Indian Journal Research Articles

The Value of Local Wisdom in the Burning Stone Tradition Through Learning for Character Building of Elementary School Students

This study presents a systematic literature review based on the frequent occurrence of tribal wars in the Papua region. In tribal wars, the causes of aggressive behavior were found, namely internal, external, environmental, and situational stressors. Of course, this is a problem in social life. Therefore, it is necessary to foster the formation of character values from an early age to be important in Papua as one of the efforts to become the integrity of Indonesia. This study aims to explore the values of local wisdom contained therein burning stone tradition, which plays a role in learning about character building for elementary school students. This systematic literature review research article is through the Publish or Perish 7 application and Mendeley. In the application, researchers access journals on Google Scholar and Scopus Index Journals. The search was carried out using the terms local wisdom, burning stone tradition, and character building. The search was limited to the year published from 2012 to 2021, then selected articles according to compatible themes into 16 selected articles. The findings show that character building can be done through the values of local wisdom, and the tradition of burning stones by integrating the students, including 1) the value of divinity/religion, 2) the value of responsibility, 3) the value of cooperation, 4) the value of caring, 5) the value of curiosity, 6) the value of honesty, 7) the value of leadership wisdom, 8) the value of tolerance, and 9) the value of love of peace. By integrating these values into thematic learning materials that strengthen SD/MI in the 2013 Curriculum Framework, the value of local wisdom of the burning stone tradition for students in schools can be realized in character building, which contributes to the development of the syllabus and lesson plans for each learning subtheme studied. with the values of local wisdom in society. Instilling student character in elementary schools requires support from various parties, one of which is the family, peers, and the community so that students have a complete character with noble values.
 Keywords: local wisdom, stone burning tradition, character building

Inconsistent quality signals: evidence from the regional journals.

Nowadays many countries and institutions use bibliometric assessment of journal quality in their research evaluation policies. However, bibliometric measures, such as impact factor or quartile, may provide a biased quality assessment for relatively new, regional, or non-mainstream journals, as these outlets usually do not possess a longstanding history, and may not be included into indexing databases. To reduce the information asymmetry between academic community (researchers, editors, policymakers) and journal management, we propose an alternative approach to evaluate journals quality signals using previous publication track record of authors. We explore the difference in the quality signals sent by regional journals. Traditional, journal-level, bibliometric measures are contrasted with generalised measures of authors' publishing records. We used a set of 50,477 articles and reviews in 83 regional journals in Physics and Astronomy (2014-2019) to extract and process data on 73 866 authors and their additional 329,245 publications in other Scopus-indexed journals. We found that traditional journal-level measures (such as journal quartile, CiteScore percentile, Scimago Journal Rank) tend to under-evaluate journal quality, thus contributing to an image of low-quality research venues. Author-level measures (including the share of papers in the Nature Index journals) send positive signals of journal quality and allow us to subdivide regional journals by their publishing strategies. These results suggest that research evaluation policies might consider attributing greater weight to regional journals, not only for the training purposes of doctoral students but also for gaining international visibility and impact.

Spanish research on Communication in WoS: thematic, methodological, and intellectual comparison between SSCI and ESCI

This study analyses the thematic and conceptual structure of the Spanish scientific production published in Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science) journals. In this way, the aim is to identify the closest links between concepts and terms based on the co-occurrence of keywords used by the authors of the papers analysed, and also to point out the theoretical foundations that exist in the discipline through the co-citation relationships of articles in the bibliography of the documents in the sample. Finally, these results were compared with those obtained from the analysis of Spanish scientific production in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). To achieve these objectives, a network analysis of the co-occurrence of keywords and co-citation of references in articles published in Communication journals between 2015 and 2021 in ESCI (N = 3,559) and SSCI (N = 1,738) with at least one author linked to a Spanish institution was carried out. The results point to similar structural cohesion values and to a thematic and methodological similarity between both sets observed. There is a marked tendency towards quantitative studies on new technologies. While in SSCI there is an almost absolute dominance of Journalism studies, in ESCI there is a greater diversity of other disciplines such as Audiovisual Communication or Advertising. However, the intellectual structure of the production in SSCI reflects a more specialised character than in ESCI.

