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]

Indian Citation Index
ProducerDiva Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (INDIA)
Access
ProvidersVarious universities, institutions and commercial organizations
CostYes
Coverage
DisciplinesMultidisciplinary
Record depthCitation indexing, Author, Topic title, Subject keywords, Abstract, Periodical title, Author's address, Publication year
Format coverageResearch, 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 coverage2004 to present
Geospatial coverageIndian
No. of records600 thousand indexed articles and 13.3 million references
Links
Websitewww.indiancitationindex.com

Overview

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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

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The database is constantly updated, nearly two/three journals are added every month, target is to add 100 journals.

Details about ICI database

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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