Citation Analysis of Theses in Economics Submitted to Punjabi University, Patiala during 2000-2014

Amritpal Kaur; Gurjeet Kaur Rattan

doi:10.14429/djlit.38.3.12474

Amritpal Kaur Department of Library and Information Science,Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar
Gurjeet Kaur Rattan Punjabi University, Patiala

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.38.3.12474

Keywords: Citation analysis, Core journals, Bradford law of scattering, Economics

Abstract

The present study is based on 9053 citations appended to 92 doctoral theses submitted to the Department of Economics, Punjabi University, Patiala, during 2000-2014. The main objective of the study is to investigate authorship pattern of the citations, format of literature cited, electronic/print form of citations, chronological distribution of citations, geographical distribution of book and core journal citations. A ranked list of journals in economics is also compiled in order to find out the most referred journal. It is found that journals are the most consulted resources with 49.39 per cent citations in the field of economics. Bradford’s law of scattering is applicable to the present study with Bradford multiplier as 11.327.

Author Biographies

Amritpal Kaur, Department of Library and Information Science,Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar

Dr Amritpal Kaur has received Master’s in English, Philosophy and LIS and PhD in LIS. Presently working as Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. She has published more than 100 research articles in journals and conference proceedings. Her area of research include: Library Management, Internet services and resources and electronic journals.

Gurjeet Kaur Rattan, Punjabi University, Patiala

Ms Gurjeet Kaur Rattan has received her MLIS from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1995. Presently she is persuing her PhD from the Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Currently working as Assistant Librarian, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Library, Punjabi University, Patiala. She has published 28 research articles in journals and conference proceedings. Her areas of interest include bibliometrics and scientometrics