Bibliometric Study of Cited References in The Indian Journal of Social Work

Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-9(III) | Sept. - 2025 90 Bibliometric Study of Cited References in The Indian Journal of Social Work Praful Manohar Walde1, Dr. Vikas S. Borkar2 1Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science R T M Nagpur University, Nagpur 2Librarian, Research Guide, K.Z. S. College, Kalmeshwar, Nagpur Manuscript ID: JRD -2025(I)-170916 ISSN: 2230-9578 Volume 17 Issue 9(III)| Pp. 90-97 Sept. 2025 Submitted: 12 Aug. 2025 Revised: 22 Aug. 2025 Accepted: 20 Sept. 2025 Published: 30 Sept. 2025 Abstract The study discusses about bibliometric analysis of cited reference from publications in IJSW: The Indian Journal of social work, span taken for the study is 2018-2022 and their importance in understanding research in given area. This study goal to evaluate is shown using the references given by authors at the conclusion of own works. A citation generates an association among two documents one is refer and other is cited. These are most of commonly used technique to find benefits of citation analysis. The study covers a topic including authorship pattern, degree of collaboration, Issue, volume & Year-wise distributions of cited reference. Keywords: Bibliometric study; Cited reference, Citation, IJSW; Cited reference; Authorship pattern Introduction This article discusses bibliometric studies and their importance in understanding research advancements in a given sector. IJSW: The Indian Journal of Social Work is a quarterly journal published by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) that has been publishing for 80 years without interruption. The IJSW is a pioneering publication of the social work profession in India and aims an area for academics, researchers, and practitioners to exchange and promote their theoretical and empirical information in all aspects of social work https://journals.tiss.edu/ijsw/index.php/ijsw/index The term "bibliometric studies" refers to statistical analysis of publications to get insight into the results and advancements of research in a given sector. The phrase "application of mathematics and statistical methods to books and other media of communication" was coined by (Pritchard 1969). Any educational or research journals are its most important outputs because they include all of its knowledge, most recent developments, and research activities. Studies on bibliometric analysis support librarians in developing information collections, organising information, and providing information to library users. Scholars can better understand and utilize information resources with the help of these studies. With their limited funding, librarians ought to be better equipped to change their journal subscription policies. It is possible to do this by subscribing to a select group of core periodicals that cover the majority of modern literature. Additionally, accurate and targeted services are conceivable. The investigators and researchers will also be informed of any current developments in their area of study. The study covers a variety of topics, including authorship patterns, county wise distribution, trends in collaboration, and forms of citation distribution by year. Quick Response Code: Website: https://jrdrvb.org/ DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16885235 Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work noncommercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations ae licensed under the idential terms. Address for correspondence: Praful Manohar Walde, Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science R T M Nagpur University, Nagpur How to cite this article: P. M. Walde, V. S. Borkar . (2025).Bibliometric Study of Cited References in The Indian Journal of Social Work . Journal of Research & Development, 17(9(III)),90-97 About the Journal Original Article Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-9(III) | Sept. - 2025 91 TISS: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences is the publisher of the Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW), which was one of the first journals to cover the social work field in India. A quarterly publication, it comes out in January, April, July, and October. Its first print issue was released in 1940, and for the past 80 years, it has been published continuously. The IJSW's primary goal is to give academics, researchers, and practitioners a forum for exchanging and disseminating their theoretical and empirical expertise in all facets of social work. The IJSW uses anonymous peer review to improve the caliber and reliability of the research articles it receives from all over the world. The IJSW publishes top-notch research publications covering