Karkee, Prabin

Using non-alphanumeric characters in LIS research papers: A study - IASLIC Bulletin - 68(1), Mar, 2023: p.38-46

Findings:The study shows that the highest number of research papers articles appeared in volume 61
in the year 2021, methods tops the category of contribution. The study also finds that 74.89% articles
appeared in the journal with the non-alphanumeric character adopted by the authors and the colon is
the mostly used non-alphanumeric character which is practiced by joint authors predominantly.
Originality: The study is original work intent to contribute to the less explored area of the use of nonalphanumeric characters in the titles of research papers in library and information science journal. It
potentially creates a deep and significant impact on scholars and library users who explore the realm of
non-alphanumeric characters in titles of research papers