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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
ISSN 2327-0608 eISSN 2327-0616
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Psychology | 31.100 | 25.100 | 8.920 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
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Annual Review of Psychology
ISSN 0066-4308 eISSN 1545-2085
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Psychology | 29.400 | 34.400 | 5.370 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
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Nature Reviews Psychology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2731-0574
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Psychology | 21.800 | 21.800 | 4.200 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN
ISSN 0033-2909 eISSN 1939-1455
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Psychology | 19.800 | 28.500 | 4.120 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Psychological Science in the Public Interest
ISSN 1529-1006 eISSN 1539-6053
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Psychology | 17.600 | 41.800 | 5.680 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
ISSN 1548-5943 eISSN 1548-5951
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Psychology | 16.500 | 24.300 | 6.240 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
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Nature Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2041-1723
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Communication & Media | 15.700 | 17.200 | 3.340 | Q1 | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
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Communications in Transportation Research
ISSN 2772-4247 eISSN 2772-4247
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Communication & Media | 14.500 | 13.500 | 2.620 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Qualitative Psychology
ISSN 2326-3601 eISSN 2326-3598
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Psychology | 14.300 | 8.900 | 3.720 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
ISSN 2515-2459 eISSN 2515-2467
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Psychology | 13.400 | 18.500 | 5.450 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
ISSN 0272-7358 eISSN 1873-7811
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Psychology | 12.200 | 16.800 | 2.280 | Q1 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM
ISSN 0001-0782 eISSN 1557-7317
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Communication & Media | 12.200 | 20.300 | 2.720 | Q1 | ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY |
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Plant Communications
ISSN 2590-3462 eISSN 2590-3462
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Communication & Media | 11.600 | 11.800 | 2.140 | Q1 | CELL PRESS |
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PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
ISSN 1088-8683 eISSN 1532-7957
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Psychology | 10.400 | 13.600 | 2.850 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Health Psychology Review
ISSN 1743-7199 eISSN 1743-7202
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Psychology | 9.700 | 11.600 | 2.150 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Communications Materials
ISSN N/A eISSN 2662-4443
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Communication & Media | 9.600 | 9.300 | 1.270 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Dialogues in Human Geography
ISSN 2043-8206 eISSN 2043-8214
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Geography | 9.600 | 12.100 | 2.250 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Annual Review of Political Science
ISSN 1094-2939 eISSN 1545-1577
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Political Science & International Relations | 9.500 | 16.700 | 5.200 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
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Corrosion Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2667-2669
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Communication & Media | 9.500 | 9.600 | 1.340 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Annual Review of Sociology
ISSN 0360-0572 eISSN 1545-2115
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Sociology | 9.000 | 15.200 | 4.610 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
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Cell Communication and Signaling
ISSN N/A eISSN 1478-811X
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Communication & Media | 8.900 | 9.100 | 1.060 | Q1 | BMC |
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Communications Earth & Environment
ISSN N/A eISSN 2662-4435
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Communication & Media | 8.900 | 9.500 | 1.930 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Perspectives on Psychological Science
ISSN 1745-6916 eISSN 1745-6924
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Psychology | 8.400 | 11.900 | 3.360 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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European Review of Social Psychology
ISSN 1046-3283 eISSN 1479-277X
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Psychology | 7.800 | 10.200 | 3.240 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS
ISSN 1082-989X eISSN 1939-1463
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Psychology | 7.800 | 10.000 | 2.900 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Composites Communications
ISSN 2452-2139 eISSN 2452-2139
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Communication & Media | 7.700 | 7.300 | 1.120 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Digital Communications and Networks
ISSN 2468-5925 eISSN 2352-8648
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Communication & Media | 7.500 | 6.800 | 1.710 | Q1 | KEAI PUBLISHING LTD |
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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
ISSN 0003-066X eISSN 1935-990X
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Psychology | 7.200 | 12.800 | 3.670 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Organizational Psychology Review
ISSN 2041-3866 eISSN 2041-3874
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Psychology | 7.100 | 8.100 | 1.450 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0272-4944 eISSN 1522-9610
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Psychology | 7.000 | 8.700 | 1.850 | Q1 | ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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Current Opinion in Psychology
ISSN 2352-250X eISSN 2352-2518
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Psychology | 6.900 | 8.200 | 1.210 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
ISSN 1750-984X eISSN 1750-9858
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Psychology | 6.700 | 8.400 | 1.170 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-3514 eISSN 1939-1315
