DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY

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KEYWORDS :

Online journal, open access, e-journals, E-journal, DOAJ, physical education. INTRODUCTION:

DOAJ is free access online E-Journals. The directory aims to comprehensive cover all open access scientific and scholarly E-journals with quality control system guarantee. This free online directory of open access journals maintained by infrastructure services for open access (as of Jan 2013) before it maintained by Lund University, Sweden the initiatives of the compressive directory firstly discussion on 2002 by nordic conference in scholarly communication in Lund (Copenhagen) this project supported by the open society and proved the free access to all and it covers all Scientific and scholarly content all subjects. This directory primarily for research, academic, government, commercial, non-profit sources are all Acceptable and which will go through quality control guarantee which as editor, editorial board or Peer-review system. These journals should have ISSN number and fee user registration online is acceptable. As on month January 2013 these directories contain 8536 E-Journal form on an average every day 4 Journals are adding to this source in 2012.

OBJECTIVES:

To know the number of E-Journals offered by DOAJ with special reference to Physical Education To know country wise distribution of E-Journals of Physical Education

To know the language wise distribution of E-Journals of Physical Education. To find the accessibility of archives of E-Journals of Physical Education

To know the useful of applicability of Physical Education E-Journals to other disciplines Research Papers

Abstract

The directory of open access journals(DOAJ) maintained by ISOA. It will provide access of scientific and scholarly content and peer-reviewed journals that meet s high quality standards and it is free to all the time of publication based on the Budapest open access initiatives a right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of the articles. In this paper author made a effort to study the total 57 full-free E-journal in physical education. Journal analyzed based on language-wise, country-wise, subject headings-wise, keywords-wise and year-wise their accessibility of archives of online Journals in the physical education .

DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS IN PHYSICAL

EDUCATION: A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY

BALAJI MADDISETTY

Asst.Librarian Pace Institute of Technology and Sciences Ongole, Andhra predesh

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To know the year wise distribution of the E-Journals of Physical Education. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Directory open access journals website(http:\\ ) browsed for physical education E-journals and search out total journals 57 E-journals were found these E-Journals were analyzed on country wise, language wise and subject heading wise ,accessibility of archives of E-Journals.

Analysis and Interpretations

Total 57 E-journals are analyzed based on language wise, country wise, and accessibility of archives the data of the E-Journals are presented in the table

Table : 1 List of free E-Journals on Physical Education www.doaj.org

S.No Title of the Journal ISSN/EISSN 1 Beden Egitimi ve Spor

Bilimleri Dergisi 13076477 2 Advances in Physical Education 21640386 21640408 3

Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education

Research

15549178

4 Journal of Physical Education and Sport

22478051 2247806X

5 Activities in Physical

Education and Sports 18577687 6 Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal 20650574 7 Research in Physical Education, Sport and

Health

18578152

8 Physical Culture 03503828

2217947X

9

Facta Universitatis Series : Physical Education and

Sport

1451740X

10

Ovidius University Annals : Series Physical Education

and Sport/Science, Movement and Health

12247359

11

Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos Galati,

Fascicle XV : Physical Education and Sport

Management

14549832

12 Arena : Journal of Physical

Activities 2285830X 13 Fizièeskoe Vospitanie Studentov 20755279 22232125 14 Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical

Training and Sports

18189172 18189210

15 Ulbra e Movimento :

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16 Journal of Education Faculty 130293 12

17 Physical Education and Sport 00439630

17 344 956

18

Sport si Societate : Rev ista de Educatie Fizica, Sport si Stiinte

Conexe

158221 68

19 Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte : RBEFE

18075509 19 814 690

20 Athletic Training Education

Journal 194 73 80X 21 Conexõ es : Revista da Faculdade

de Educação Física - UNICAMP 151643 81 22 Citius Altius Fortius _{20 662 483}15828131

23 Beden Eðitimi v e Spor Bilim

Dergisi

13009915 13 096 567

24

Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fis ica y

del Deporte

15 770 354

25 Internat ional Quarterly of Sport

Science 20 609 469 26

Internat ional Journal for Life Sciences and E ducational

Research

23211180 23 211 229

27 Journal of Human Sport and

Exercise 198852 02 28 Pensar a Prática 14154676

19 806 183

29

Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fis ica y

del Deporte

191889 27

30 Polish Journal of Spo rt and To urism

18991998 20 828 799

31 Revista Científica EDF Brasil 223767 55

32 Revista Intercontinental de

Gestão Desportiva 223733 73 33 Jo urnal of Sport and Healt h

Research 198962 39 34 Ágora para la Educación Física y

el Deporte

15782174 19 897 200

35

Reto s : Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y

Recreación

15791726 19 882 041

36 E-balonmano .com : Revista de Ciencias del Deporte

0104754X 19 828 918

37 Revista da Educação Física/UEM 010 33948

19 833 083

38 SportLogia 19866089

19 866 119

39 Kinesiologia Slo venica 13182269

22 324 062

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Table No: These tables contain free open access online journals on Physical Education along with ISSN so that any users can directly access.

