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A critical thought on zakat in Islamic economic perspective

This study attempted to draw critical thought on the concept of zakat through an Islamic theoretical perspective. The paper stated potential income of zakat will build up the empowered capacity as run on the assured functional way. the Mandatory donor, the rightful categories recipients, the government, and the Muslim scholars have enormous deals to elaborate hand by hand in zakat operation. Meanwhile, economic growth and empowerment are hopefully raised among public share and welfare as well. Finally, the critical thoughts take apart to reduce a classical problem like people assimilation of charity based on fiqh, miss target distribution, and public trust in zakat institution. This paper recommend a government, zakat management institution, and scholar to drive those incorporated significances as they actively encouraged each other.

Dynamics of the Russian segment of science piblications (based on Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus data)

The findings of the study of Russian publications array of 2010-2019 are presented. The dynamics for the ten-year period (2010-2019) is demonstrated. For completeness, two of the most authoritative international polythematic resources, i. e. Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) and Scopus, were analyzed in parallel. The dynamics of Russian publications is presented in two versions: all types of publications indexed by the systems, and selected types of publications (research articles, reviews, book chapters, and letters). The positive dynamics of the share of Russian publications within the global array was determined, as well as the increase in Russia’s rating positions in terms of the number of publications in the period 2010-2019, were determined. The publications with Russian participation are represented in all 153 science areas (the WOS CC classifier "Research Areas"), however, the barrier of 1% of the total segment of Russian publications reflected in the WoS CC was cleared just in 42 areas. It is demonstrated that in the recent years, along with the decreasing tendency for the share of publications in physics and chemistry within the Russian publication array, there has been an increase in the rate of publications in the technical, social sciences and the humanities. The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), a WoS CC member since 2015, promotes intensively the works in the humanities and social sciences to the world publishing space. Despite the decrease in the rate of physics and chemistry in the Russian publication segment, these areas remain the undisputed leaders in the share of publications in WoS CC.

Educating the future generation of researchers: A cross-disciplinary survey of trends in analysis methods.

Methods for data analysis in the biomedical, life, and social (BLS) sciences are developing at a rapid pace. At the same time, there is increasing concern that education in quantitative methods is failing to adequately prepare students for contemporary research. These trends have led to calls for educational reform to undergraduate and graduate quantitative research method curricula. We argue that such reform should be based on data-driven insights into within- and cross-disciplinary use of analytic methods. Our survey of peer-reviewed literature analyzed approximately 1.3 million openly available research articles to monitor the cross-disciplinary mentions of analytic methods in the past decade. We applied data-driven text mining analyses to the "Methods" and "Results" sections of a large subset of this corpus to identify trends in analytic method mentions shared across disciplines, as well as those unique to each discipline. We found that the t test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), linear regression, chi-squared test, and other classical statistical methods have been and remain the most mentioned analytic methods in biomedical, life science, and social science research articles. However, mentions of these methods have declined as a percentage of the published literature between 2009 and 2020. On the other hand, multivariate statistical and machine learning approaches, such as artificial neural networks (ANNs), have seen a significant increase in the total share of scientific publications. We also found unique groupings of analytic methods associated with each BLS science discipline, such as the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) in psychology, survival models in oncology, and manifold learning in ecology. We discuss the implications of these findings for education in statistics and research methods, as well as within- and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Methodology of assessing Russian science journals citation in six domains according to Web of Science Core Collection. Part 2

In Part 2, the authors are testing the methods of assessing Russian science journals citation in the natural, agricultural sciences and the humanities based on Web of Science Core Collection. The methodological approach is based on calculating citation coefficient which is a modified version of impact factor, calculated as the ratio of the number of citing documents to the number of scientific articles in Russian journals. The method is tested on the scientific articles published in Russian journals of 2012–2018 and indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. As a result, recommendations are developed on how to promote Russian journals to the international databases based on Web of Science Core Collection taking into account the specifics of OECD domains under the examination. The general recommendations are: to decrease the share of mono-national publications thus increasing the share of articles written in the international collaboration; and to increase the share of articles by foreign authors. The study is accomplished through the funding within the State Order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian federation “Organizational, technological, research and methodological support of promoting national journals to the international science citation bases and information analytical support of the national subscription to international science information resources for scientific and educational organizations”.

