Indian Citation Index

Indian Citation Index

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	www.indiancitationindex.com

The Indian Citation Index (ICI) is an online bibliographic database that includes abstracts and citations from over 1100 academic journals in India, spanning scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences, including arts and humanities. The database covers data from 2004 onwards and offers full-text access to titles from Open Access journals, with over 300 currently available. ICI provides search and analytical features. ICI was launched in India in 2009 and is funded by Diva Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.[1]

Overview

Launched in October 2009 in New Delhi, ICI initially featured 100 journals and provides full-text access to 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 levels.

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

1. 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.

External links

• www.indiancitationindex.com