International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Bradford's law: Identification of the core journals in the field of Indian chemical science literature

1Research Scholar Chairman Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka

2Asst. Professor Chairman Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka

3Professor & Chairman Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka

*Corresponding Author Chaman Sab M chamansabm@gmail.com

Online published on 15 November, 2018.

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyse the application of Bradford's Law of scattering to the Chemical Science literature published during 2002 to 2016. The paper presents an overview on scholarly contribution presented on Bradford Law applied in different studies from both theoretical as well as practical aspects and the law is being tested here. The data for this study has been taken from Web of Science.

Keywords

Chemical Science, Communication Channels, Bradford Law, Scattering of Journals, Citation Analysis