BIBLIOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF PALMS AND OIL SEEDS (NJPOS), 1953-2003

Abstract

This paper reviewed the articles published in NJPOS in the last fifty years 1953-2003. Two hundred and fifty-six (256) articles were published by 153authors. Majority of the articles were single authored while multiple authorship are being gradually embraced. The number of articles increased as the scope of the journal expanded. Over forty (40.2%) percent of the articles were on Agronomy/Soil Management.Crop Protection followed with (22.6%), while design, fabrication, and product utilization had the lowest scores.

Although the journal is irregular in publication, yet it is a key journal in the palm science research in Nigeria and should be utilized by authors to publish their research findings.