Text Mining Analysis of Research Trends in the Journal of Korean Women’s Studies (1985-2025) : Structures and Transformations of Knowledge Production

Key Points

• The research tracks long-term structural changes in knowledge production in the Journal of Korean Women’s Studies from 1985 to 2025 using text mining techniques.
• Analyzed 676 papers published in the Journal of Korean Women’s Studies from 1985 to 2025
• Employed text mining techniques to identify key themes and trends
• Utilized topic modeling to explore keyword centrality and shifts over three periods
• Key recurring themes include gender, labor, family, and policy throughout the periods examined
• From 1985-1999, the focus was on gendered labor structures and patriarchal norms
• From 2000-2014, neoliberal inequalities and institutional adjustments became prominent themes
• From 2015-2025, issues such as care, economic violence, and reproductive crises emerged as central topics

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