Lok Sabha Question No. 3030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Primary Journals
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH LoK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3030 (To BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016)

## PRIMARY JOURNALS

3030. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether CSIR-NISCAIR is publishing primary journals and popular science
- journals;
- (b) if So, the details thereof; and
- (c) three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER @F STATE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

## (SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY)

- (a)&(b) Madam. The CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR) publishes scientific journals and Yes,
- popular science magazines: The details are provided in Annexure-1.
- (c) CSIR-NISCAIR has been attempting to improve the sales and distribution of all Journals and Magazines published in the last three years and the current year. In doing SO, it has displayed Journals and Magazines at various book exhibitions in national and international scientific conferences, world book fairs, NBT book fairs, Inspire DST Programmes and Indian Science Congress Sessions- It has conducted sales promotion tours at different cities in India and contacted the dealers for sales and marketing of CSIR-NISCAIR Journals & Magazines during the tours: complimentary copies of journals are being sent regularly to all national libraries, and to national and international abstracting agencies for increasing the visibility of the CSIR-NISCAIR journals, which inturn enhances the subscription of the journals: Also,

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| Journal Title   | Journal Title                                                           | Periodicity   |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|                 | Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research (JSIR                       | Monthly       |
|                 | Indian Journal of Chemistry_Sec A (IJC-A                                | Monthly       |
| 3               | Indian Journal of Chemistry_Sec-B (IJC-B)                               | Monthly       |
| 4               | Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB)                           | Monthly       |
| 5               | Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics (IJPAP)                        | Monthly       |
| 0               | Indian Journal of Marine Sciences (IJMS                                 | Monthly       |
|                 | Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (ICT)                             | Bimonthly     |
| 8               | Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences (TJEMS)              | Bimonthly     |
|                 | Indian Journal of Biochemistry And Biophysics ((JBB                     | Bimonthly     |
|                 | 10 Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR)                       | Bimonthly     |
| 11              | Indian Journal of Biotechnology (IJBT)                                  | Quarterly     |
|                 | 12 Journal of Scientific Temper_(JST)                                   | Quarterly     |
|                 | 13_Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research (IJFTR)                   | Quarterly     |
| 14              | Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (UJTK)                          | Quarterly     |
|                 | 15_ Indian Journal of Natural Products And Resources (IJNPR             | Quarterly     |
|                 | 16_Annals of Library And Information Studies (ALIS;                     | Quarterly     |
|                 | 17 Bharatiya Vaigyanik Evam Audyogik Anusandhan Patrika (BVAAP) (Hindi) | Half Yearly   |

| Magazine Title             | Periodicity   |
|----------------------------|---------------|
|                            | Monthly       |
| 2 Vigyan Pragati Hindi)    | Monthly       |
| 3 Science Ki Duniya (Urdu) | Quarterly     |