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for their research report writing process. In the field of Dance, 75.80% used print journals and 24.20% used e- journals; likewise, in the field of Drama and Theatre, 72.52% used print journals and 27.48% used e-journals. In Visual Technological Arts, 75% used printed journals and 25% used e-journals. The four user categories of this study have shown different usage levels in journal usage. Drama and Theatre undergraduates (24.59%) had become the most usage of journals in four fields of studies. However, other three categories of undergraduates have used journal articles less than 16% in their research report writing. Meantime, data were analyzed to identify whether statistically significant differences exist in the usage of various types of journals (Print journals and e- journals) among undergraduates across the field of studies namely Music, Dance, Drama & Theatre and Visual & Technological Arts. However, statically significant differences have not been found either in the usage of various types of journals tests results. Thus the use of printed journals of the undergraduate percentage from 73.27% to 75% and e-journals percentage from 24.20% to 27.48%. The details of using them are shown in Table 4. Table 04: Usage range of printed and e-journals by Undergraduates Field of Study Printed Journals e- Journals Music 73.27% 26.73% Dance 75.8% 24.2% Drama & Theatre 72.52% 27.48% Visual & Technological Arts 75% 25% Usage of Journals (percentage) 73.27% - 75% 24.2% - 27.48% VIII. C onclusion and R ecommendation The four undergraduate categories of this study have shown different usage levels for using the journal for their research report writing. The study depicts that usage of e-journals was comparatively low compared with the usage level of print journals. The study also revealed that the Visual and technological Arts undergraduates had lower level users for the journal as a reference and Dance undergraduates had lower users for e-journals. Meantime nearly twenty-five percent of Drama and Theatre undergraduates use the journals as references for their research writing process at the Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies. Consideration of these factors is helpful to develop the journal’s usage among the Aesthetic studies. Undergraduate increase in journals usage may lead to improving the organization's research and learning quality. Based on the findings of the study the following recommendations are made. • There should be a continuous awareness for the undergraduates on maximizing the usage of journals for their academic activities. • The administration of the institute would consider on introducing information literacy skills to the undergraduates. • Research supervision should encourage the final year students to use research journals in their research field. R eferences R éférences R eferencias 1. Alm C. (1996). Using student journals to improve the academic quality of internships. J Educ Bus (November/December): 113-5. 2. Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research, (2017). Top 10 Benefits of Using Academic Journals. Retrieved from www.aplar.org.au 3. Barttett, Kotrlik and Higgins. (2001). Organizational research: Determining appropriate sample size in survey research, Information technology learning and performance journal , 19(1) 43-50. 4. Beth A. Fischer & Michael J. Zigmond. (n.d). Twenty Steps to writing a Research Article. University of Nebraska Retrieved from www.unl.edu >gradstudies> connections>twenty-step… 5. Ellen. Y. (n.d) Why Peer Review Journals. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 02 (01), 253–265. Retrieved from www.cc.gastech . edu/ellendo/peerreiw.pdf 6. Etzowitz, H. (2003). Innovation in the Triple Helix of University Industry Government Relations, Social Science Information 42(3), 293–337 7. Jenny Bronstein. (2010). Selecting and Using Information Sources: Preference and Information Pathway of Israeli Library, IRI Information Research , Vol.15 No 4 Retrieved from information.net > paper 447 8. Liverpool Hope University. (2016). Why Use Academic Journals. Retrieved from https://www. hope.ac.uk/media/.../help/media/12430.en.pdf 9. Mohan, R. (2003). Research Methods in Education, Hyderabad: Neel Kamal Publication 10. Petrusa Miholic & Primoz. Juznic. (2016). The impact of Better Access to Scientific Journals on the Quality of Research Work: The Case of a Small University. Online Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(2), 205-215 Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616666129 Volume XXII Issue IV Version I 60 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals G Journal Usage among Aesthetic Studies Undergraduates during the Preparation of Projects Reports