Analysis of contributions in 'Annals of Library and Information Studies'

This paper deals with the analysis of the 131 contributions of the journal entitled 'Annals of Library & Information Studies' published during 1999-2005. It examines yearwise, institutionswise, statewise distribution of contributions, authorship pattern, citation analysis, length of the contributions etc. The study shows that most of the contributions of this journal are contributed by single author and statewise distribution shows that most of the contributions are contributed from New Delhi. Citation analysis of 1456 citations includes to find out average number of citations per contribution, types of publications cited and preparing of ranked list of cited journals in contributions of this journal. The study reveals that journals are the most cited publication amongst the library and information scientists and the source journal i.e. Annals of Library and Information Studies is the most cited journal in the contributions of this journal.