An Analysis of the Availability and Persistence of Web Citations in Journal of Indian Library Association (JILA)

Authors

  • Manjuli Devi Assistant Librarian, Innovative Group of Colleges, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India
  • Aman Verma Senior Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.43.2.11

Keywords:

Web citations, Journal of Indian Library Association, Indian Library Association, Citation Analysis, Half-Life

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the uses of URLs as citations based on 148 articles published in the Journal of  the Indian Library Association (JILA) published during 2018-2021.Data has been collected from the websites of the  journal. Data collection is carried out by visiting selected academic journal websites.A total of 2319 citations were  retrieved and analyzed, and it is observed that there were 1373print citations and 946 web citations. Among 946  web citations, 751are active while195 are missing web citations. It has been found that HTTP 404 error codes  accounted for more thanhalf the life of any error code associated with web citations. The average half-life for the  Journal of Indian Library Association is 8.818 years. This research provides unique insights into the prevalence and  characteristics of URL citations within the specified journal. 

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Published

2023-12-21

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2023): Library Progress(International) (Jul-Dec) 2023

Section

Articles

How to Cite

An Analysis of the Availability and Persistence of Web Citations in Journal of Indian Library Association (JILA) . (2023). Library Progress (International), 43(2), 236–243. https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.43.2.11