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Psychology | 6.700 | 8.000 | 2.490 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
ISSN 0969-5893 eISSN 1468-2850
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Psychology | 6.600 | 7.300 | 1.450 | Q1 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS & RESEARCH
ISSN 0049-1241 eISSN 1552-8294
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Sociology | 6.500 | 7.100 | 2.890 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Vehicular Communications
ISSN 2214-2096 eISSN 2214-2096
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Communication & Media | 6.500 | 7.300 | 1.310 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
ISSN 0735-1933 eISSN 1879-0178
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Communication & Media | 6.400 | 5.800 | 1.420 | Q1 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0031-5826 eISSN 1744-6570
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Psychology | 6.400 | 7.600 | 1.640 | Q1 | WILEY |
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
ISSN 0308-5961 eISSN 1879-3258
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Communication & Media | 6.400 | 6.500 | 2.330 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Journal of Transport Geography
ISSN 0966-6923 eISSN 1873-1236
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Geography | 6.300 | 7.100 | 1.880 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
ISSN 0003-1224 eISSN 1939-8271
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Sociology | 6.200 | 13.900 | 3.720 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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COMMUNICATION THEORY
ISSN 1050-3293 eISSN 1468-2885
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Communication & Media | 6.200 | 5.400 | 2.290 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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CLINICAL CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
ISSN 1096-4037 eISSN 1573-2827
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Psychology | 6.100 | 8.000 | 1.510 | Q1 | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS |
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ISME Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2730-6151
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Communication & Media | 6.100 | 6.600 | 1.570 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0021-9010 eISSN 1939-1854
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Psychology | 6.100 | 10.600 | 2.140 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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JOURNAL OF CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1057-7408 eISSN 1532-7663
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Psychology | 6.100 | 6.200 | 1.360 | Q1 | JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD |
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PROGRESS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0309-1325 eISSN 1477-0288
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Geography | 6.100 | 7.800 | 2.220 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
ISSN 0964-4016 eISSN 1743-8934
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Political Science & International Relations | 5.900 | 7.100 | 1.920 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
ISSN 0003-0554 eISSN 1537-5943
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Political Science & International Relations | 5.800 | 8.500 | 2.780 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
ISSN 0963-7214 eISSN 1467-8721
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Psychology | 5.800 | 8.200 | 2.390 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL REVIEW
ISSN 0033-295X eISSN 1939-1471
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Psychology | 5.800 | 7.200 | 1.970 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
ISSN 1083-6101 eISSN 1083-6101
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Communication & Media | 5.700 | 7.900 | 2.180 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISSN 0092-5853 eISSN 1540-5907
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Political Science & International Relations | 5.600 | 7.100 | 2.350 | Q1 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0021-9916 eISSN 1460-2466
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Communication & Media | 5.500 | 6.700 | 2.690 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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APPLIED GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0143-6228 eISSN 1873-7730
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Geography | 5.400 | 5.300 | 2.080 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Digital Journalism
ISSN 2167-0811 eISSN 2167-082X
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Communication & Media | 5.400 | 7.100 | 2.320 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Annual Review of Developmental Psychology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2640-7922
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Psychology | 5.200 | 0.000 | 1.140 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
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Journal of Geographical Sciences
ISSN 1009-637X eISSN 1861-9568
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Geography | 5.200 | 5.400 | 1.290 | Q1 | SCIENCE PRESS |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
ISSN 1365-8816 eISSN 1362-3087
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Geography | 5.100 | 6.000 | 1.420 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
ISSN 1058-4609 eISSN 1091-7675
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Communication & Media | 5.100 | 7.300 | 2.520 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
ISSN 0956-7976 eISSN 1467-9280
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Psychology | 5.100 | 7.000 | 1.810 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-006X eISSN 1939-2117
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Psychology | 5.000 | 6.500 | 1.830 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
ISSN 0735-2751 eISSN 1467-9558
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Sociology | 5.000 | 5.600 | 2.460 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0962-6298 eISSN 1873-5096
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Geography | 4.900 | 4.700 | 1.770 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISSN 0007-1234 eISSN 1469-2112
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Political Science & International Relations | 4.700 | 5.700 | 2.440 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Tourism Geographies
ISSN 1461-6688 eISSN 1470-1340
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Geography | 4.700 | 6.500 | 1.210 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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South European Society and Politics
