Citation Analysis of Articles of the Journal of Literary Criticism (1-28)

The present study aims to determine the citation status in the articles of the Journal of Literary Criticism. This study applies a survey method with a citation analysis approach. All articles published in this journal during 1387-1393 are studied. The co-authorship shows that researchers tend to single productivity. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad was the most productive. Most co-authorship between institutions was conducted by Tarbiat Modares University. The average of citations for each article was 21.1 percent. Most of the citations were to books (76.24%) and then to journals (21.16%). Most of the citations were to Persian sources (69.05%). Sirus Shamisa, Mohammad Reza Shafie Kadkani and Tzvetan Todorov were the most cited writers. Mohammad Nabavi was the most cited translator. "Structure and Interpretation of the Text" was the most cited book. "The Journal of Literary Criticism" and "New literary History" were the most cited journal. "The Journal of Literary Criticism" and "New literary History" were the most cited journal.