Does your corporation “care”? Exploring an ethical standard for communicating CSR relationships online

A qualitative content analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) webpages of top-ranked corporations was conducted to determine the ethical nature of online communications surrounding nonprofit partnerships. Are corporations giving nonprofits their fair share of online publicity? All CSR-related webpages from the top 30 Fortune’s 500 Most Admired Corporations for 2017 were examined. Ethical principles from public relations communications regarding open, honest, and transparent information sharing guided textual analysis. Evidence shows that CSR website communications often engage in self-promotion rather than genuine and mutually beneficial support for nonprofit partners. Through corporate branding of CSR activities, advertising through philanthropy stories, and exploiting employee volunteerism and donations, the balance of CSR relationships tilts heavily in the corporation’s favor. Yet, public relations practitioners have a special calling to be the “ethical conscience” of their organizations. Understanding how corporations can provide ethical communications about their nonprofit partners helps guide ethical voice of the practice. This study is unique for looking specifically at the ethics of corporate CSR communications themselves and for addressing the nonprofit perspective of CSR, which is often overlooked. While nonprofits may benefit from CSR relationships, this article shows that opportunities for mutually beneficial communications about these relationships may be lacking.

Bibliometric Analysis of Diabetes Research in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: Diabetes is a common co-morbid condition that influences morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19 and has been a focus of intense research. However, a systematic assessment of global diabetes research concerning COVID-19 is unavailable. Aim: We aimed to provide a bibliometric assessment of research output on diabetes concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: Publications on diabetes in relation to COVID-19 were retrieved from the Scopus database and analyzed using appropriate bibliometric indicators. Results: The publications indexed till January 6, 2021 numbered 762. The share of the top 10 of the 82 countries was 90.6%. The USA, China, India, Italy, and the UK were the most productive countries, with publication share ranging from 11.4% to 17.8%. Brazil, China, Germany, Australia, France, and India registered higher publication impact. The average citations per paper were 7.3, and 19.4% of the publications were funded. The share of publications on type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, and gestational diabetes was 23.2%, 16.5%, and 4.1%, respectively. Diabetic complications, clinical studies, and epidemiology were the most researched aspects of diabetes concerning COVID-19, with 47.9%, 23.3%, and 14.0% share, respectively. Publications on pathophysiology numbered only 93 (12.2%). The most productive organizations were Tongji Medical College, China, Huazhong University, China, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India, and INSERM, France. Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation, India, Imperial College, UK, and The Central Hospital of Wuhan, China were the most impactful organizations. R. Pal, A. Ceriello, and B. Cariou were the most productive authors, whereas A. Misra, R. Gupta, and A.K. Singh were the most impactful. The most active journals were Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, and Diabetes Care. Conclusion: Extensive high-quality research has been conducted on diabetes in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in developed and developing countries. There is a need to focus on pathophysiological studies to elucidate further the underlying mechanisms that predispose COVID-19-affected diabetes patients to severe disease and death. Our scientometric assessment may help understand the research gaps and guide future research in this field.

Is partial privatization of universities a solution for higher education?

AbstractThis paper accounts simply for the link between higher education and the productive economy through educated workers. We study a model of vertical successive monopolies where students/workers acquire qualification from a University then “sell” skilled labor to a monopoly which itself sells its final product to consumers, linking through quality the education sector to the labor and output markets. We determine the optimal share the State should keep in the University to compensate for the market imperfections, while taking into account the inefficiencies of public management. The resulting partially privatized University fixes the tuition fees so as to maximize a weighted sum of profits and social welfare. We derive the optimal public share under the hypothesis that the State may subsidize the tuition fees/University losses, then under the constraint that the University should make a nonnegative profit. We prove that in both cases, the State should keep a substantial share (higher under the first hypothesis) in the University, unless public management is too inefficient in which case the University's management should be completely private.

