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Publication trends in library and information science: A bibliometric analysis of Library Management journal

K.P. Singh (Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India)
Harish Chander (Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India)

Library Management

ISSN: 0143-5124

Article publication date: 4 March 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to explore the publication trends of the scholarly journal Library Management, and highlight its various important aspects.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper presents results of bibliometric analysis of 336 articles which were published during the period 2006-2012, in the Library Management journal of Emerald.

Findings

The results indicate that the majority of the contributions by single authors and most cited documents are journal articles. The study highlights the chronological distribution of articles, authorship pattern, geographical distribution of authors, institutions wise distribution, citation pattern and length of articles.

Originality/value

As yet there have been no such studies conducted that investigate the various aspects of Library Management journal. It evaluates the publication trends of the journal and has important implications for scholars and researchers.

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Citation

Singh, K.P. and Chander, H. (2014), "Publication trends in library and information science: A bibliometric analysis of Library Management journal", Library Management, Vol. 35 No. 3, pp. 134-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-05-2013-0039

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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