A Bibliometric Study of References Appended to Articles Published in the Journal Economica during the Period of 2011-2020

Abstract

The goal of the present study is to analyse the citation pattern of the journal Economica to determine how Lotkas law and author productivity are used in the field of economic literature. Economica is an international journal devoted to research in all branches of economics. The article encompasses 9527 citations appended to 330 articles that appeared in volume 78, no. 309, and volume 87, no. 348 during the years 2011 to 2020. Each article was read, reviewed, and examined thoroughly before the relevant information was tallied onto different sheets. The final statistical data that was gathered was stored, tabulated, presented, and analysed using an MS Excel spreadsheet and MS Word to create tables, diagrams, and figures. Finally, all the collected data has been recounted, compiled, tabulated, and analysed for making observations. According to the findings, the average number of citations per issue was 208.675. Journal articles comprise the majority of cited literature with 6173 (64.795%), followed by books with 2097 (22.011%). 4879 (79.038%) of the 6173 journal citations are for multi-authored journals, while 1294 (20.962%) are for single-authored journals. The economic literature appended to journal articles published in the Economics of Author Productivity Distribution is not suitable for Lotkas law.