Assessment of Scientific Productivity by India and South Korea

The purpose of this study is to make a quantitative analysis and to compare scientific productivity between the countries of India and South Korea: both countries offer scholarships and fellowships for various programs and disciplines. The data are collected from SCOPUS through the open access portal www.scimagojr.com and mainly focus on rank and number of publications, global publication share and growth of publications, international collaboration pattern, quality of publications, and open access pattern. Various bibliometric indicators have been used along with simple percentage. Further, a new relative indicator Relative Open Access Index (ROAI) is proposed to compare the number of documents in an open access platform with its overall scientific production. Among the most productive countries, India is ranked at fifth and South Korea at thirteenth in the year 2018. India improved by eight positions while South Korea did by three from 1998 to 2018 at the global level. South Korea has a higher proportion of publications with international collaboration as compared to India. Both countries maintain better positions in a few disciplines such as chemical engineering and materials science.

Energy-environmental life cycle assessment and cumulative exergy demand analysis for horticultural crops (Case study: Qazvin province)

Horticultural products are an important source of carbohydrates, proteins, organic acids, vitamins and minerals for human nutrition. The objective of this study is to evaluate energy use pattern, environmental impacts and cumulative exergy demand analysis under different cropping systems including pistachio, nectarine, peach and apple in Qazvin province of Iran. Results showed the total energy consumption of pistachios, nectarines, peaches and apples were 24100 MJ ha −1, 25150 MJ ha −1, 30100 MJ ha −1 and 26800 MJ ha −1, respectively. The life cycle assessment method is considered as an appropriate assessment tool for ecosystem analysis through identification, quantification and evaluation of discharged and released resources in the environment. Analysis used ReCiPe2016 method, three environmental categories including (human health, ecosystems and resources) in this study were selected to cover different environmental impacts. On-Orchard emissions and chemical fertilizers are two important factors in the environmental emissions of horticultural products. The share of On-Orchard publications in pistachio, nectarine and peach crops is more than 75% related to human damage category. In addition, the amount of nitrogen in the ecosystem category has a significant effect. The results related to the resource damage category show that the rate of nitrogen release in pistachios, nectarines, peaches and apples is about 45%, 40%, 35% and 30%, respectively. Cumulative exergy demand analysis shows that pistachio and nectarine products have the highest and lowest energy release in all forms, respectively. In general, it can be concluded that the use of organic fertilizers and replacement of worn equipment can help to produce more sustainable horticultural products. Also, it is recommended for future studies use of modeling methods to predict the products under study as well as fuzzy optimization methods to save energy and reduce environmental impact.

Bibliometric Study of the National Scientific Production of All Peruvian Schools of Dentistry in Scopus.

Objective To perform a bibliometric analysis of the national scholarly output of all dental schools in Peru in Scopus through a retrospective study after the promulgation of the Peruvian University Law 30220 in 2014. Methods This was a descriptive, comparative, retrospective, and cross-sectional study. A search of the Scopus database was performed to identify scholarly output in dentistry between 2014 and 2019. A total of 287 scientific articles with affiliation with the dental faculties of Peruvian public and private universities were evaluated. The data was extracted from Scopus using a complex formula developed from the words of the thesaurus MeSh (Medline) and Emtree (base) with words related to dentistry combined with the AF-IDs of the Peruvian universities. Results The Top 10 in the scholarly output of all the Peruvian public and private dental schools were as follows: firstly, the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), with 79 scholarly outputs publications and 5.2 citations per article, followed by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) with 53 scholarly outputs publications and 2.6 citations per article, and in third place, the Universidad Cientifica del Sur (UCSUR) with 49 scholarly outputs publications. In general, it was found that, of the 30 Faculties of Dentistry in Peru, only 10 in the public and private universities have a scholarly output greater than 5 to belong to the top 10. In addition, it was found that, according to the share of publications per journal quartile by the CiteScore Percentile of all the public and private Peruvian Faculties of Dentistry, in 2019, it presented the highest number of scientific publications in all quartiles with 20,33,14 and 43 articles in the quartiles Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4, respectively. The highest number of scientific publications was produced in 2019 with 20, 33, 14, and 43 articles in quartiles Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4, respectively. Conclusion The UPCH, UNMSM, and UCSUR dental schools were the most productive. Both public and private universities presented an evident increase in their scientific publications in Scopus after the promulgation of the University Law 30220 in 2014.