Table : 2 Country wise distribution of E-Journals on Physical Education

41 Movimento 18857019

42 Research in Kinesiology 0120677X

43 International Review on

Sport and Violence 21050953 44 Revista Inspirar :

Movimento e Saúde 2175537X 45 Revista Educación Física y

Deporte 18577679

46 Studia Educatio Artis Gymnasticae

14534223 20659547

47 Earth Science Research 19270542

19270550 48 VIREF : Revista de Educación Física 23229411 49 Geografias 18088058 2237549X 50 Tìlesná Kultura 12116521 18038360

51 Materiales para la Historia del Deporte 18879586 23407166 52 Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Serija 2, Chimija 05799384 17282101 53 Recorde : Revista de História do Esporte 19828985 54 Motriz : Revista de Educacao Fisica 19806574 55 Palestrica Mileniului III :

CIvilizaþie ºi sport

15821943 22477322 56 Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 13090356 57 Acta Brasileira do Movimento Humano 22382259

S.No Title of the Journal Place of the P ublication 1 SportLogia Bosnia 2 Ulbra e M ovimento : Revista de E ducação Física Brazil 3 Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte : RBEFE Brazil 4 Conexões : Revista da Faculdade de Educação Física - UNICAM P Brazil

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6 Revista Intercontinental de Gestão Desportiva Brazil 7 Revista da Educação Física/UEM Brazil 8 Revista Eletrônica Fafit/Facic Brazil 9 Revista Inspirar :

Movimento e Saúde Brazil

10 Recorde : Revista de

História do Esporte Brazil

11 Motriz : Revista de

Educacao Fisica Brazil

12 Acta Brasileira do

Movimento Humano Brazil

13 VIREF : Revista de

Educación Física Colombia

14 Research in

Kinesiology Colombia

15 Tìlesná Kultura Czech

Republic

16 International Review

on Sport and Violence France

17 International Quarterly of Sport Science Hungary 18 International Journal for Life Sciences and Educational Research

India

19 Activities in Physical

Education and Sports Macedonia

20

Research in Physical Education, Sport and

Health

Macedonia

21 Revista Educación

Física y Deporte Macedonia

22 Physical Education

and Sport Poland

23 Polish Journal of

Sport and Tourism Poland

24 Journal of Physical

Education and Sport Romania

25 Arena : Journal of

Physical Activities Romania

26

Sport si Societate : Revista de Educatie Fizica, Sport si Stiinte

Conexe

Romania

27 Citius Altius Fortius Romania

28 Studia Educatio Artis

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29

Palestrica Mileniului

III : CIvilizaþie ºi

sport Romania 30 Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Serija 2, Chimija Russia

31 Physical Culture Serbia

32

Facta Universitatis Series : Physical Education and Sport

Serbia

33

Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del

Deporte

Spain

34 Journal of Sport and

Health Research Spain

35 Ágora para la Educación Física y el Deporte Spain 36 Retos : Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación Spain 37 Beden Eðitimi ve

Spor Bilim Dergisi Turkey

38 Pamukkale Journal of

Sport Sciences Turkey

39 Fizièeskoe Vospitanie Studentov Ukraine 40 Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports Ukraine 41 Advances in Physical

Education United States

42 Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research United States 43 Athletic Training

Education Journal United States

44 Journal of Human

Sport and Exercise Brazil

45 E-balonmano.com : Revista de Ciencias del Deporte Brazil 46 Geografias Brazil 47 Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del

Deporte

Canada

48 Earth Science

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Table: 2.1 Analysis of country wise distribution of E-journal Journals on Physical Education

49 Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal Romania 50 Ovidius University Annals : Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health Romania 51 Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos Galati, Fascicle