Automated Indexing of the Arabic Journals : Literature review

Automated Indexing of the Arabic Journals : Literature review

Identification of infection by Leishmania spp. in wild and domestic animals in Brazil: a systematic review with meta-analysis (2001-2021).

Leishmaniasis is a zoonosis caused by protozoan species of the genus Leishmania. It generates different clinical manifestations in humans and animals, and it infects multiple hosts. Leishmania parasites are transmitted by sandfly vectors. The main objective of this systematic review was to identify the host, or reservoir animal species, of Leishmania spp., with the exception of domestic dogs, that were recorded in Brazil. This review included identification of diagnostic methods, and the species of protozoan circulating in the country. For this purpose, a literature search was conducted across index journals. This study covered the period from 2001 to 2021, and 124 studies were selected. Eleven orders possible hosts were identified, including 229 mammalian species. Perissodactyla had the highest number of infected individuals (30.69%, 925/3014), with the highest occurrence in horses. In Brazil, the most commonly infected species were found to be: horses, domestic cats, rodents, and marsupials. Bats, that were infected by one or more protozoan species, were identified as potential reservoirs of Leishmania spp. Molecular tests were the most commonly used diagnostic methods (94 studies). Many studies have detected Leishmania spp. (n = 1422): Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (n = 705), Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis (n = 319), and Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis (n = 141). Recognizing the species of animals involved in the epidemiology and biological cycle of the protozoan is important, as this allows for the identification of environmental biomarkers, knowledge of Leishmania species can improve the control zoonotic leishmaniasis.

Dermatology journals from India: A critical appraisal of the journal metrics.

Background Bibliometrics refer to documents and citation-based measures that measure different aspects of performance of a journal, including impact, output and prestige. Objective The aim of this study was to collect bibliometric data of various Indian dermatology journals as well as Indian journals from other disciplines, in order to compare relative performances. Methods Journal metrics pertaining to various Indian journals, both from dermatology [Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL), Indian Journal of Dermatology (IJD), Indian Dermatology Online Journal, Indian Journal of Pediatric Dermatology and International Journal of Trichology] and other disciplines [Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR), Indian Journal of Pediatrics (IJP), Indian Journal of Ophthalmology and Indian Journal of Pharmacology] were sought. Data pertaining to the following 8 metrics during the year 2021 was collected: Journal Impact factor, SCImago Journal Rank, h5-index, Eigenfactor score and normalized Eigenfactor Score, Journal Citation Indicator, Scimago Journal and Country Rank H-index, CiteScore and Source Normalized Impact per Paper. Results Among Indian dermatology journals, for the year 2021, IJDVL had the highest impact factor (2.217) and h-index (48). IJD led in terms of prestige metrics such as SCImago Journal Rank (0.403), Eigenfactor score (0.00231) and Source Normalized Impact per Paper (1.132). IJDVL underperformed with respect to an average dermatology journal on all three prestige metrics. Among selected journals from other disciplines, two (IJMR and IJP) had impact factor exceeding five, despite lagging behind IJDVL two years ago. Most had normalized scores exceeding 1, indicating better performance than an average journal from their respective fields. Limitations Non-inclusion of altmetrics related data Conclusion IJDVL is one of the leading Indian journals in the field of dermatology, followed closely by IJD. A rise in IJDVL influence is evident over the past decade, as evident by various metrics. However, the progress still trails behind the average of global dermatology journals as evident by the field-normalized journal metrics, indicating potential for further growth of journal influence.

