ANALYSES OF THE ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Abstract

The analyses of the article published in the Nigerian Journal of Animal Production were examined by discipline, authorship pattern, institutional relationships, little and other biblometeric considerations. The data for this analyses were generated from the first and last decades of the publication of the Journal in 1974-1984 and 1991-2000. Seven hundred and eight-seven (787) titles were published during the 20 years analyses with 472 titles published during the first decade and 315 titles between 1991-200. Nutrition was the most researched discipline in animal production in Nigerian, contributing over 37% of the publication in the Journal. Five hundred and twenty-six (526) tiles were authored by more than one author, representing over 66% of the total authored titles. This confirms the trend of authorship in science and technology, while some evidence abound on institution collaborations among scientists, particularly with peers outside in country