XV : Physical Education and Sport

Management

Romania

52 Kinesiologia

Slovenica Slovenia

53 Revista Científica

EDF Brasil Spain

54 M ovimento Spain 55 Materiales para la

Historia del Deporte Spain

56 Beden Egitimi ve

Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Turkey

57 Journal of Education Faculty Turkey S.No Country No.of E-Journals Rank % 1 Brazil 14 1 24.6 2 Romania 9 2 15.8 3 Spain 7 3 12.3 4 Turkey 4 4 7.0 5 United States 3 5 5.3 6 Macedonia 3 5 5.3 7 Serbia 2 6 3.5 8 Ukraine 2 6 3.5 9 Poland 2 6 3.5 10 Canada 2 6 3.5 11 Colombia 2 6 3.5 12 India 1 7 1.8 13 Bosnia 1 7 1.8 14 Slovenia 1 7 1.8 15 France 1 7 1.8 16 Czech Republic 1 7 1.8 17 Russia 1 7 1.8 18 Hungary 1 7 1.8

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Table 2.1 clearly depicts that the Brazil (24.6%) published more open access journals for society benefit followed by Romania (15.8%), Spain (12.3%), Turkey (7.0%) India ranked with 7th position with average of 1.8%. It is clear from Table 2.1 Brazil published more E-Journals in field of Physical Education.

Table 3: Language wise distribution of E-Journal s on Physical Education

S.No Title of the Journal

Place of the Language 1

Beden Egitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi English, Turkish 2 Advances in Physical Education English 3 Physical Review Special Topics. Physics

Education Research

English

4

Journal of Physical

Education and Sport English 5

Activities in Physical

Education and Sports English

6 Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal English 7 Research in Physical Education, Sport and

Health English 8 Physical Culture English, Serbian 9 Facta Universitatis Series : Physical Education and Sport

English 10 Ovidius University Annals : Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health

English

11

Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos Galati, Fascicle XV : Physical Education and Sport Management English 12 Arena : Journal of

Physical Activities English 13 Fizièeskoe Vospitanie Studentov Russian, English 14 Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and

Sports Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, English 15 Ulbra e Movimento : Revista de Educação Física Portuguese

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16 Journal of Education Faculty Turkish, English 17 Physical Education

and Sport English

18

Sport si Societate : Revista de Educatie Fizica, Sport si Stiinte

Conexe Romanian, English 19 Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte : RBEFE Portuguese 20 Athletic Training

Education Journal English

21 Conexões : Revista da Faculdade de Educação Física - UNICAMP Portuguese, Spanish

22 Citius Altius Fortius

English, Romanian 23

Beden Eðitimi ve Spor Bilim Dergisi Turkish, English 24 Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte Spanish 25 International Quarterly of Sport Science English 26 International Journal for Life Sciences and Educational Research

English

27

Journal of Human Sport and Exercise

English, Spanish 28 Pensar a Prática Portuguese

29 Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte English, French 30

Polish Journal of Sport

and Tourism English

31

Revista Científica EDF

Brasil Portuguese 32 Revista Intercontinental de Gestão Desportiva Portuguese, Spanish 33

Journal of Sport and Health Research

English, Spanish

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34 Ágora para la Educación Física y el Deporte Spanish, Portuguese, English, French 35 Retos : Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación Spanish 36 E-balonmano.com : Revista de Ciencias del

Deporte Portuguese 37 Revista da Educação Física/UEM Portuguese 38 SportLogia English, Serbian 39 Kinesiologia Slovenica English, Slovenian 40 Revista Eletrônica Fafit/Facic Portuguese 41 Movimento Spanish, English, Portuguese 42 Research in Kinesiology Spanish, English, Portuguese 43 International Review on Sport and Violence

French, English 44

Revista Inspirar :

Movimento e Saúde Portuguese

45 Revista Educación Física y Deporte English, French, Romanian 46

Studia Educatio Artis

Gymnasticae English 47 Earth Science Research English 48 VIREF : Revista de Educación Física Spanish, Portuguese 49 Geografias Portuguese 50 Tìlesná Kultura Czech

51

Materiales para la Historia del Deporte

Spanish, English, Portuguese 52 Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Serija 2, Chimija Russian 53 Recorde : Revista de História do Esporte Portuguese, English, Spanish, French

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Table 3.1 analysis of language wise distribution of E-Journals in field of Physical Education

Table 3 and 3.1 gives details of language wise publication on E-Journals in the field of Physical Education. English with 43.5% and followed by Portuguese (18.5%), Spanish (13.0%), French (6.5%) language contribution to the Physical Education.

