponding growth of newly introduced journals, publishing form of journals, namely, online, print and hybrid. Some other aspects studied include distribution of journals on the basis of language, periodicity, state, etc. for both online and print journals.

Design/methodology/approach

To undertake the present study, data were retrieved from the official website of the National Science Library, New Delhi, and the analysis is based on the number of ISSN numbers issued by the National Science Library New Delhi during the period of study.

Findings

A total of 15,631 research journals were introduced in India from 2005 through 2014. Compared to 4,954 (31.69 per cent) online journals, 10,614 (67.90 per cent) print journals were introduced in India during the past decade, depicting print as the larger medium of journal publishing in India. During the period of study, research journals in India grew annually at 31.44 per cent. New Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh emerged as the three leading research journal publishing states of the country, while 82.86 per cent journals are published in English language and a maximum 32.52 per cent journals are published on a quarterly basis.

Originality/value

The study is first of its kind undertaken in India.

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Citation

Pandita, R., Koul, M. and Singh, S. (2017), "Growth of research journals in India during last decade (2005-2014): an overview", Collection Building, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1108/CB-02-2017-0006

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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