zahra sadrabady

Scholarly journals are deemed the most important tools for disseminating the research findings, and should be investigated and evaluated. Investigation of the condition of the journals with the approach of knowledge-assessment is considered among the most important methods for their scholarly performance evaluation. The present study aims at investigating – with a knowledge-assessment approach – the quarterly “‘Ulūm-i Ḥadīth” (lit. hadith sciences) as the first-ever and the most influential journal in the field of hadith sciences. This study has been carried out in the form of a survey and with the approach of knowledge-assessment. All articles of ‘Ulūm-i Ḥadīth quarterly journal including 460 articles, constitute the statistical population of this study. The data have been extracted from the website of Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) and have been analyzed by means of collocation and the network of being [the works of] the same author. The findings of data analysis indicate that the thematic network of this quarterly journal has been constituted from eleven clusters based on the technique of collocation. Similarly, the network of being the same author has been constituted from two major clusters and thirteen minor clusters. The biggest cluster has taken shape having Muhammad Kazem Rahman Setayesh as its pivot. The most voluminous pivot among the universities belonged to the University of Tehran, however, the role of the University of the Qur’an and Hadith, the University of Ferdowsi in Mashhad, and the University of Qum was also remarkable. Most of the articles, namely 396 articles (86%) were written by one author. The second rank with 13% belonged to articles written by two authors (an author and a co-author). The findings of this study can potentially provide information for the authorities to make decision about the Quarterly and to rethink about the future thematic trends. The authors and researchers can make use of the findings of this study to define research topics and to publish their works in this quarterly journal.

To gain a proper job position for graduates of knowledge and information science related to their studies and more graduates in this field who can experience specialized job opportunities, it is essential to investigate the factors associated with their employment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors related to the employment of graduates of knowledge and information science.

This study is an applied research using a descriptive survey method that is done with a researcher-made questionnaire. Its statistical population consists of all graduates in the field of knowledge and information science of Qom University, 402 people. 302 people completed the questionnaires.

The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the level of education of individuals with the rate of employment as well as occupations related to the field. "Lack of work" was the main cause of unemployment and the "inadequate labor market" was the major factor in the employment of unrelated jobs. 61/9% of the respondents said that the effect of total academic factors on graduates' employment growth, was high or very high. Some of these influential factors are the Existence and growth of the University Scientific Community, The University's relationship with other organizations and institutions with activities that are related to the field, Introducing collegians to organizations and centers with related activities by the University for Internship, honorary work and gaining experience, etc. Personal interest (35.5%) and appropriate working environment (24.2%) are the most important reasons for continuing to work in the occupations related to the field. Also, most of the respondents considered that practical courses and specialized lessons meet the needs of related jobs. The length of time of employment is also associated with a desire to change jobs.

According to the findings, increasing the level of specialized education in this field can increase the chances of employment. In the respondents' opinions planning to implement academic factors affects their employment status, and job stability depends on resolving job problems (such as low salaries and benefits), personal interest in the job, and appropriate work environment.

Relevance is one of the concepts that many researchers consider it fundamental in information retrieval. Recently, relevance has also been given attention in Iran about which multiple studies have been conducted. However, there is no clear understanding of relevance-related studies in Iran. Therefore, the current research aimed at exploring related research through a systematic review. To find the publications, questions and inclusion/exclusion criteria were initially determined. Several databases were searched using related keywords. Finally, 108 publications were selected. The software Excel was used to extract and analyze the data gathered. Publications in the field of relevance could be classified into 6 groups including recall, precision, recall and precision, relevance feedback, relevance judgment, and review resources. The results showed that most of the studies are conducted in an objective way and the researchers considered search engines more than other information retrieval systems. Moreover, the results also indicate that the recent studies are related to relevance judgment and experts in Knowledge and Information Science have been unwilling to do research on relevance feedback. While the quantitative methodology is used more frequently, the qualitative approach could also be very effective, especially in the subjective relevance and user-friendly context.