Date of this Version
8-25-2026
Document Type
Article
Citation
Karmahapatra, S., & Nayak, A. K. (2026). Publication analysis of ASLIB Journal of Information Management from 2016 to 2025. Library Philosophy and Practice (E-journal).
Abstract
The current study presents a bibliometric analysis of the ASLIB Journal of Information Management (AJIM) from 2016 to 2025. Bibliographic data sourced from Scopus and VOSviewer was used for network visualization. 599 documents published in AJIM over the period were identified, with contributions from 1,749 authors residing in 69 countries and citations totalling 8,606. The output rate increased dramatically during the specified period, rising from 40 publications in 2016 to a peak of 140 in 2025. At the same time, the average citations per document (ACPD) over the specified period was estimated at 14.37, varying from 26.37 in 2018 to 3.36 in 2025 (a citation curve reflecting the typical delay in citing newly published papers). The Degree of collaboration (DC) was rather high throughout, ranging from 0.74 (2019) to 0.95 (2022), with an average of 0.86. It means that the research performed in AJIM is mostly collaborative, which is confirmed by the fact that two- and three-author publications made the highest contribution to the total number (56.08%), while one-author publications constituted only 13.85%. In terms of the most productive countries, China (with 251 documents), followed by the USA (with 81 documents) and the UK (with 40 documents). Based on Scopus indexing, AJIM’s CiteScore is 8.5, its SJR is 0.711 (for 2024), and its SNIP is 1.265 (also for 2024). Therefore, the results clearly demonstrate that AJIM is indeed a top-ranking, international forum for LIS research.
