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PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 9 (X) /February/59-68/9
AUTHOR: Dr. Vimlesh Patel
TITLE : A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND SANITARY ENGINEERING JOURNALS ARCHIVED IN DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
ABSTRACT: Open access movement is a new dimension in this generation for scholarly publishing that aim to provide free access of research literature on World Wide Web and has gained enormous momentum now a day. In recent years open accesses journals are increasing frequently. Open Access Journals in different disciplines are available over the internet. DOAJ facilitate free open access journals for the users in a one platform. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) archived 51 Journals in Environmental Technology and Sanitary Engineering from 2004 to 2017. The paper analyzed and interpreted subject-wise distribution of journals in technology category in DOAJ. Analysis indicates that Environmental Technology and Sanitary Engineering journals in DOAJ, under Technology stream, stands in fifth position. The analysis shows that highest no. of journals added in the year 2017. The country wise analysis indicates that Indonesia is on 1st rank. Distribution of Prominent Languages reveals that English is on 1st rank followed by Indonesian Language. Analysis of publishing mode of Journals shows that combination of print vs online journals is on majority. Pattern of Review System indicate that Blind Peer Review is most preferred pattern by Journals. File/format used by Journals for downloading/viewing of papers. Indicate that PDF format is preferred by Journals to giving option for viewing/downloading the papers. Distribution of Subject Headings of Journals indicates that subject heading Technology: Environmental Technology and Sanitary Engineering is in 1st rank with 58 Journals used as a heading followed by Technology: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Environmental sciences is in 2nd rank with this heading used by twelve journals.
KEYWORDS: Open Access Movement, Budapest Open Access Initiative, Directory of Open Access Journals , DOAJ Journals, Open Access Indexing, Bibliographic Data, Lund University, Peer-reviewed Open Access
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