Application of Bradford's Law of Scattering to the Economics Literature of India and China: A Comparative Study
| Main Author: | Savanur, Kiran P |
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| Format: | Journal PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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The Research Publication
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.rclis.org/43403/1/2019_AJIST_9%281%29_p1-7.pdf http://eprints.rclis.org/43403/ |
Daftar Isi:
- This paper deals with the applicability of Bradford's law of scattering the publications of India and China. The data for the study was collected from the WOS database, 887 journals publishing 1924 economics subject publications from India and 1627 journals published 4427 Chinese economics publications. The ranked list of journals prepared for the datasets and the applicability of Bradford’s law was tested. The journal distribution pattern of the economics literature fits Bradford’s distribution pattern. The applicability of Egghe’s model (modification of Leimkuhler’s model) was also tested and found valid for both the datasets.