Table 4 –Distribution of Subject Heading of E-Journals on Physical Education 54 _{Motriz : Revista de} Educacao Fisica Portuguese, English 55 Palestrica Mileniului III : CIvilizaþie ºi sport

Romanian, French, English 56 Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences English, Turkish 57 Acta Brasileira do

Movimento Humano Portuguese

S.No Name of the Language No.of E-Journals Rank % 1 English 40 1 43.5 2 Portuguese 17 2 18.5 3 Spanish 12 3 13.0 4 French 6 4 6.5 5 Turkish 4 5 4.3 6 Romanian 4 5 4.3 7 Russian 3 6 3.3 8 Serbian 2 7 2.2 9 Ukrainian 1 8 1.1 10 Polish 1 8 1.1 11 Slovenian 1 8 1.1 12 Czech 1 8 1.1

Subject Headings

1

Beden Egitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi Sports Science 2 Advances in Physical Education Sports Science 3

Research

Education

4

Journal of Physical Education and Sport

Sports Science 5

Activities in Physical Education and Sports

Sports Science

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6 Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal Multidiscipl inary 7 Research in Physical Education, Sport and

Health Sports Science 8 Physical Culture Sports Science 9

Sport

Sports Science

10

Ovidius University Annals : Series Physical Education

and Sport/Science, Movement and Health

Sports Science

11

Management

Sports Science

12

Arena : Journal of Physical Activities Sports Science 13 Fizièeskoe Vospitanie Studentov Sports Science 14 Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical

Training and Sports

Sports Science Educati on 15 Ulbra e Movimento : Revista de Educação Física

Sports Science 16 Journal of Education Faculty Education 17

Physical Education and Sport

Sports Medicine

18

Sport si Societate : Revista de Educatie Fizica, Sport si

Stiinte Conexe

Sports Science

19

Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte :

RBEFE

Sports Science 20

Athletic Training Education Journal Sports Science 21 Conexões : Revista da Faculdade de Educação Física - UNICAMP Sports Science 22 Citius Altius Fortius

Sports Science 23

Beden Eðitimi ve Spor

Bilim Dergisi

Sports Science

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24

Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la

Actividad Fisica y del Deporte Sports Medicine 25 International Quarterly of Sport Science Sports Science 26

International Journal for Life Sciences and Educational Research

Multidiscipl inary 27

Journal of Human Sport and Exercise

Sports Medicine 28 Pensar a Prática Education

29

Actividad Fisica y del Deporte Sports Science Educati on 30

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

Sports Science 31

Revista Científica EDF Brasil Sports Science 32 Revista Intercontinental de Gestão Desportiva Sports Science 33

Journal of Sport and Health Research

Sports Science 34

Ágora para la Educación Física y el Deporte Sports Science 35 Retos : Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación Sports Science 36 E-balonmano.com : Revista de Ciencias del

Deporte Sports Science 37 Revista da Educação Física/UEM : Education 38 SportLogia Sports Science 39 Kinesiologia Slovenica Sports Science 40 Revista Eletrônica Fafit/Facic Multidiscipl inary 41 Movimento Sports Science 42 Research in Kinesiology Sports Science 43 International Review on Sport and Violence

Sports Science

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44 Revista Inspirar : Movimento e Saúde Therapeuti cs 45

Revista Educación Física y Deporte

Sports Science

46

Studia Educatio Artis Gymnasticae Educatio n Sports Science 47

Earth Science Research

Geology --- Earth Sciences 48 VIREF : Revista de Educación Física Sports Science Educati on 49 Geografias Geography 50 Tìlesná Kultura Sports Science 51

Materiales para la Historia del Deporte Sports Science 52 Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Serija 2, Chimija Chemistry (General) 53 Recorde : Revista de História do Esporte Sports Science 54 Motriz : Revista de Educacao Fisica Therape utics Sports Science 55

Palestrica Mileniului III :

CIvilizaþie ºi sport

Educatio n Sports Science 56 Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences Sports Science 57 Acta Brasileira do Movimento Humano Sports Science

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Table 4.1 Analysis of Subject Heading of E-Journals on Physical Education

Table 4 and 4.1 shows that independent scope of the Physical Education. It is explanatory that majority of the journals are published in the sports science and education (80.64%) in the core area of Physical Education.

