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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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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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Mediterranean Politics
ISSN 1362-9395 eISSN 1743-9418
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.600 | 1.800 | 1.240 | Q1 | 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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Organic Communications
ISSN 1307-6175 eISSN 1307-6175
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Communication & Media | 1.600 | 1.200 | 0.430 | Q3 | ACG PUBLICATIONS |
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Polar Geography
ISSN 1088-937X eISSN 1939-0513
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Geography | 1.600 | 2.800 | 0.520 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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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 Music
ISSN 0305-7356 eISSN 1741-3087
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Psychology | 1.600 | 2.100 | 1.170 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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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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Acta Psychologica Sinica
ISSN 0439-755X eISSN N/A
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Psychology | 1.500 | 1.700 | 0.580 | Q3 | SCIENCE PRESS |
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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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Counselling Psychology Quarterly
ISSN 0951-5070 eISSN 1469-3674
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Psychology | 1.500 | 2.100 | 0.560 | Q3 | 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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HETEROCYCLIC COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0793-0283 eISSN 2191-0197
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Communication & Media | 1.500 | 2.200 | 0.420 | Q3 | DE GRUYTER POLAND SP Z O O |
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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
ISSN 1050-8619 eISSN 1532-7582
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Psychology | 1.500 | 2.800 | 2.240 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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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 Applied School Psychology
ISSN 1537-7903 eISSN 1537-7911
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Psychology | 1.500 | 1.400 | 0.460 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-1309 eISSN 1940-0888
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Psychology | 1.500 | 2.100 | 0.680 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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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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LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
ISSN 1531-426X eISSN 1548-2456
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.500 | 2.000 | 1.190 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Peace and Conflict-Journal of Peace Psychology
ISSN 1078-1919 eISSN 1532-7949
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Psychology | 1.500 | 1.300 | 0.470 | Q4 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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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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PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY-RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
ISSN 0735-7028 eISSN 1939-1323
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Psychology | 1.500 | 1.900 | 0.500 | Q3 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Psychology of Consciousness-Theory Research and Practice
ISSN 2326-5523 eISSN 2326-5531
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Psychology | 1.500 | 2.100 | 0.710 | Q3 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN 0143-0343 eISSN 1461-7374
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Psychology | 1.500 | 2.400 | 0.660 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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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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Social Psychology
ISSN 1864-9335 eISSN 2151-2590
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Psychology | 1.500 | 2.100 | 0.520 | Q4 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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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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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0081-2463 eISSN 2078-208X
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Psychology | 1.500 | 1.800 | 0.540 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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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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Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology
ISSN 2470-4849 eISSN 2470-4857
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Psychology | 1.400 | 0.000 | 0.460 | Q3 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
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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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Clinical Psychologist
ISSN 1328-4207 eISSN 1742-9552
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Psychology | 1.400 | 1.900 | 0.440 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Communication and Critical-Cultural Studies
ISSN 1479-1420 eISSN 1479-4233
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 2.100 | 0.870 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS
ISSN 0010-3624 eISSN 1532-2416
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 1.800 | 0.360 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research
ISSN 1065-9293 eISSN 1939-0149
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Psychology | 1.400 | 1.800 | 0.400 | Q3 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2451-8654
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 1.600 | 0.370 | Q4 | ELSEVIER INC |
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EUROPEAN REVIEW OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-REVUE EUROPEENNE DE PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE
ISSN 1162-9088 eISSN 1162-9088
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Psychology | 1.400 | 1.300 | 0.410 | Q3 | ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER |
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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 Journal of AEROSPACE Psychology
ISSN 2472-1832 eISSN 2472-1840
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Psychology | 1.400 | 1.300 | 0.460 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS 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 Clinical Sport Psychology
ISSN 1932-9261 eISSN 1932-927X
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Psychology | 1.400 | 1.900 | 0.500 | Q3 | HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC |
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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 Personnel Psychology
ISSN 1866-5888 eISSN 2190-5150
