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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1046-1310 eISSN 1936-4733
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Psychology | 2.600 | 2.900 | 0.970 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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International Political Sociology
ISSN 1749-5679 eISSN 1749-5687
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Sociology | 2.600 | 4.000 | 1.550 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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International Review for the Sociology of Sport
ISSN 1012-6902 eISSN 1461-7218
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Sociology | 2.600 | 3.000 | 0.880 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0895-2779 eISSN 1543-2904
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Psychology | 2.600 | 2.700 | 0.830 | Q2 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
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Media and Communication
ISSN 2183-2439 eISSN 2183-2439
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Communication & Media | 2.600 | 3.400 | 1.460 | Q1 | COGITATIO PRESS |
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MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1521-3269 eISSN 1532-785X
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Psychology | 2.600 | 4.400 | 2.730 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Political Science Research and Methods
ISSN 2049-8470 eISSN 2049-8489
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.600 | 3.900 | 1.320 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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PSYCHOLOGICA BELGICA
ISSN 0033-2879 eISSN 2054-670X
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Psychology | 2.600 | 2.500 | 0.860 | Q1 | UBIQUITY PRESS LTD |
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URBAN GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0272-3638 eISSN 1938-2847
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Geography | 2.600 | 3.800 | 0.940 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1359-107X eISSN 2044-8287
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Psychology | 2.500 | 4.300 | 1.140 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Ecopsychology
ISSN 1942-9347 eISSN 1942-9347
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Psychology | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.880 | Q2 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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European Political Science Review
ISSN 1755-7739 eISSN 1755-7747
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.500 | 3.600 | 1.370 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Frontiers of Biogeography
ISSN 1948-6596 eISSN 1948-6596
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Geography | 2.500 | 0.000 | 0.720 | Q2 | PENSOFT PUBLISHERS |
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0021-9762 eISSN 1097-4679
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Psychology | 2.500 | 3.000 | 0.880 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of International Relations and Development
ISSN 1408-6980 eISSN 1581-1980
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.500 | 2.200 | 1.290 | Q1 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
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OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0030-4018 eISSN 1873-0310
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Communication & Media | 2.500 | 2.200 | 0.710 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Politics
ISSN 0263-3957 eISSN 1467-9256
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.500 | 3.000 | 1.240 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Sociological Methodology
ISSN 0081-1750 eISSN 1467-9531
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Sociology | 2.500 | 4.500 | 1.410 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
ISSN 2161-3915 eISSN 2161-3915
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Communication & Media | 2.500 | 2.600 | 0.590 | Q3 | WILEY |
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WORLD POLITICS
ISSN 0043-8871 eISSN 1086-3338
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.500 | 4.300 | 1.780 | Q1 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS |
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Zeitschrift fur Psychologie-Journal of Psychology
ISSN 2190-8370 eISSN 2151-2604
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Psychology | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.780 | Q2 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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Cartography and Geographic Information Science
ISSN 1523-0406 eISSN 1545-0465
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Geography | 2.400 | 2.500 | 1.010 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Clinical Psychology in Europe
ISSN 2625-3410 eISSN 2625-3410
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Psychology | 2.400 | 0.000 | 0.710 | Q2 | Leibniz Institute Psychology |
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Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
ISSN 1802-7962 eISSN 1802-7962
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Psychology | 2.400 | 3.400 | 1.010 | Q1 | MASARYKOVA UNIV, FAC SOCIAL STUDIES |
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Frontiers in Communications and Networks
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-530X
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Communication & Media | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.370 | Q3 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Global Knowledge Memory and Communication
ISSN 2514-9342 eISSN 2514-9350
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Communication & Media | 2.400 | 2.300 | 0.740 | Q2 | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD |
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JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION
ISSN 1081-0730 eISSN 1087-0415
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Communication & Media | 2.400 | 3.100 | 1.100 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications
ISSN 1864-1105 eISSN 2151-2388
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Psychology | 2.400 | 2.300 | 0.910 | Q1 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
ISSN 1834-4909 eISSN 1834-4909
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Psychology | 2.400 | 2.500 | 0.880 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Psychology of Violence
ISSN 2152-0828 eISSN 2152-081X
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Psychology | 2.400 | 3.500 | 1.130 | Q1 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
ISSN 0038-0261 eISSN 1467-954X
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Sociology | 2.400 | 3.200 | 1.150 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0038-1098 eISSN 1879-2766
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Communication & Media | 2.400 | 2.300 | 0.390 | Q3 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0091-0562 eISSN 1573-2770