Learners’ career choices in STEM education: A review of empirical studies

The purpose of this study was to systematically review articles on the career choices of learners and STEM. The first goal was to classify research on career choice and STEM to identify trends and gaps in the literature. The second goal was to summarize the findings related to learners’ career choices at STEM and interpret them according to what has been reported in the literature. In this study, the PRISMA method was used to review articles in the educational literature STEM. Sixty-seven articles published in indexed journals in SCOPUS that met the specified criteria were analyzed systematically. The results showed that 51 of 67 articles were involved in the analysis to review by researchers. The results also showed that the earliest article that addressed career choice and STEM was published in 2011, and most of the articles studied were published after 2017. The results also showed that most articles on career choice in STEM were conducted in the United States, Israel, and Spain. The preferred sample groups in research on career choice in STEM fields are mostly high school and undergraduate students. In addition, the studies were broadly classified into five categories, including the effects of STEM activities and the effects on teachers, the effects of some variables on learners’ career choices, the study of learners’ career choices, and parental attitudes. Based on the results obtained from this research, implications are made for future research.

The recipe to growing a journal: My experiences as the Associate Editor of the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

The recipe to growing a journal: My experiences as the Associate Editor of the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Prof. Amod Gupta - The leader and the legacy.

Prof. Amod Gupta - The leader and the legacy.

Publications by ISPGHAN Members in PubMed Indexed Journals

Publications by ISPGHAN Members in PubMed Indexed Journals

Suicide prevention program (SPP) in South Asian Countries: A protocol for systematic review

Introduction: Every year, over 703,000 individuals lose their life by suicide and many individuals attempt suicide. Suicide occurs in all age groups and is the fourth major cause of death among 15–29-year-olds globally in 2019. A suicide prevention program (SPP) is a capacity-building program that helps gatekeepers to identify the risk of suicide. The objective of the review is to determine the effectiveness of SPP on the improvement of knowledge, attitude, and gatekeeper behaviour among gatekeepers in South Asian countries. Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) format will be followed in this review. This review will include all interventional studies that provided a suicide prevention program to the gatekeepers as an intervention. The full-text articles will be included from the following databases, Scopus, PubMed (MEDLINE), Cochrane, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL, published in peer-reviewed, indexed, and English language journals from the date of inception to 2022. A grey literature search and hand-search of reference lists of the included studies will also be done. A search strategy will be developed using keywords and MeSH terms for each database. Cochrane ROB-2 tool, JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist, Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP), and Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) will be used to evaluate the quality of individual studies. Analysis of the data will be done using narrative synthesis. Conclusions: This review will provide information on knowledge, attitude, and gatekeeper behaviour toward suicide prevention in college students and will be helpful for the prevention of suicide. Therefore, the authors plan to publish the review outcome through a peer-reviewed journal. Registration: The review is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023387020).

Comments on "Utility of First Dorsal Metacarpal Artery Flap for Thumb Defects".

I reviewed the study “Utility of First Dorsal Metacarpal Artery Flap for Thumb Defects,” by K. Aggarwal and K. Singh, published online in the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery.[1] The study is well designed and the findings are presented in the discussion section accompanied by the literature.

Seeing impact: genres referencing journal articles

This paper examines the societal impact of research from the perspective of interconnected genres. Information reaches professionals outside academia through many different types of documents. Those documents often connect with scholarship by referencing academic work, mentioning professors, or publishing articles authored by scholars. Here the pattern of referencing to journal articles is compared across professional genres. Such citation counts make visible societal impacts to the extent that a field engages a genre, and different genres favor different fields. Biomedical sciences are most visible in patent citation counts. News and social media most often reference medicine. Policy documents make heavy use of social science. Ulrich’s indexing of trade journals, magazines, and newspapers suggests social sciences engage heavily with the professions through trade press. However, caution is warranted when using citations to indicate societal impact. Engagement with scholarship occurs not only through referencing but also through authorship and mentions. Not all citations indicate substantive engagement, particularly in social media. Academic literature is but one of many types of sources referenced in professional genres. And scholarship engages with many genres beyond those currently indexed, most notably trade press. Nevertheless, understanding citation patterns across heterogeneous professional genres offeres a promising frontier for information sciences to provide a foundation for the analysis of scholarship’s societal impact.