ISSN 1360-8746 eISSN 1743-9612
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Political Science & International Relations | 4.600 | 3.900 | 1.850 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Perspectives on Politics
ISSN 1537-5927 eISSN 1541-0986
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Political Science & International Relations | 4.500 | 5.100 | 2.060 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Annals of the International Communication Association
ISSN 2380-8985 eISSN 2380-8977
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Communication & Media | 4.400 | 0.000 | 2.080 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
ISSN 1697-2600 eISSN 2174-0852
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Psychology | 4.400 | 5.000 | 2.010 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1537-4416 eISSN 1537-4424
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Psychology | 4.400 | 5.000 | 1.480 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Qualitative Research in Psychology
ISSN 1478-0887 eISSN 1478-0895
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Psychology | 4.400 | 99.200 | 1.090 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
ISSN 1369-8478 eISSN 1873-5517
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Psychology | 4.400 | 5.200 | 1.190 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW-PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE-REVUE INTERNATIONALE
ISSN N/A eISSN 1464-0597
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Psychology | 4.300 | 6.500 | 1.370 | Q1 | WILEY |
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GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
ISSN 0016-7363 eISSN 1538-4632
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Geography | 4.300 | 4.200 | 1.290 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology
ISSN 1754-9426 eISSN 1754-9434
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Psychology | 4.300 | 7.500 | 1.790 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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International Journal of Press-Politics
ISSN 1940-1612 eISSN 1940-1620
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Political Science & International Relations | 4.300 | 6.400 | 2.000 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
ISSN 1943-0620 eISSN 1943-0639
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Communication & Media | 4.300 | 4.000 | 1.070 | Q1 | Optica Publishing Group |
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EUROPEAN PSYCHOLOGIST
ISSN 1016-9040 eISSN 1878-531X
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Psychology | 4.200 | 5.000 | 1.260 | Q1 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
ISSN N/A eISSN 2372-966X
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Psychology | 4.200 | 4.400 | 1.300 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Clinical Psychological Science
ISSN 2167-7026 eISSN 2167-7034
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Psychology | 4.100 | 5.700 | 1.450 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture
ISSN 1752-4032 eISSN 1752-4040
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Communication & Media | 4.100 | 4.300 | 1.120 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
ISSN 1015-5759 eISSN 2151-2426
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Psychology | 4.100 | 3.600 | 0.860 | Q1 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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JOURNAL OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-4405 eISSN 1873-3506
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Psychology | 4.100 | 6.100 | 1.640 | Q1 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY
ISSN 1047-840X eISSN 1532-7965
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Psychology | 4.100 | 6.500 | 1.060 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
ISSN 1075-5470 eISSN 1552-8545
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Communication & Media | 4.100 | 6.700 | 1.700 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Global Environmental Politics
ISSN 1526-3800 eISSN 1536-0091
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Political Science & International Relations | 4.000 | 5.400 | 1.860 | Q1 | MIT PRESS |
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Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
ISSN 2152-2715 eISSN 2152-2723
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Psychology | 3.900 | 5.800 | 1.300 | Q1 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
ISSN 2329-0382 eISSN 2329-0390
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Psychology | 3.900 | 4.800 | 1.380 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
ISSN 1007-5704 eISSN 1878-7274
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Communication & Media | 3.800 | 3.400 | 1.390 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Geo-Geography and Environment
ISSN 2054-4049 eISSN 2054-4049
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Geography | 3.800 | 3.500 | 0.940 | Q1 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-0167 eISSN 1939-2168
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Psychology | 3.800 | 5.200 | 1.420 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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JOURNAL OF POLITICS
ISSN 0022-3816 eISSN 1468-2508
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.800 | 4.300 | 1.780 | Q1 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
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Communication Methods and Measures
ISSN 1931-2458 eISSN 1931-2466
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Communication & Media | 3.700 | 9.700 | 2.500 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS
ISSN 0038-0199 eISSN 1467-9523
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Sociology | 3.700 | 4.200 | 1.480 | Q1 | WILEY |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY
ISSN 0002-9602 eISSN 1537-5390
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Sociology | 3.600 | 5.700 | 1.990 | Q1 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
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Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being
ISSN 1758-0846 eISSN 1758-0854
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Psychology | 3.600 | 4.300 | 1.180 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2662-9992
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Communication & Media | 3.600 | 3.900 | 4.010 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0305-0270 eISSN 1365-2699
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Geography | 3.600 | 3.900 | 0.950 | Q1 | WILEY |
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JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY
ISSN 1077-6990 eISSN 2161-430X
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Communication & Media | 3.600 | 4.500 | 1.430 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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