Journal of Documentation: A Bibliometric Study of Papers Published from 2000 to 2023

Abstract

The study aims to present a bibliometric overview of 1,278 papers published in the Journal of Documentation in a period of 24 years from 2000-2023 for chronological distribution of output, variation in impact factor and SCImago ranking of the journal. Using the method of complete count, the study examined the citation impact of the prolific countries, institutions and authors using Citation Per Paper (CPP), i-10 index and Papers not Cited (PnC%). The study also examined the pattern of citation besides identifying the highly cited papers. The results of the study reveal that an average of 53 articles per volumes were published during the study period. The impact factor and SJR of the journal fluctuated during the study period of 2000-2023. The UK contributed the highest number of articles and citation impact was highest for Switzerland. University of Sheffield (UK) topped the list of most prolific institutions with the highest number of papers. The study found the contributions from developing countries and their affiliated institutions to the journal were almost negligible.