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Psychology | 2.300 | 4.000 | 1.180 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Communications-European Journal of Communication Research
ISSN 0341-2059 eISSN 1613-4087
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Communication & Media | 2.300 | 2.100 | 0.870 | Q1 | DE GRUYTER MOUTON |
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COMPARATIVE POLITICS
ISSN 0010-4159 eISSN 2151-6227
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.300 | 2.600 | 1.230 | Q1 | SHERIDAN PRESS |
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International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
ISSN 1612-197X eISSN 1557-251X
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Psychology | 2.300 | 3.100 | 0.690 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of Anthropological Sciences
ISSN 1827-4765 eISSN 2037-0644
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Anthropology | 2.300 | 1.800 | 1.090 | Q1 | IST ITALIANO ANTROPOLOGIA |
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0021-9029 eISSN 1559-1816
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Psychology | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.850 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-HUMAN PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE
ISSN 0096-1523 eISSN 1939-1277
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Psychology | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.820 | Q2 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0261-927X eISSN 1552-6526
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Psychology | 2.300 | 3.000 | 1.030 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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MECHANICS RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0093-6413 eISSN 1873-3972
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Communication & Media | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.500 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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MRS Communications
ISSN 2159-6859 eISSN 2159-6867
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Communication & Media | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.350 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-PSYCHOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG
ISSN 0340-0727 eISSN 1430-2772
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Psychology | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.690 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Psychological Trauma-Theory Research Practice and Policy
ISSN 1942-9681 eISSN 1942-969X
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Psychology | 2.300 | 3.500 | 0.940 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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SOCIAL & CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 1464-9365 eISSN 1470-1197
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Geography | 2.300 | 2.700 | 0.850 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Sport Exercise and Performance Psychology
ISSN 2157-3905 eISSN 2157-3913
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Psychology | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.710 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0049-3155 eISSN N/A
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Communication & Media | 2.300 | 1.900 | 0.530 | Q1 | SOC TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION |
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TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
ISSN 1018-4864 eISSN 1572-9451
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Communication & Media | 2.300 | 2.000 | 0.470 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Territory Politics Governance
ISSN 2162-2671 eISSN 2162-268X
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.980 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Annals of Telecommunications
ISSN 0003-4347 eISSN 1958-9395
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.000 | 0.480 | Q3 | SPRINGER INT PUBL AG |
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Asian Geographer
ISSN 1022-5706 eISSN 2158-1762
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Geography | 2.200 | 1.800 | 0.920 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0261-510X eISSN 2044-835X
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Psychology | 2.200 | 2.700 | 0.840 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Childrens Geographies
ISSN 1473-3285 eISSN 1473-3277
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Geography | 2.200 | 2.800 | 0.710 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Communications of the Association for Information Systems
ISSN 1529-3181 eISSN 1529-3181
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.500 | Q3 | ASSOC INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
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Comparative European Politics
ISSN 1472-4790 eISSN 1740-388X
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.200 | 2.300 | 1.190 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
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Discourse & Communication
ISSN 1750-4813 eISSN 1750-4821
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.300 | 1.000 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Environment and Planning C-Politics and Space
ISSN 2399-6544 eISSN 2399-6552
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.200 | 3.100 | 0.620 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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European Journal of Politics and Gender
ISSN 2515-1088 eISSN 2515-1096
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.200 | 2.700 | 1.200 | Q1 | BRISTOL UNIV PRESS & POLICY PRESS |
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EUROPEAN UNION POLITICS
ISSN 1465-1165 eISSN 1741-2757
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.200 | 2.800 | 1.240 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Feminist Anthropology
ISSN 2643-7961 eISSN 2643-7961
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Anthropology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 1.440 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Frontiers in Sociology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2297-7775
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Sociology | 2.200 | 2.600 | 1.110 | Q1 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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JDS Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2666-9102
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.100 | 0.870 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
ISSN 0278-4165 eISSN 1090-2686
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Anthropology | 2.200 | 2.100 | 1.640 | Q1 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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Journal of Black Psychology
ISSN 0095-7984 eISSN 1552-4558
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Psychology | 2.200 | 6.500 | 0.800 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1359-1053 eISSN 1461-7277
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Psychology | 2.200 | 2.900 | 0.900 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
