Collaborative authorship of research articles published in the Yemeni journal of agricultural research and studies "YJARS" (1994-2013)‎

Abstract EN

The study aimed to analyze find out the institutional affiliations of author contributing to the Yemeni Journal of Agricultural Research and Studies (YJARS) and investigate level of collaborative authorship of the journal published articles during 1994- 2013 (a total of 27 issues with 381 articles).

Simple descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze study data.

Most publishesssd articles published in YJARS were contributed by researchers of the Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (AREA) (76%), mainly from its HQ and few Regional Agricultural Research Stations (RARSs) and Specialized National Research Centers (SNRCs) of AREA (Hadhramout valley "Sieyun", Southern Coast "Elkod", Central Highlands "Dhamar" and the Food and Post-Harvest Center).

The other eight AREA Branches contributed minimally (about one-fifth "25%").

Individual authorship dominated the early YJARS issues, but multiple-authored at later stage has rapidly grown year and discipline wise.

The degree of collaborative authorship was generally low with few exceptions (examples: year 2007 and the food and post-harvest discipline).

The study concluded with a number of suggestions and recommendations.