Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Researchers today prefer to write research papers over monographs.

Statement II:Monographs and books are not included in the database of research.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because researchers today do prefer writing research papers over lengthy monographs for faster dissemination.

Statement 2 is incorrect since monographs and books are indexed in research databases and counted in scholarship.

Journal papers suit rapid peer review and citation tracking.

Databases such as Scopus and Web of Science index books and book chapters too.

Monographs still offer sustained, in depth treatment of a single theme.

Citation metrics increasingly cover both articles and scholarly books.

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