Global Research Trends in Emergy and Wastewater Treatment: A Bibliometric Analysis

This research reports a bibliometric analysis using the bibliometrix package with information from the SCOPUS database. A descriptive analysis was performed to provide an overview of the countries, institutions, authors, journals and keywords of 80 manuscripts published between 1997 and 2022 in the field of study of emergy and its application in wastewater treatment. The results showed 2 sources with the highest h and g impact index (Ecological Engineering and Journal of Cleaner Production) with a significant growth since 2009. The most cited keywords were "emergy" and "wastewater", and the countries with the most important scientific networks were China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, USA, Brazil, Colombia and Italy. In addition, it shows that collaborative groups among the authors from China and USA are the ones that consolidate the main research network, as well as the largest scientific production with the most cited articles in the field of study of emergy in wastewater treatment. Therefore, the application of the emergy method in wastewater treatment requires extensive research in different types of treatments. This type of analysis would allow the development of a new approach in the application of wastewater treatment in terms of sustainability and the introduction of Latin American countries in this emerging field.

Word Frequencies in Linguistic Articles Published in SINTA Indexed Journals

Multiword sequences are a language pattern that occurs when a bunch of words emerge in a similar register. In research papers conducted by lecturers and students, different topic areas and indexes has created various characteristics of lexical bundles. The method of this research is qualitative, combining corpus design to identify the sequence of words within the text. The corpus data were generated from five different indexing journals, yet the topic is linguistics. Initially, the whole papers were converted to text format to deal with readability in the program used. The program used was Orange Apps version 3.27 by applying the textable, data table, and text mining menus. The sources of the data are emphasized as being academic research indexed in SINTA 5, published in 2020. The main theory of used in this research is that of Biber’s (2007) which discusses the main characteristics and number of criteria for defining word strings. This observation resulted in 207.896 characters and 33.636 words. There were 4,273 words based on the pre-processing analysis result, which included transformation, tokenization, and PoS-tagging. From a total of 4,273 words, virus, deixis, and slang were the most frequently occurring. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the majority of journal articles are about viruses and slang. They pertain to the prevalent topic of pandemics at the time the journals were published. When the process of writing a journal article is in progress, this information may aid the authors in identifying the journal’s keywords and most frequent words.

Neuro-ophthalmology output in high-impact clinical ophthalmology and neurology journals

ObjectifAnalyser les tendances du domaine de l’édition en ce qui a trait aux articles de neuro-ophtalmologie publiés dans les principales revues cliniques générales d'ophtalmologie et de neurologie en vue de faire ressortir (i) la proportion d'articles portant sur la neuro-ophtalmologie de même que (ii) la corrélation entre la proportion annuelle d'articles de neuro-ophtalmologie et la proportion annuelle de rédacteurs en chef qui sont des neuro-ophtalmologistes. NatureRevue de synthèse rétrospective d'une base de données. MatérielArticles publiés dans les 5 principales revues cliniques générales d'ophtalmologie et de neurologie. MéthodesLes articles publiés entre 2012 et 2021 ont été extraits de la base de données Embase et classés en 2 groupes (articles de nature pédagogique ou non) conformément aux modalités d'indexation de la revue. On a procédé à un deuxième tri afin de distinguer les articles portant spécifiquement sur la neuro-ophtalmologie des autres articles. RésultatsLe titre, le résumé et/ou le texte intégral de 34 660 articles ont été examinés. La proportion totale d'articles sans caractère pédagogique et d'articles pédagogiques en neuro-ophtalmologie s’élevait à 3,4 % et à 13,8 %, respectivement. Les articles portant sur la neuro-ophtalmologie, tant dans les publications pédagogiques que non pédagogiques, étaient plus nombreux dans les revues d'ophtalmologie (4,0 % et 15,2 %) que dans les revues de neurologie (2,6 % et 13,3 %). Il ne s'est dégagé aucune tendance nette au chapitre de la proportion annuelle d'articles portant sur la neuro-ophtalmologie au cours de la période de 10 ans. On a observé une corrélation positive entre la proportion annuelle de rédacteurs en chef neuro-ophtalmologistes et le nombre d'articles en neuro-ophtalmologie dans le cas des articles pédagogiques (coefficient r de Pearson = 0,541; p < 0,001) mais non dans celui des articles de nature autre que pédagogique (coefficient r de Pearson = 0,067; p = 0,598). ConclusionsNotre étude a mis au jour une plus faible prévalence d'articles portant sur la neuro-ophtalmologie dans des revues cliniques générales à impact élevé portant sur l'ophtalmologie et la neurologie au cours des 10 dernières années. Il est important que les études de neuro-ophtalmologie occupent une place de choix dans ces revues si l'on aspire à promouvoir les meilleures pratiques neuro-ophtalmologiques au sein de l'ensemble du corps médical.