several social work topics, including education, field experience, social work research, morality, developing paradigms, emerging topics, and other areas connected to social work. It disseminates original research papers, critical essays, clinical articles, viewpoints, discussion notes, and book reviews. To increase the breadth of social work expertise, it encourages interdisciplinary research publications. IJSW Digital's debut issue is the January 2017 issue. The goal of creating the online version was to disseminate research articles that were published in the journal while keeping the substance and quality of the articles as the key foci. Along with its print version, the online edition of the institute's flagship periodical, now in its 81st year, improves recording and sharing of its journey. The IJSW has access to the articles that were published between 1940 and 2013. IJSW Online offers access to the archives and articles that have been published since 2014 up to the present. /https://journals.tiss.edu/ijsw/index.php/ijsw/index Objectives • To find out year-wise, volume-wise and article wise growth of cited-articles • Find out quantitative distribution of citations • To find out the authorship pattern of cited reference • To find out authors productivity • To find out degree of collaboration (Authors) Methodology The required information of study is gathered from “The Indian Journal of Social Works (IJSW)”. This journal is index in SCOPUS database and data retrieve from them. Articles/Documents are downloaded and bibliographic information’s to an Excel spreadsheet are copied for analysis. Study analyzes bibliometrics of the IJSW. The scope of the study is 2018 To 2022. This study was shown on many bibliometric indicators, such as document type wise, citation wise, Authorship Pattern and Geographical distribution etc. Citation Analysis Citation analysis is based on the references that authors include at the end of their research Papers. A citation establishes a relationship between two documents—one is refers and other is cited. One of the frequently used techniques to obtain the following Profits is citation analysis. Data Analysis Table 1 shows the Issue-wise, volume-wise, number of cited references and average cited references per paper in present journals. It was found that IJSW has published 142 articles during the year i.e. 2018 to 2022 has a reference citation rate of 29.95% on average for each publication. Table No. 1 : Pattern of cited reference Year No.of Volume No. of Issue No. of Article No. of Cited Ref. Averagecited Reference Per Paper 2018 79 4 20 891 44.55 2019 80 4 34 801 23.55 2020 81 4 34 840 24.7 2021 82 4 23 702 30.52 2022 83 4 31 1020 32.9 Total 20 142 4254 29.95 Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-9(III) | Sept. - 2025 92 Figure No. 1 6.1 Journal Characteristics (2018 to 2022) Table No. 2 : Characteristics of Journals Year TP P AU AU/TP NR NR/TP PG PG/TP 2018 20 14.19 20 1.85 891 44.55 556 27.8 2019 34 24.12 32 1.5 801 40.05 546 16.05 2020 34 23.4 33 1.96 840 25.45 494 14.96 2021 23 16.31 22 1.6 702 30.52 554 24.08 2022 31 21.98 31 1.96 1020 32.9 668 21.54 Total 142 100 138 4254 2818 Average 8.87 173.47 19.98 TP Total Publications; AU Number of Authors; PG Page Counts; NR Cited Reference Counts; NR/TP; Cited Reference Counts Per Publication, PG/TP; Page Counts Per Paper; AU/TP; Number of Authors Per Publication; 6.2 Year-wise Distributing of Citations In table no.3 describes year-wise distribution of citations appended to the articles published in the journal in the 2018-2022. The total number of citations appended to 142 articles published in the journal in the year 2018-2022 are 4254 with 29.95% of citations on average per paper. The highest digit of citations 1020 (23.97%) published in the year 2022. Sr. No. Year Article Citation Cumulative Citation Percentage Cumulative % 1 2018 20 891 891 20.94 18.94 2 2019 34 801 1692 18.83 39.77 3 2020 34 840 2532 19.74 59.51 4 2021 23 702 3234 16.52 76.03 5 2022 31 1020 4254 23.97 100 142 4254 100 79 80 81 82 83 0 10 20 30 40 0 500 1000 1500 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Article Cited Reference Year No. of Volume No of Issue No. of Cited Ref. No. of Article Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-9(III) | Sept. - 2025 93 Figure No. 2 6.3 Authorship Pattern With observation to finding the scope of single and collaborative research the view to recognizing the author statement are totaled and analyses. Table 1 gives the distribution of cited references. Table No. 4 : Authorship Pattern of Cited References Author TP CP Percentage Cumulative % One Author 72 72 52.17 52.17 Two Author 40 112 28.99 81.16 Three Author 15 127 10.87 92.03 Four Author 6 133 4.35 96.38 Five 5 138 3.62 100 138 582 100 TP; Total publication, CP: Cumulative Publication 6.3 Authorship Pattern With observation to finding the scope of single and collaborative research the view to recognizing the author statement are totaled and analyses. Table 1 gives the distribution of cited references. 