Strategies for Top-Rated Scientific Journals: Democracy or Closed Ecosystem?

Researchers rely on a system of scientometric ratings when they assess the development of a scientific journal. This approach does not allow us to understand the reasons for the results achieved and the specifics of the business model of the publication. The paper describes the study of scientific journals through a prism of the ecosystem approach. The hypothesis is tested that a highly rated scientific journal, its authors and readers together represent a closed ecosystem with specific properties. The research methodology is based on the author’s toolkit which consists on the calculation of ecosystem closeness indicators: the share of affiliated authors, their correlation with the average influence of a paper, diversity and fluidity. The authors suggest that low rates of variability and diversity indicate a closed type of journal ecosystem. Generalization and interpretation of empirical results was carried out by the method of cluster analysis. The information base is a panel metadata of 20 scientific Russian journals for 2013–2020, which have the maximum Science Index ratings on economic and management fields. Also, the authors analyzed the data on the number and level of concentration publications by the editorial board members and staff of the holding institution, as well as the intensity of publications of individual authors. There have been identified four clusters of studied journals being as a base of the empirical verification. The first and third clusters are characterized by the highest rate of closeness. The lowest level of variability in the sample has been recorded for the third cluster. The journals of the second and fourth clusters have a conditionally closed ecosystem and have been characterized by a top-rated of variability. They are characterized by a low share of publications by affiliated authors. However, it was revealed that there had been a group of authors who had a significant impact on the journal’s ecosystem development. The study results can be of value for the strategies formation of scientific journals development.

Pengaruh Ukuran Perusahaan, Profitabilitas, Leverage, Dan Kepemilikan Saham Terhadap CSR

This study aims to determine the relationship of company size, profitability,leverage and public share ownership on CSR. The purpose of analyzing the direction and influence of company size, profitability, leverage and public share ownership on CSR. This study uses manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2016-2018 as a population. The sample selection uses a purposive sampling technique from a total of 47 companies that have passed the research criteria. The results of this study indicate that company size has a significant positive effect on CSR, profitability has a significant positive effect on CSR, leverage has a significant negative effect on CSR and public share ownership has a significant positive effect on CSR in manufacturing companies.

A nanotechnology-foresight perspective of South Africa.

This paper presents a foresight perspective of nanotechnology in South Africa based on a 20-year period scientometric analysis of the country’s nanotechnology publications on the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection. Firstly, publication trends are reported; then, possible socio-economic relevant sectors arising from this information are determined. Lastly, indicators that can be used in foresight exercises to evaluate the potential nanotechnology research areas in South Africa are examined. The 20-year review is also compared with the recent past year, 2019, to identify any changing trends. South Africa’s nanotechnology publications per year grew exponentially from 68 papers in 2000 to 1672 in 2019, an increase of 2459%. The total share of nanotech publications increased from 1.4% in 2000 to 6.6% in 2019, thus a 0.52% increase per year. Compared with Brazil, Russia, India and China, the BRICS countries, South Africa has the lowest nanotechnology productivity with an activity index of 0.68. Over the last 5 years, South Africa nanotech publications had a Hirsch-index of 94 and an average citations rate of 12.76 per paper. Universities are the most prominent publishers, and there are very few publications from the private sector, which can negatively impact the commercialisation of nanotechnology research. The top 10 most prolific researchers, author or co-author over 20% of the nanotechnology papers are reported. A mixture of old and new top researchers’ names suggests succession planning in the system as the years progress. The emergence of computer science as one of the top 20 subjects publishing in nanotech in 2019 and a high level of researcher collaboration suggests possible convergence of nanotech, information technology and artificial intelligence in South Africa. The strategic socio-economic-focused nanotechnology research areas identified for South Africa include material science, photoluminance and optics, medicine, catalysis, electronics, energy, biotech, magnetism, sensors, water and communicable diseases. The top collaborating countries, top researchers, top institutions and nanotechnology economic hubs are reported for each strategic research area. The level of innovation was evaluated using the nanotechnology value chain, and there is a meagre 3.5% of papers reporting on nano-enabled products.

