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Papers in Select Sociology Journals (1999-2004):A Bibliometric Analysis


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1 Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kamatak University, Dharwad -3, India
2 Kamatak University Library, Kamatak University, Dharwad-3, India
3 Mangalore University Library, Mangalagangothri, Mangalore-99, India
     

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The main objectives of the present study is to determine the growth of literature in the field of sociology and the related authorship pattern; value of group co-efficient for collaborative research and geographical distribution of papers during 1999-21003. The study shows that the highest number of papers (86) were published in 2001 and 2003. The number of single author papers is higher at 84% out of a total of 475. The value of group co-efficient (gp) was only 0.16. The degree of collaboration among the co-authors was minimum (0.02) in articles written by five authors and maximum (0.12) in two-author papers.
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Keshava
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kamatak University, Dharwad -3, India
V. P. Hittalamani
Kamatak University Library, Kamatak University, Dharwad-3, India
M. P. Gowda
Mangalore University Library, Mangalagangothri, Mangalore-99, India

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The main objectives of the present study is to determine the growth of literature in the field of sociology and the related authorship pattern; value of group co-efficient for collaborative research and geographical distribution of papers during 1999-21003. The study shows that the highest number of papers (86) were published in 2001 and 2003. The number of single author papers is higher at 84% out of a total of 475. The value of group co-efficient (gp) was only 0.16. The degree of collaboration among the co-authors was minimum (0.02) in articles written by five authors and maximum (0.12) in two-author papers.

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