3.    METHODOLOGY

The data was gathered from the Journal of Animal Research database by searching for the keyword "Journal of Animal Research" in the title box for the eight years (2013-2020). The records in the online database range from 2013 to 2020.

 

4.    RESULTS AND ANALYSIS         

Data on animal studies was processed and presented using a range of statistical approaches, including tables, from the database journal.

 

4.1. IN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL RESEARCH OUTPUT FROM INDIAN JOURNAL DATABASE, GROWTH RATE AND DOUBLING TIME

A study of the growth rate of animal research production is vital in the analysis of field research and development. Over these years, there have been an equal number of publications on the relative growth rate of animal research or study production, as shown in Table 1. (2014 to 2017). It takes quotes from the Relative Growth Rate [R9c) mean (0.935) and Doubling Time and extracts and summarizes them. However, the cumulative amount of production [y] indicates a progressive increase in Table 1 as the relative publishing growth rate declined and increased over the years mentioned. With an eight-year mean doubling time of 1.122, the doubling time [Dt(c)] increased from 0.66 to 2.10.

Table 1 Relative Growth Rate [R(c)] and Doubling Time [Dt(C)] of Overall Research Output
Sl.No.	Year	No. of Publications[x]	Cumulative No. of Output [y]	Loge1y-x	Loge2y-x	[R(c)]	Mean [R(c)]	[Dt(C)]	Mean [Dt(C)]
1	2013	156	156	0	5.04	5.04		0.74
2	2014	139	295	5.04	4.93	0.11		0.8
3	2015	172	467	4.93	5.14	0.21		0.69
4	2016	173	640	5.14	5.15	0.01	0.935	0.69	1.122
5	2017	188	828	5.15	5.23	0.08		0.66
6	2018	159	987	5.23	5.06	0.17		0.73
7	2019	31	1018	5.06	3.43	1.63		2.57
8	2020	39	1057	3.43	3.66	0.23		2.1
Total		1057

 

4.2. RANGE-WISE NUMBER OF AUTHORS PUBLISHED ARTICLES

To study the authorship pattern, the publications are classified into single, double, triple, multi-authored, and other categories. The number of publications in each category is counted, and a percentage is calculated to indicate research patterns such as solo or collaborative study on a particular topic. Table 2 reveals that a total of 1164 papers were submitted by numerous authors during the year (2013 to 2020). The majority of the 1164 publications were written by several authors, accounting for 13 (1.11%), followed by two-authored papers accounting for 84. (7.21%). Three authors were responsible for 143 articles, or 12.28 percent of the total. Fore was the author of 253 publications, or 21.73 percent of the total. A total of 517 publications were authored by more than five people, accounting for 17.78 percent to 0.08 percent of all publications. The publication's highest author pattern, on the other hand, shows a team of fifteen authors.

Table 2 Range-wise Number of Authors published Articles
Number of Authors	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	15
Number of Paper	13 (1.11%)	84 (7.21%)	143 (12.28%)	253 (21.73%)	207 (17.78%)	169 (14.51%)	77 (6.61%)	41 (3.52%)	19 (1.63 %)	2 (0.17%)	1 (0.08%)	1 (0.08%)

 

4.3. ISSUE-BASED PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTIONS

  Contributions to six issues each volume of online bi-monthly Indian journals in the field of animal research, published by diverse academics, were analyzed for the study from 2013 to 2020. The table depicts the eight-year periods that were taken into account.

Table 3 Issue-Based Distributions
Year	Number of Issue						Total
	December	October	August	June	April	February	(%)
2013	22	17	-	-	-	-	39 (3.68)
2014	15	16	-	-	-	-	31 (2.93)
2015	48	43	34	34	-	-	159 (15.04)
2016	28	34	31	33	29	33	188 (17.78)
2017	25	25	29	33	30	31	173 (16.36)
2018	30	29	29	34	25	25	172 (16.27)
2019	24	24	19	16	26	30	139 (13.15)
2020	33	25	29	23	23	23	156 (14.75)

 

5.    CONCLUSION

In the field of animal research, contributions are submitted to online bi-monthly Indian publications. The year with the most papers published was 2016, with 188 (17.78%), and the year with the fewest articles published was 2014, with 31. (2.93%). "Month of Issue December" published articles in the highest 48 (4.54%) and lowest number of articles (15) in 2015 and 2014. (1.41%). More than four authors authored the most papers, with a total of 253 in total (21.73%).

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. L. Rajendran is working as an Assistant Librarian in the Department of Library Science, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai.  He has completed a Master degree in M.K. University in 1993; he finished his M. Phil in 2003 from Alagappa University and Ph. D in 2008 from M.S. University. He has 23 years of experience in the field of Library and Information Science.  He has published 111 research papers in different journals, conference and seminar proceedings and published 5 books in the field of library and information science.  He has organised a number of training workshops, seminars and conferences in Library and Information Science.  He is a life member of various International and National Associations.  He has completed a World Bank funded research project “Strengthening of Digital Library and Information Management under NARS (e-Granth) and another project is “National Knowledge Management Centre for Agriculture Education and Research” funded under NAHEP.  His research interests are Information Communication Technology (ICT), Digital Library, User Studies, Library Management, Scientometrics and Bibliometrics.