Analisis Pengaruh Profitabilitas, Leverage, KSP dan KINS Terhadap Manajemen Laba (Earning Management)

Based on agency theory, earnings management occurs because of differences in economic interests between managers as agents and owners of companies as principals, where each party seeks to achieve the desired level of prosperity. Many factors affect both internal and external earnings management. This study aims to determine the effect of profitability, leverage, public share ownership (KSP) and institutional ownership (KINS) to earnings management (earning management).The sample in this research is the consumer goods industry sector listed on the BEI during the period 2013-2015. By using purposive sampling method, there are 42 companies that meet the criteria. Methods of data collection is done through documentation study and literature study. Data analysis techniques using descriptive statistical analysis, classical assumption test, and multiple linear regression analysis.The result of the research gives the conclusion that partially profitability, leverage, public share ownership and institutional ownership have no effect to earnings management. While simultaneously all independent variables have no effect on earnings management.

A (k, n) multi-secret image sharing scheme based on Chinese remainder theorem and Arnold cat map

A multi-secret image sharing (MSIS) scheme is a procedure to break down secret images into numerous shares and distribute each share to each authorized participant. Most existing ( n , n ) schemes face the problem of all-or-nothing that is all the n shares are required to reconstruct a secret image. If a single share is lost, then the secret image will not be recovered. Moreover, the existing ( k , n ) MSIS schemes either require k consecutive shares or general access structure to recover the secret images. The proposed scheme addresses the previous schemes’ issues. It is based on Arnold cat map, Chinese remainder theorem (CRT), and Boolean operation. It is a ( k , n ) threshold scheme where k is the threshold, and n is the number of participants. Arnold cat map is adopted for the randomization of images, and Boolean operation is used for producing public share images. CRT is utilized for the recovery of images. It has high fault tolerance capability as any of the k participants can submit their shares to reconstruct images and consume less computational time due to employing the modular method. Moreover, it can withstand differential as well as statistical attacks.

Global Research on Terminalia arjuna: A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Publications during 2004-18

683 global research publications on Terminalia arjuna were derived from the Scopus database during the last 22 years (1997-18) with a view to study its quantitative and qualitative aspects. The global publication data showed that the average annual and eleven-year cumulative global output of Terminalia arjuna research registered 8.33% and 169.19% growth. The plant global citation impact averaged to 16.92 citations per paper (CPP) in twenty-two years, which decreased from 36.02 CPP to 9.82 CPP from 1997-07 to 2008-18. The top 10 most productive countries together accounted for more than 100.0% global publication share and 99.13% global citation share during 1997-18. India, alone accounting for the highest and largest publication share of 82.43% and other 9 countries from 1.02% to 5.27% during 1997-18. Five out of top 10 countries, namely Iran (2.85), U.K. (1.94), Japan (1.22), USA (1.16) and Pakistan (1.09) registered relative citation index above the global average of 0.97. Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics, among seven broad subjects, contributed the largest publications share of 50.51%, followed by medicine (30.31%), biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology (26.52%), agricultural and biological sciences (21.52%) and other 3 sub-fields contribution varying from 4.54% to 10.83% during 1997-18. 239 global organizations and 309 global authors in global Terminalia arjuna research during 1997-18, of which the 15 most productive global organizations and authors together contributed 30.16% and 15.37% global publication share and 36.87% and 20.68% global citation share respectively during 1997-18. Hamdard University, Delhi, India (with 30 papers), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India (22 papers) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (19 papers), S. Dwivedi (with 11 papers), S.K. Maulik (10 papers) and P.C. Sil (8 papers) and Journal of Ethnopharmacology (with 26 papers), International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (15 papers), Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research (14 papers) were the three leading organizations, authors and journals reporting global research in Terminalia arjuna during 1997- 18.