ISSN 1751-3057 eISSN 1751-3065
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.580 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of Latinx Psychology
ISSN 2578-8086 eISSN 2578-8094
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Psychology | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.830 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Language and Intercultural Communication
ISSN 1470-8477 eISSN 1747-759X
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.300 | 1.560 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PARTY POLITICS
ISSN 1354-0688 eISSN 1460-3683
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.200 | 3.100 | 1.100 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
ISSN 1941-1022 eISSN 1943-1562
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Psychology | 2.200 | 2.500 | 3.420 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT JOURNAL
ISSN 0741-1235 eISSN 1543-2785
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Sociology | 2.200 | 2.100 | 0.820 | Q1 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
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WIRELESS PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0929-6212 eISSN 1572-834X
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.000 | 0.470 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0741-0883 eISSN 1552-8472
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Communication & Media | 2.200 | 2.600 | 1.070 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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European Journal of Developmental Psychology
ISSN 1740-5629 eISSN 1740-5610
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Psychology | 2.100 | 2.300 | 0.710 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Europes Journal of Psychology
ISSN 1841-0413 eISSN 1841-0413
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Psychology | 2.100 | 3.500 | 0.630 | Q2 | PSYCHOPEN |
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GEOGRAFISKA ANNALER SERIES B-HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0435-3684 eISSN 1468-0467
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Geography | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.740 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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German Politics
ISSN 0964-4008 eISSN 1743-8993
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.100 | 1.800 | 0.980 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
ISSN 1368-2822 eISSN 1460-6984
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Communication & Media | 2.100 | 2.600 | 0.910 | Q1 | WILEY |
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International Journal of Sport Communication
ISSN 1936-3915 eISSN 1936-3907
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Communication & Media | 2.100 | 2.000 | 0.970 | Q2 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0193-3973 eISSN 1873-7900
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Psychology | 2.100 | 3.500 | 0.830 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
ISSN 0021-9924 eISSN 1873-7994
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Communication & Media | 2.100 | 2.500 | 1.020 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1052-9284 eISSN 1099-1298
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Psychology | 2.100 | 2.700 | 0.820 | Q3 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-APPLIED
ISSN 1076-898X eISSN 1939-2192
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Psychology | 2.100 | 2.900 | 0.900 | Q3 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION
ISSN 0278-7393 eISSN 1939-1285
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Psychology | 2.100 | 2.600 | 0.790 | Q2 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology
ISSN 1880-6805 eISSN 1880-6805
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Anthropology | 2.100 | 2.800 | 0.760 | Q3 | BMC |
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Journal of Politics in Latin America
ISSN 1866-802X eISSN 1868-4890
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.100 | 1.800 | 0.900 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology-Revista de Psicologia del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones
ISSN 1576-5962 eISSN 2174-0534
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Psychology | 2.100 | 3.100 | 0.790 | Q3 | COLEGIO OFICIAL PSICOLOGOS MADRID |
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Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
ISSN 1986-3497 eISSN 1986-3497
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Communication & Media | 2.100 | 1.700 | 1.070 | Q2 | Bastas Publications DOO |
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PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0951-5089 eISSN 1465-394X
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Psychology | 2.100 | 1.900 | 0.710 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Politics and Governance
ISSN 2183-2463 eISSN 2183-2463
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.100 | 2.700 | 1.270 | Q2 | COGITATIO PRESS |
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Qualitative Sociology
ISSN 0162-0436 eISSN 1573-7837
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Sociology | 2.100 | 3.900 | 1.020 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0036-5564 eISSN 1467-9450
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Psychology | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.710 | Q2 | WILEY |
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SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF TROPICAL GEOGRAPHY
ISSN 0129-7619 eISSN 1467-9493
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Geography | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.820 | Q2 | WILEY |
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY
ISSN 0190-2725 eISSN 1939-8999
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Psychology | 2.100 | 2.900 | 0.950 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Sociological Science
ISSN N/A eISSN 2330-6696
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Sociology | 2.100 | 4.900 | 1.280 | Q1 | SOC SOCIOLOGICAL SCIENCE |
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Sociology Compass
ISSN 1751-9020 eISSN 1751-9020
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Sociology | 2.100 | 3.600 | 1.210 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
ISSN 1866-9557 eISSN 1866-9565
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Anthropology | 2.000 | 2.100 | 1.320 | Q1 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHER
ISSN 0004-9182 eISSN 1465-3311
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Geography | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.730 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST
ISSN 0005-0067 eISSN 1742-9544
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Psychology | 2.000 | 2.400 | 0.670 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGY-PSYCHOLOGIE CANADIENNE
ISSN 0708-5591 eISSN 1878-7304
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Psychology | 2.000 | 2.800 | 1.000 | Q2 | CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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