Editor's Note

The Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (IJMPO) is an international journal published by Thieme Medical Publishers on behalf of the Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (ISMPO). Over more than four decades, the journal has strived to contribute to the academic discourse surrounding all aspects of oncology.

Pearl Millet (Pennisetumglaucum L.) Research in India: A scientometric journey through the last two decades (2000-2022)

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.), a member of the Poaceae family, is a widely cultivated cereal crop and considered to be one of the most important millet crops globally due to its remarkable drought tolerance, adaptability to marginal environments, and high nutritional value. This scientometric study aims to identify the most relevant sources of information in the field of pearl millet research in India during 2000-2022. A total of 844 documents from 181 sources were identified, indicating a moderate level of research activity. The average citations per document were 13.42, suggesting that the research landscape in India has received a reasonable level of attention in the scientific community. The highest number of articles published were in 2021 (55) followed by 2020 (51) and 2018 (44). The data showed that the Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences was the most prolific and the other journals maintained a relatively stable production over time. The most frequent topics were downy mildew, Sclerospora graminicola, and sorghum. The results suggest that India has established collaborative relationships with various countries worldwide to produce scientific papers.

Journal Indexing Challenges in the Era of Open Access Publishing

Journal Indexing Challenges in the Era of Open Access Publishing

Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy versus surgical pyloromyotomy/pyloroplasty for refractory gastroparesis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background and study aims Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) has been recently compared with surgical techniques (i. e. pyloromyotomy and pyloroplasty) for managing patients with refractory gastroparesis. Given the varying results, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of available studies to assess the safety and efficacy of each technique. Patients and methods A comprehensive review of the literature using the following databases was undertaken through July 29, 2022: MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, KCI - Koran Journal index, Global Index Medicus, and Cochrane. Comparative studies including case-control, cohort and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. Random effects model using DerSimonian laird approach was used to compare outcomes. Relative risk (RR) and mean difference (MD) were calculated for binary and continuous outcomes respectively. Results A total of four studies with 385 patients (216 in the G-POEM group and 169 in the surgical group were included. The mean age was 46.9 (± 3.41) and 46.2 (± 0.86) and the female proportion was 79.6 % and 74.0 % for the G-POEM and surgery group respectively. The mean procedural time (MD: -59.47 mins, P < 0.001) and length of hospital stay (MD: -3.10 days, P < 0.001) was significantly lower for G-POEM compared to surgery. The post procedure GCSI score (MD: -0.33, P = 0.39) and reduction in GCSI score preoperatively and postoperatively (MD: 0.27, P = 0.55) was not significantly different. Conclusions G-POEM appears promising as it may provide a cost-effective approach for managing refractory gastroparesis compared to surgical techniques. RCTs are needed to further confirm these results.