Content analysis of the articles published in the first 30 issues of Goljaam bi-quarterly

The bi-quarterly of Goljaam is a journal of handwoven carpets and related field that is published by Iran Scientific Carpet Association since 1384. The main aim of this article is the content analysis of the 179 articles published in the first 30 issues of the journal. The design of the study is applied research utilizing content analysis. The findings revealed that in each of the issues 6/35% articles have been published; 57/3% of the articles were library research; 73/42% of the articles were written by male writers; more than 49/46% of the authors were PhDs; 42/69% of the articles were written by a double authors; among the university writers, Tarbiat Modarres university submitted 43 articles, Kashan university 32 articles and Shahed university 31 articles, respectively. The issues covered in the article were basically concerned with carpet design and motif (51/5%).