Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 4

Content Analysis of Biomedical E-Journal, “Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, during 1980–2006

  • Author:
  • Pradip Joshi1, S.M. Nikose2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 279 to 283

1Rajiv Gandhi Engineering College, Chandrapur.

2Deptt. of Library & Information Science, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur.

Abstract

The paper presents the analysis of the articles of 27 years back issues of an open access biomedical electronic journal,namely”Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, of Seth G.S.Medical College and K.E.M.Hospital,Mumbai,for the period 1980–2006.The bibliometric study using content analysis technique shows that there are more articles of surgery published as case reports which are mostly constributed by Indian authors. However,there is progress in contribution of international authors after the journals went online as an open access for free visibility and accessibility of articles since 2001.