Evaluating the Content of Literature Review In Research Articles In Two Fields Of Information Science And Knowledge And Sociology (2015- 2020)

 literature review is one of the main topics in research texts and articles, so that the compilation of research articles is done in line with the literature review and past works. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the content of the literature review of research articles in the two disciplines of information science and Knowledge and sociology.

 The present study was conducted by quantitative content analysis method, which has reviewed 60 research articles in the two fields of information science and Knowledge and sociology.

 Research findings show, regarding the thematic relevance of literature reviews, the status of literature reviews Research articles are in a favorable situation, but Status of literature reviews in terms of attention to critical approach and analysis of literature reviews to better understand the subject are not in a good position. In terms of coherence and sufficient explanations of the literature review, the situation in the field of information science has been more successful than in the field of sociology. The results of Mann-Whitney test show that there is no significant difference in the cases except for the critical analysis of literature reviews.

 It seems Researchers do not pay enough attention to the content of the literature review, And only to preserve the appearance, literature reviews are given, which do not have much information load, In the event that if researchers take an in-depth look at previous studies and research, not only increases the amount of knowledge of the researcher, but also realizes the shortcomings and advantages of other research, and becomes familiar with the methods used in research, In this regard, the researcher can compile an ideal research and low defects take a step.