Table 5: Subject Keywords of Online Journal on the Physical Education S.No Subject Headings

No.of Subject Headings % 1 Sports Science 42 67.74 2 Education 8 12.90 3 Multidisciplinary 3 4.84 4 Sports Medicine 3 4.84 9 Therapeutics 2 3.23 5 Geology 1 1.61 6 Geography 1 1.61 7 Chemistry (General) 1 1.61 8 Earth Sciences 1 1.61

Staring Year 1 Kinesiologia Slovenica 1992

2

Sport 1996 3 Revista da Educação Física/UEM 1996 4 Conexões : Revista da Faculdade de Educação Física - UNICAMP 1998 5 Pensar a Prática 1998 6 Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Serija 2, Chimija 1998 7 Revista International de Medicina y Ciencias de la

Actividad Fisica y del

Deporte 2000

8

Ágora para la Educación

Física y el Deporte 2001

9 Physical Culture 2002

10 Journal of Education Faculty 2002

11 Citius Altius Fortius 2003

12

Research 2005

13 Movimento 2005

14 Geografias 2005

15

Athletic Training Education

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16

Journal of Human Sport and

Exercise 2006

17

Studia Educatio Artis

Gymnasticae 2006

18

Beden Egitimi ve Spor

Bilimleri Dergisi 2007

19

Physical Education and

Sport 2007

20

Retos : Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte

y Recreación 2007

21

E-balonmano.com : Revista

de Ciencias del Deporte 2007

22

Timisoara Physical Education and

Rehabilitation Journal 2008

23

Beden Eðitimi ve Spor Bilim

Dergisi 2008

24 Research in Kinesiology 2008

25

International Review on

Sport and Violence ₂₀₀₈

26 Tìlesná Kultura 2008

27

Recorde : Revista de

História do Esporte 2008

28

Ovidius University Annals : Series Physical Education

and Sport/Science,

Movement and Health 2009

29 Fizièeskoe Vospitanie Studentov 2009 30 Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems

of Physical Training and

Sports 2009

31

Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte :

RBEFE 2009

32

International Quarterly of

Sport Science 2009

33

Journal of Sport and Health

Research 2009

34

Revista Inspirar :

Movimento e Saúde 2009

35

Management 2010

36

Ulbra e Movimento : Revista

de Educação Física ₂₀₁₀

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38 Revista Eletrônica Fafit/Facic 2010 39 Motriz : Revista de Educacao Fisica 2010 40

Palestrica Mileniului III :

CIvilizaþie ºi sport 2010

41

Pamukkale Journal of Sport

Sciences 2010 42 Advances in Physical Education 2011 43 Journal of Physical

Education and Sport 2011

44

Activities in Physical

Education and Sports 2011

45

Sport si Societate : Revista de Educatie Fizica, Sport si

Stiinte Conexe 2011

46

Polish Journal of Sport and

Tourism 2011

47 Revista Científica EDF Brasil 2011

48

Revista Intercontinental de

Gestão Desportiva 2011

49

Revista Educación Física y

Deporte 2011 50 Acta Brasileira do Movimento Humano 2011 51 Research in Physical

Education, Sport and Health 2012

52 Earth Science Research 2012

53

VIREF : Revista de Educación

Física 2012

54

Arena : Journal of Physical

Activities 2013

55

International Journal for Life Sciences and Educational

Research 2013

56

Materiales para la Historia

del Deporte 2013

57

Actividad Fisica y del

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Table 6: Year wise distribution E-Journals in the field of Physical Education

Table 6 : Indicates in the year 2011 with average of 15.79% with first rank followed by 2010(14.40%) and 2009 (12.28%).

MAJOR FINDING OF THE STUDY

It observed that Brazil was in first position with the average of 24.6% and followed by Romania and Spain with the average of 42.4% among in 57 E-Journals in the field of Physical Education.

English raked first with 40 E-Journals with the percentage of 43.5 followed by Portuguese with the percentage of each 18.5% in Physical Education.

It is observed that in the field of Physical Education E-journal are independent in nature with the subject heading of Sports Sciences (67.74%) followed by Education (12.90%).

It is observed that 2011 started more number of E-Journals in the filed of Physical Education with percentage of 15.79 followed by 2010 with the percentage of 14.40.

CONCLUSION

DOAJ is coves all open access scholarly and scientific journals and having a quality control system which is not limit to a particular subject or particular language or particular country. DOAJ increase the visibility of the scholarly journals there by promote usages and impact on the society professionals should browed these journal form DOAJ site and access free access E-Journals on their filed. It promoting research work in online open access for wider visibility of their research work and get good impact factor and citation index.

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