An environmental component of securing the national economy’s innovative development in the Industry 4.0

With the development of Industry 4.0, the transformation processes are taking place at the level of the national economy. The needs for energy supply, renewal of fixed assets, expansion of production, and ensuring innovative development are growing. These transformations require the introduction of additional mechanisms to ensure environmental safety. The article investigates the principles of development and functioning of the environmental component of securing the innovative development of the national economy in Industry 4.0. The system of environmental indicators of innovative support of the economy’s industrial and technological development is monitored, namely capital investments in environmental protection, the share of publications in ecology and environment, the share of renewable energy consumption, emissions of pollutants and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. A relatively high emission rate of 0.57 tons of CO2 per $ 1,000 of GDP is set and this figure is graphically visualized in Ukraine and other countries. The distribution of administrative territories according to the level of pollutant emissions into the atmosphere from stationary sources is presented. The highest values of pollutant emissions from stationary sources are observed in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions - 31.4% and 23.4%, respectively. The positive dynamics of the growth of renewable energy capacities is determined. The positive preconditions for the introduction of ecological innovations are identified, namely a new procedure for establishing and distributing the ecological tax, a new state environmental policy, bringing Ukrainian environmental policy in line with the standards of leading countries. Ukraine’s position on the Environmental Efficiency Index is determined. The main measures for the development of the environmental component of the economy in the leading countries are analyzed. Recommendations for improving the state policy of industrial and technological development in the framework of activating the environmental component are provided.

Celastrus paniculatus: A Bibliometric Assessment of Global Publications Output during 2001-18

A bibliometric analysis of global research output on the Celastrus paniculatus plant is presented based on selected quantitative and qualitative indicators, using Scopus international database during 2001-18. The study analyzed publication and citations data on a series of bibliometric measures, like growth rate, citations impact, international collaborative papers, most productive countries, organizations, authors, journals and highly cited papers. The Celastrus paniculatus global publications registered an annual average growth rate of 16.55% and its citation impact averaged to 14.43 citations per paper. India alone accounting for the highest publication share (73.33%), whiles all other 9 countries from 1.67% to 7.14% during 2001-18. 99.77% global publication share and more than 100.0% citation share has been contributed by only top 10 countries during 2001-18. Brazil (8.25), Italy (2.51), USA (1.75) and Iran (1.42) registered comparatively the higher relative citation index among top 10 countries during 2001-18. Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India (4 papers each) were the two the most productive organizations and F. Borrelli and A.A. Izzo (4 papers each) were the two most productive authors. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (9 papers) and Phyomedicine (5 papers) were the two leading journals contributing research on this plant.

Indian Research in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus during the Past Three Decades: A Scientometric Analysis.

India plays an important role in global research on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but a bibliometric assessment of this research is lacking. To provide a comprehensive analysis of Indian GDM research during the last 30years using select bibliometric indicators. The Scopus international database was used to retrieve publication data, using a defined search strategy. The analysis focused on research output of Indian authors and organizations and their collaborations. The qualitative performance was assessed in terms of relative citation index and citations per paper (CPP). Overall, 100 countries participated in GDM research producing 13,193 publications during 1990-2019. India ranked ninth in global output (1182 publications, 3.1% share) and CPP of 18.6. Only 21.3% of publications had international collaboration and 9.4% were funded. Of the 235 organizations and 544 authors that participated in India's research on GDM, the top 50 organizations and authors contributed 53.8 and 36.4% to national publication share, respectively. The leading productive organizations were AIIMS, New Delhi, KEMH, Pune and PGIMER, Chandigarh, whereas the most productive authors were S. Kalra, V. Seshiah and C.S. Yajnik. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India and Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice were the most productive journals. Indian research on GDM is lagging behind other countries which have a similar disease burden. Increasing national and international collaborations, and active support of national and international funding agencies is urgently required to produce quality research on GDM. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13224-021-01444-7.

Founding Limnology & Oceanography Letters: The challenges, risks, and rewards of launching a new scientific journal

Founding <i>Limnology &amp; Oceanography Letters</i>: The challenges, risks, and rewards of launching a new scientific journal