Content and citation analysis of the scientific journal of Adabiyat-e-Parsi-e-Moaser(contemporary Persian literature)

The purpose of this research is to analyze the content and citations of the scientific journal of Adabiyat-e-Parsi-e-Moaser(contemporary Persian literature) in the 10-year period of its publication.

The type of this research is applied one and in terms of methodology, it was done by content and citation analysis method and scientometrics techniques. The statistical population under investigation included 265 articles published from the founding year of 1390 to 1400 of Contemporary Persian Literature Magazine.

The research findings showed, Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose (JSPPP), Culture and Folk Literature, Research on Fictional Literature the most citations have been given to the Contemporary Persian Literature (COPL). The reference network of the journal was checked. According to Literary Criticism, Translation Researches in the Arabic Language and Literature, Literary research and comparative literature studies, Language Related Research, Quarterly Scientific Journal of Language Research, Literary Text Research articles received the highest number of references from the Contemporary Persian Literature (COPL). Abolghasem Radfar, Zahra Parsapoor, seyedeh Maryam Ameli Rezaei, Issa Amankhani, Parsa Yaghoobi Janbeh Saraei, Ghodrat Ghasemipour, contributed the most to its scientific production by publishing 5 articles in the journal. article by Pournamdarian, Radfar and Shakri (2013) had the most citations among 265 reviewed items.The authors of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies Research Institute had the largest share of publishing articles in the journal with 33 articles. The findings showed the effective role of the journal in improving the visibility of the authors of the research institute. In order to improve the visibility of journal in web, it was suggested that the journal be indexed in non-Persian authoritative international scientific databases.

In general, it is possible to recognize the growth of the quality of articles in the contemporary Persian literature magazine in terms of the number of references over time. The results showed the effective role of the magazine in improving the visibility of the authors of the research institute. The high half-life of citations, scientific collaborations between different researchers from many universities and institutions in the country, and the high number of citations to journal articles are some of the noteworthy and important results of this research.