THE PATTERN OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION IN TEACHING & LEARNING (IJITL): A BIBLIOMETRIC APPRAISAL

Abstract

This study evaluated the publications of the International Journal of Innovation in Teaching & Learning from 2015 to 2020. The study's objectives were to access the publications based on parameters such as year and gender-wise distribution of articles, authorship pattern, the total count of citations, most cited publications, and the most prolific authors. The bibliometric method was used to analyze the characteristics and trends of papers published in the journal from 2015-2020. The data was obtained from the articles published in the journal and were accessed and retrieved from the journal's website. Moreover, the data about most cited papers were extracted from google scholar using the bibliometric analysis software "Publish or Perish". The data was organized and analyzed through MS Excel and a calculator. It was found100 papers were published during the study period, written by 262 authors, while 2020 was the most productive. The results show that the highest number of publications (24) were published in 2020. The single personal authors' pattern was dominant, with 50.52% publications. The papers received 355 citations, and 118 (33.2%) were received in 2017. The contribution of male authors was dominant; however, females as principal authors contributed more papers than male authors.