20 34 34 23 3 0 2000 4000 6000 0 20 40 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Citations Articles Year Article Percentage Citation Cumulative Citation 72 40 15 65 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 One Author Two Author Three Author Four Author > Four Publications Authors Total Cumalatve total Percentage cumalative % Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-9(III) | Sept. - 2025 94 Table No. 4 : Authorship Pattern of Cited References Author TP CP Percentage Cumulative % One Author 72 72 52.17 52.17 Two Author 40 112 28.99 81.16 Three Author 15 127 10.87 92.03 Four Author 6 133 4.35 96.38 Five 5 138 3.62 100 138 582 100 TP; Total publication, CP: Cumulative Publication Figure No. 3 When the study of collaborations was studied, it was revealed that only (138) 52.17% of the citations featured a single author, followed by (112) 28.99% for citations with two authors and (127) Three authors made up 10.87% of the citations, four authors made up (133) 4.35, and five or more authors (138) 3.62% of the citations. 6.4 Year-wise Authorship Pattern The authorship patterns each year is described in Table 5, In the year 2019 has the most contributions from a single author (19) out of 138 total paper, and total contribution of five year is 72 (52.17%) and joint contribution is 66 (47.82) during the year 2018-2022. Table No. 5 : Year-wise Authorship Pattern Authors 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Percentage Single 7 19 15 15 16 72 52.18 Joint 12 10 16 9 17 64 47.82 138 100 Figure No. 4 72 40 15 65 0 50 100 150 One Author Two Author Three Author Four Author > Four Publications Authors Total Cumalatve total Percentage cumalative % 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Percenta ge single 719 15 15 16 72 52.17 joint 13 10 17 917 66 47.82 0 20 40 60 80 0 20 40 60 80 Publications Year & Total % single joint Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-9(III) | Sept. - 2025 95 Figure No. 4 6.5 Degree of Collaboration (Author) For this study, K. Subramanyam (1983) utilized the following formula to determine the degree of authors' collaboration: C=Nm /Nm + Ns Here, ‘C’ is defined “Degree of collaboration” ‘Nm’ is defined “Number of multiple authors” ‘Ns’ is defined “Number of single authors” Result of the study is 47.14 (66 / 140 = 47.14) Table 6 and Figure 6 indicate the authors' level of collaboration with their articles. Joint authors 64 article and single authors contribute 74 articles were publish during the period of i.e. 2018-2022. The journal's degree of collaboration, measured by year and volume, ranges from (0.31) to (0.60). The level of collaboration varies, with 0.48 being the highest in the year 2020. The publication's average degree of collaboration (C) from 2018 to 2022 was 47.14, showing that authors frequently conducted collaborative research. Table No. 6: Degree of collaboration (Authors) Year Volume No. Joint Author Single Author Nm + Ns Degree of Collaboration 2018 79 12 7 20 0.6 2019 80 10 19 32 0.31 2020 81 16 15 33 0.48 2021 82 9 15 22 0.41 2022 83 17 18 31 0.55 64 74 138 Figure No. 5 6.6 Author Productivity According to an examination of the IJSW, productivity of author from 2018 to 2022, 138 writers contributed to the production of 142 articles with an average author per publication (AAPP) of 1.77 and a productivity per author (PPA) of 0.57. The most productive year (33) in terms of output per author was 2020. Table 7 and Figure 6 show this pattern's full distribution in detail. Table No. 7: Authors Productivity Year Article Author Average Author Per Publication AAPA Productivity Per Article PPA 2018 20 20 1.00 1.00 2019 34 32 0.94 1.06 2020 34 33 0.97 1.03 2021 23 22 0.96 1.05 2022 31 31 1.00 1.00 142 138 1.77 0.57 0.6 0.31 0.48 0.41 0.55 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Year Journal of Research and Development Peer Reviewed International, Open Access Journal. ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-9(III) | Sept. - 2025 96 Figure 6 Conclusion & Suggestions This research study shows that 142 articles published in 2018-2022 with 4254 citations. Average citation per research article is 29.95%. Year-wise contribution of article was highest number of citations 1020 (23.97%) published in the year 2022. The authors' level of collaboration with their articles. Joint authors 64 article and single authors contribute 74 articles were publish during the period of i.e. 2018-2022. 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