Indian Citation Index
The Indian Citation Index (ICI) is an online bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations from academic journals. Currently ICI covers more than 1100+ journals from India covering scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences that includes arts and humanities. ICI covers data from 2004 onwards and provides full text of the title for Open Access journals, at present there are more than 300+ OA journals. ICI provides search and analytical features. ICI was launched in India in 2009 and is funded by Diva Enterprises Pvt. Ltd..[1]
| Producer | Diva Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (INDIA) |
|---|---|
| Access | |
| Providers | Various Universities, Institutions and Commercial organizations |
| Cost | Yes |
| Coverage | |
| Disciplines | Multidisciplinary |
| Record depth | Citation indexing, Author, Topic title, Subject keywords, Abstract, Periodical title, Author's address, Publication year |
| Format coverage | Research, Reviews, Editorials, Short communication, Research note, Case study, Research method, Opinion papers, Observations (R&D), Special articles, Patent, Standard, Report (R&D), Proceedings papers |
| Temporal coverage | 2004 to present |
| Geospatial coverage | Indian |
| No. of records | 600 thousand indexed articles and 13.3 million references |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.indiancitationindex.com/ |
Overview
The ICI was launched in Oct 2009 New Delhi, with 100 journals. It provides access to full text for all Open Access journals. It links to Google Scholar for additional information and provides analytical tools.
There are 50 different top level subject categories like Health Science, Mathematics, Computer Science & Technology, Economics, and Agriculture. These subject categories are further sub-divided into second and third level.
Coverage
The database is constantly updated, nearly two/three journals are added every month, target is to add 100 journals.
Details about ICI database
- 1100+ Science, technical, medical, and social sciences (including arts and humanities)
- 300+ Open Access journals, ICI provides full text for these journals
- Coverage from 2004 to present day
- 600+ thousand source titles (index articles)
- 13.3+[1] million references
See also
- Energy Science and Technology Database
- ETDEWEB
- Geographic Names Information System
- Global Health database
- Materials Science Citation Index
- List of academic journal search engines
- List of academic databases and search engines
References
- Giri, Rabishankar; Das, Anup Kumar (2011). "Indian Citation Index: a new web platform for measuring performance of Indian research periodicals". Library Hi Tech News. 28 (3): 33–35. doi:10.1108/07419051111145154.