This paper aims to analyze the citations in “The Journal of Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities” articles. The methodology of this study is a citation analysis. The findings show that 135 articles were published in 19 volumes of this journal. Thirty-eight articles of those published were worked as a group and the rest as an individual. The total citations are 3,104 and the average of citations per article and per volume is respectively 22.99 and 163.4.
The books and English references had the highest citations, 1,877 and 1,766 respectively. The self-citations are 132. The most cited author and translator are respectively Ali Paya and Abdolkarim Soroush with 22 and 25 citations. The most cited Persian and English books are respectively “The Explanation in the Social Sciences” and “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” with 13 and 10 citations.
The most cited Persian journal and English journal are respectively “The Journal of Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities” and “Philosophy of Science” with 30 and 13 citations. The average of the half-life of the Persian references is 9 years and 6 months and of the English references is 16 years and 11 months.
Mohammadi Ostani, M., & Asgharpour Mehrabani, D. (2011). A Citation Analysis of "The Journal of Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities" Articles. Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 17(68), 169-190.
MLA
Morteza Mohammadi Ostani; Davoud Asgharpour Mehrabani. "A Citation Analysis of "The Journal of Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities" Articles". Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 17, 68, 2011, 169-190.
HARVARD
Mohammadi Ostani, M., Asgharpour Mehrabani, D. (2011). 'A Citation Analysis of "The Journal of Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities" Articles', Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 17(68), pp. 169-190.
VANCOUVER
Mohammadi Ostani, M., Asgharpour Mehrabani, D. A Citation Analysis of "The Journal of Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities" Articles. Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2011; 17(68): 169-190.
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