Book Reviews Published in Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research during 2002-2007: a Quantitative Study

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  • K. R. Sarala
     College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695522

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2011/v48i1/43929

Keywords:

Book Review, Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Abstract

Sixty seven book reviews published in Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research during 2002-2007 are quantitatively analysed in this study. The scrutiny of data revealed that 70% of the books reviewed were original works. Nearly 50% of the works were single authored. Documents reviewed comprised monographs (94%), yearbook, reviews and special issue of journal. About 60% of the books were published from New Delhi. 19 publishers were responsible for publishing 67 books. Response Books, a division of Sage publications alone had published 29 books coming to the top position. Price range of 44% Indian books were within Rs.251-500. Thirty one scientists belonging to 14 institutions were responsible for the review works. Pagination of books ranges from 100 to mote than 1000 pages. Books containing 201-300 pages accounted for 39%. Broad classification showed that books on applied sciences accounted for about 50%

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Sarala, K. R. (2013). Book Reviews Published in Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research during 2002-2007: a Quantitative Study. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 48(1), 101–107. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2011/v48i1/43929

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Volume 48, Issue 1, February 2011

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Received 2013-12-27
Accepted 2013-12-27