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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between citations and the research trends of The Research Journal of the Costume Culture (RJCC) using bibliometric and network analyses. The results are as follows. First, the RJCC has been cited by a greater number of journals and high-reputation journals today. The RJCC has been mentioned in global academic journals in various fields, and it has been noted the most in environmental science. Second, because of examining the articles published in the RJCC over the past three years (2019–2021), it was found that the number of topics was evenly distributed in various subfields of the clothing and textiles sector. The RJCC principally deals with traditional clothing, ethics and sustainability, and technology, which means that the RJCC reflects the past, present, and future. As a result of conducting a cluster analysis using the Wakita-Tsurumi algorithm, the subjects of ethical fashion and sustainability were derived from the subdivisions of the RJCC. This suggests that the RJCC is a journal specialized in ethical fashion and sustainability sectors such as environmental, animal, and labor ethics. This study outlined the current status and future direction of academic journals in the field of clothing through an analysis of the RJCC’s influence change and the relationship between citations. In addition, it is academically significant because it identifies research trends and knowledge-structure changes in the apparel science field by identifying changes in research keywords and significant research topics by sector.

Abstract
I. Introduction
Ⅱ. Background
    1. Bibliometrics
    2. Semantic network analysis
Ⅲ. Methods
    1. Research questions
    2. Data collection and analysis
Ⅳ. Results
    1. Intellectual structure analysis
    2. Research trends of RJCC
Ⅴ. Conclusion
References

• Yeong-Hyeon Choi(서울과학기술대학교 경영학과 초빙조교수) | 최영현
• Mi-Hwa Choi(계명대학교 패션마케팅학전공 겸임교수) | 최미화 Corresponding author