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Is SCI an Effective Measuring Tool for Indian Science Productivity?


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1 Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee - 247 667 (U.P.), India
2 Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar - 249 404 (U.P.), India
     

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This paper notes that the Science Citation Index (SCI) has utterly failed in covering the Indian journals. India produces a large number of papers in Science and Technology and allied fields. It is felt that the time has come when India should loudly think to produce its own Indian Science Citation Index (ISCI) and Indian Social Science Citation Index (ISSCI). It proposes the organizations to be involved and the important Information Scientists whose advise can be sought in preparing ISCI due to their rich experience in the area of bibliometrics. It suggests the names of organizations which produce large databases in Science and Technology help of funding agencies to be tapped for funding ISCI is also suggested.

Keywords

Science Citation Index, Indian Journals, Science in India.
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S. C. Sinha
Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee - 247 667 (U.P.)
India

A. K. Dhiman
Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar - 249 404 (U.P.)
India


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Authors

S. C. Sinha
Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee - 247 667 (U.P.), India
A. K. Dhiman
Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar - 249 404 (U.P.), India

Abstract


This paper notes that the Science Citation Index (SCI) has utterly failed in covering the Indian journals. India produces a large number of papers in Science and Technology and allied fields. It is felt that the time has come when India should loudly think to produce its own Indian Science Citation Index (ISCI) and Indian Social Science Citation Index (ISSCI). It proposes the organizations to be involved and the important Information Scientists whose advise can be sought in preparing ISCI due to their rich experience in the area of bibliometrics. It suggests the names of organizations which produce large databases in Science and Technology help of funding agencies to be tapped for funding ISCI is also suggested.

Keywords


Science Citation Index, Indian Journals, Science in India.

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