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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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Psychology & Sexuality
ISSN 1941-9899 eISSN 1941-9902
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Psychology | 1.900 | 3.100 | 0.680 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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RURAL SOCIOLOGY
ISSN 0036-0112 eISSN 1549-0831
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Sociology | 1.900 | 3.000 | 1.100 | Q2 | WILEY |
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THEORY & PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0959-3543 eISSN 1461-7447
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Psychology | 1.900 | 1.500 | 0.570 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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African Journalism Studies
ISSN 2374-3670 eISSN 2374-3689
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Communication & Media | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.590 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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AMERICAN POLITICS RESEARCH
ISSN 1532-673X eISSN 1552-3373
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.800 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Chinese Journal of Sociology
ISSN 2057-150X eISSN 2057-1518
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Sociology | 1.800 | 0.000 | 0.720 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Communication Culture & Critique
ISSN 1753-9129 eISSN 1753-9137
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Communication & Media | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.650 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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Contemporary Italian Politics
ISSN 2324-8823 eISSN 2324-8831
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.800 | 0.000 | 1.100 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Cultural Sociology
ISSN 1749-9755 eISSN 1749-9763
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Sociology | 1.800 | 2.200 | 0.860 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF FAMILY COMMUNICATION
ISSN 1526-7431 eISSN 1532-7698
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Communication & Media | 1.800 | 1.800 | 0.960 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0022-1341 eISSN 1752-6868
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Geography | 1.800 | 2.200 | 0.190 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Mobile Media & Communication
ISSN 2050-1579 eISSN 2050-1587
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Communication & Media | 1.800 | 4.300 | 1.250 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Popular Communication
ISSN 1540-5702 eISSN 1540-5710
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Communication & Media | 1.800 | 1.900 | 0.660 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
ISSN 1049-0965 eISSN 1537-5935
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.800 | 2.500 | 0.700 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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PSYCHOLOGISCHE RUNDSCHAU
ISSN 0033-3042 eISSN 2190-6238
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Psychology | 1.800 | 1.600 | 0.620 | Q2 | HOGREFE VERLAG |
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Quarterly Journal of Political Science
ISSN 1554-0626 eISSN 1554-0634
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.960 | Q2 | NOW PUBLISHERS INC |
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SOCIAL POLITICS
ISSN 1072-4745 eISSN 1468-2893
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.880 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Spanish Journal of Psychology
ISSN 1138-7416 eISSN 1988-2904
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Psychology | 1.800 | 2.700 | 0.890 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Technical Communication Quarterly
ISSN 1057-2252 eISSN 1542-7625
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Communication & Media | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.800 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Cogent Psychology
ISSN 2331-1908 eISSN 2331-1908
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Psychology | 1.700 | 1.900 | 0.630 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Communication & Society-Spain
ISSN 2386-7876 eISSN 2386-7876
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Communication & Media | 1.700 | 1.600 | 0.790 | Q2 | UNIV NAVARRA, SERVICIO PUBLICACIONES |
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Critical Sociology
ISSN 0896-9205 eISSN 1569-1632
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Sociology | 1.700 | 2.200 | 0.790 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Feminist Media Studies
ISSN 1468-0777 eISSN 1471-5902
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Communication & Media | 1.700 | 2.400 | 0.860 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Geographies
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-7086
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Geography | 1.700 | 1.600 | 0.540 | Q2 | MDPI |
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
ISSN 0090-9882 eISSN 1479-5752
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Communication & Media | 1.700 | 2.600 | 0.780 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of Communication in Healthcare
ISSN 1753-8068 eISSN 1753-8076
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Communication & Media | 1.700 | 0.000 | 0.820 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
ISSN 1069-4404 eISSN 1759-8818
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Sociology | 1.700 | 2.500 | 2.650 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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Translational Issues in Psychological Science
ISSN 2332-2136 eISSN 2332-2179
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Psychology | 1.700 | 2.200 | 0.780 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication
ISSN 0743-4618 eISSN 1477-3848
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 2.800 | 0.890 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0004-9530 eISSN 1742-9536
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Psychology | 1.600 | 4.000 | 0.900 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Communication Reports
ISSN 0893-4215 eISSN 1745-1043
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 2.500 | 0.600 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Communication Research Reports
ISSN 0882-4096 eISSN 1746-4099
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 1.400 | 0.810 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Communication Today
ISSN 1338-130X eISSN 1338-130X
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 1.300 | 0.640 | Q2 | UNIV SS CYRIL & METHODIUS TRNAVA |
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Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice
ISSN 2160-4096 eISSN 2160-410X
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Psychology | 1.600 | 2.000 | 0.850 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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CURRENT SOCIOLOGY