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Psychology | 1.400 | 2.000 | 0.490 | Q3 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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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 Social and Political Psychology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2195-3325
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Psychology | 1.400 | 2.000 | 0.550 | Q4 | PSYCHOPEN |
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Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
ISSN 2152-0704 eISSN 2152-0712
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Psychology | 1.400 | 2.200 | 0.520 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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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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Natural Product Communications
ISSN 1934-578X eISSN 1555-9475
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 1.600 | 0.280 | Q4 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1747-0218 eISSN 1747-0226
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Psychology | 1.400 | 1.800 | 0.540 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS 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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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
ISSN 0379-8046 eISSN 2225-4765
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Communication & Media | 1.400 | 1.500 | 0.630 | Q3 | AOSIS |
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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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Communication Studies
ISSN 1051-0974 eISSN 1745-1035
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Communication & Media | 1.300 | 1.800 | 0.660 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Contemporary School Psychology
ISSN 2159-2020 eISSN 2161-1505
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Psychology | 1.300 | 0.000 | 0.740 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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European Journal of Health Psychology
ISSN 2512-8442 eISSN 2512-8450
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Psychology | 1.300 | 1.700 | 0.570 | Q3 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1618-3169 eISSN 2190-5142
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Psychology | 1.300 | 1.500 | 0.380 | Q4 | HOGREFE PUBLISHING CORP |
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Health Psychology Open
ISSN N/A eISSN 2055-1029
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Psychology | 1.300 | 3.400 | 0.540 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Infocommunications Journal
ISSN 2061-2079 eISSN 2061-2125
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Communication & Media | 1.300 | 1.100 | 0.300 | Q4 | SCIENTIFIC ASSOC INFOCOMMUNICATIONS |
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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN 0144-333X eISSN 1758-6720
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Sociology | 1.300 | 2.000 | 0.700 | Q3 | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD |
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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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International Review of Sociology-Revue Internationale de Sociologie
ISSN 0390-6701 eISSN 1469-9273
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Sociology | 1.300 | 1.600 | 0.660 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of Chinese Sociology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2198-2635
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Sociology | 1.300 | 1.900 | 0.640 | Q3 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Journal of Information and Communication Technology-Malaysia
ISSN 1675-414X eISSN 2180-3862
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Communication & Media | 1.300 | 1.100 | 0.290 | Q3 | UNIV UTARA MALAYSIA PRESS |
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MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0899-5605 eISSN 1532-7876
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Psychology | 1.300 | 1.500 | 0.430 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Psychology of Leaders and Leadership
ISSN 2769-6863 eISSN 2769-6898
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Psychology | 1.300 | 1.300 | 0.490 | Q3 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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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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SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
ISSN 0258-5200 eISSN 2071-0763
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Psychology | 1.300 | 1.900 | 0.440 | Q3 | AOSIS |
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SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ONLINE
ISSN 1360-7804 eISSN 1360-7804
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Sociology | 1.300 | 1.800 | 0.700 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ARBEITS-UND ORGANISATIONSPSYCHOLOGIE
ISSN 0932-4089 eISSN 2190-6270
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Psychology | 1.300 | 1.300 | 0.300 | Q3 | HOGREFE VERLAG |
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ENTWICKLUNGSPSYCHOLOGIE UND PADAGOGISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE
ISSN 0049-8637 eISSN 2190-6262
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Psychology | 1.300 | 1.400 | 0.740 | Q3 | HOGREFE VERLAG |
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AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
ISSN 0954-0121 eISSN 1360-0451
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Psychology | 1.200 | 1.600 | 0.420 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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American Journal of Cultural Sociology
ISSN 2049-7113 eISSN 2049-7121
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Sociology | 1.200 | 2.000 | 0.560 | Q3 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
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APPLIED PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT
ISSN 0146-6216 eISSN 1552-3497
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Psychology | 1.200 | 1.900 | 0.440 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Archive for the Psychology of Religion-Archiv fur Religionspsychologie
ISSN 0084-6724 eISSN 1573-6121
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Psychology | 1.200 | 1.300 | 1.330 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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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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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE
ISSN 0008-4239 eISSN 1744-9324
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.200 | 2.000 | 0.640 | Q3 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Canadian Review of Sociology-Revue Canadienne de Sociologie
ISSN 1755-6171 eISSN 1755-618X
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Sociology | 1.200 | 1.700 | 0.580 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Ethnopolitics
ISSN 1744-9057 eISSN 1744-9065
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.200 | 1.300 | 0.640 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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