ISSN 0011-3921 eISSN 1461-7064
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Sociology | 1.600 | 2.500 | 0.860 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Discover Psychology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2731-4537
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Psychology | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.470 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Fennia-International Journal of Geography
ISSN 0015-0010 eISSN 1798-5617
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Geography | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.720 | Q2 | GEOGRAPHICAL SOC FINLAND |
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Frontiers in Communication
ISSN N/A eISSN 2297-900X
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 2.300 | 0.770 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0020-7594 eISSN 1464-066X
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Psychology | 1.600 | 2.500 | 0.850 | Q2 | JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
ISSN 1542-0973 eISSN 1542-0981
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.370 | Q2 | WILEY |
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INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
ISSN 0192-5121 eISSN 1460-373X
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.600 | 2.700 | 1.100 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Journal of Criminal Psychology
ISSN 2009-3829 eISSN 2009-3829
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Psychology | 1.600 | 1.500 | 1.200 | Q2 | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD |
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Journal of Language and Politics
ISSN 1569-2159 eISSN 1569-9862
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.600 | 1.600 | 1.620 | Q2 | JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO |
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Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics
ISSN N/A eISSN 2056-6085
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.690 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0264-6838 eISSN 1469-672X
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Psychology | 1.600 | 2.400 | 0.550 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Moravian Geographical Reports
ISSN 1210-8812 eISSN 2199-6202
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Geography | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.690 | Q2 | SCIENDO |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
ISSN 0033-2941 eISSN 1558-691X
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Psychology | 1.600 | 2.300 | 0.590 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Psychology in Russia-State of the Art
ISSN 2074-6857 eISSN 2307-2202
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Psychology | 1.600 | 1.000 | 0.430 | Q2 | LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIV, FAC JOURNALISM |
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Psychology of Popular Media
ISSN 2689-6567 eISSN 2689-6575
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Psychology | 1.600 | 2.700 | 0.850 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Revista Mediterranea Comunicacion-Journal of Communication
ISSN 1989-872X eISSN 1989-872X
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 1.200 | 0.690 | Q2 | UNIV ALICANTE |
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SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY
ISSN 0038-0245 eISSN 1475-682X
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Sociology | 1.600 | 2.400 | 0.900 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Swiss Political Science Review
ISSN 1424-7755 eISSN 1662-6370
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.600 | 0.000 | 0.960 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Anthropological Theory
ISSN 1463-4996 eISSN 1741-2641
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Anthropology | 1.500 | 2.000 | 0.920 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Asian Journal of Communication
ISSN 0129-2986 eISSN 1742-0911
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 2.300 | 0.820 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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British Politics
ISSN 1746-918X eISSN 1746-9198
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.500 | 1.400 | 0.650 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
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Communication and the Public
ISSN 2057-0473 eISSN 2057-0481
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 3.100 | 0.860 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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COMMUNICATION MONOGRAPHS
ISSN 0363-7751 eISSN 1479-5787
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 2.800 | 1.020 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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CRITICAL STUDIES IN MEDIA COMMUNICATION
ISSN 1529-5036 eISSN 1479-5809
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 1.600 | 0.560 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHIES
ISSN 1474-4740 eISSN 1477-0881
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Geography | 1.500 | 2.200 | 0.530 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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European Journal of Sociology-Archives Europeennes de Sociologie
ISSN 0003-9756 eISSN 1474-0583
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Sociology | 1.500 | 1.800 | 0.730 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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International Journal of Communication
ISSN 1932-8036 eISSN 1932-8036
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 2.200 | 0.740 | Q2 | USC ANNENBERG PRESS |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY
ISSN 0020-7152 eISSN 1745-2554
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Sociology | 1.500 | 2.600 | 0.990 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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JCOM-Journal of Science Communication
ISSN 1824-2049 eISSN 1824-2049
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 2.000 | 0.830 | Q2 | SCUOLA INT SUPERIORE STUDI AVANZATI-S I S S A-INT SCH ADVANCED STUDIES |
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Journal of Women Politics & Policy
ISSN 1554-477X eISSN 1554-4788
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.500 | 1.900 | 0.850 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journalism and Media
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-5172
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 1.800 | 0.870 | Q2 | MDPI |
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Politics & Policy
ISSN 1555-5623 eISSN 1747-1346
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0.860 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Politics and Religion
ISSN 1755-0483 eISSN 1755-0491
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.500 | 1.500 | 2.060 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Social Anthropology
ISSN 0964-0282 eISSN 1469-8676
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Anthropology | 1.500 | 1.600 | 0.880 | Q2 | BERGHAHN JOURNALS |
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SOCIOLOGICAL FORUM
ISSN 0884-8971 eISSN 1573-7861
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Sociology | 1.500 | 2.100 | 0.840 | Q2 | WILEY |
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ACTA SOCIOLOGICA
ISSN 0001-6993 eISSN 1502-3869
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Sociology | 1.400 | 1.900 | 0.610 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Chinese Sociological Review
ISSN 2162-0555 eISSN 2162-0563
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Sociology | 1.400 | 3.200 | 0.870 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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French Politics
ISSN 1476-3419 eISSN 1476-3427
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.400 | 1.400 | 0.610 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
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International Communication Gazette
ISSN 1748-0485 eISSN 1748-0493
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 2.000 | 0.660 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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International Relations
ISSN 0047-1178 eISSN 1741-2862
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.400 | 2.300 | 0.700 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
ISSN 1055-1360 eISSN 1548-1395
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Anthropology | 1.400 | 1.500 | 1.060 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
ISSN 0882-0783 eISSN 1936-6469
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Psychology | 1.400 | 1.800 | 0.850 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF TECHNICAL WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0047-2816 eISSN 1541-3780
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 0.000 | 0.680 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0271-5309 eISSN 1873-3395
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 1.600 | 0.740 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY
ISSN 0038-0253 eISSN 1533-8525
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Sociology | 1.400 | 1.600 | 0.730 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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South African Geographical Journal
ISSN 0373-6245 eISSN 2151-2418
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Geography | 1.400 | 1.800 | 0.510 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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State Politics & Policy Quarterly
ISSN 1532-4400 eISSN 1946-1607
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.400 | 1.800 | 0.760 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Visual Communication
ISSN 1470-3572 eISSN 1741-3214
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 1.600 | 0.580 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISSN 1036-1146 eISSN 1363-030X
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.300 | 1.500 | 0.660 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIES-GEOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES
ISSN 0008-3658 eISSN 1541-0064
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Geography | 1.300 | 1.600 | 0.500 | Q2 | WILEY |
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International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
ISSN 1470-482X eISSN 1470-4838
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.300 | 2.500 | 0.840 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Quantitative Methods for Psychology
ISSN 1913-4126 eISSN 2292-1354
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Psychology | 1.300 | 2.600 | 0.670 | Q2 | UNIV MONTREAL, DEPT PSYCHOLOGIE |
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Cambridge Journal of Anthropology
ISSN 0305-7674 eISSN 2047-7716
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Anthropology | 1.200 | 1.400 | 0.510 | Q2 | BERGHAHN JOURNALS |
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GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
ISSN 0016-7428 eISSN 1931-0846
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Geography | 1.200 | 1.900 | 0.560 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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International Journal of the Sociology of Language
ISSN 0165-2516 eISSN 1613-3668
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Sociology | 1.200 | 0.000 | 0.790 | Q2 | WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH |
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Medical Anthropology
ISSN 0145-9740 eISSN 1545-5882
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Anthropology | 1.200 | 2.200 | 0.670 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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New Zealand Geographer
ISSN 0028-8144 eISSN 1745-7939
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Geography | 1.200 | 1.400 | 0.560 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Cryptography and Communications-Discrete-Structures Boolean Functions and Sequences
ISSN 1936-2447 eISSN 1936-2455
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Communication & Media | 1.100 | 1.300 | 0.500 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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DIALECTICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ISSN 0304-4092 eISSN 1573-0786
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Anthropology | 1.100 | 1.300 | 0.480 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
ISSN 1359-0987 eISSN 1467-9655
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Anthropology | 1.100 | 1.500 | 0.850 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Communications on Analysis and Computation
ISSN N/A eISSN 2837-0562
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Communication & Media | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.800 | Q2 | AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS |
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EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETIES
ISSN 0888-3254 eISSN 1533-8371
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.000 | 1.300 | 0.630 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN 0091-7710 eISSN 2153-3806
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Anthropology | 1.000 | 0.900 | 0.770 | Q2 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
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ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
ISSN 1053-4202 eISSN 1556-3537
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Anthropology | 0.900 | 0.700 | 0.510 | Q2 | WILEY |
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COMMUNICATIONS ON PURE AND APPLIED ANALYSIS
ISSN 1534-0392 eISSN 1553-5258
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Communication & Media | 0.900 | 1.000 | 0.690 | Q2 | AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS |
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Transforming Anthropology
ISSN 1051-0559 eISSN 1548-7466
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Anthropology | 0.900 | 2.000 | 0.870 | Q2 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
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