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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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Colloid and Interface Science Communications
ISSN 2215-0382 eISSN 2215-0382
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Communication & Media | 4.700 | 4.700 | 0.760 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Materials Today Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2352-4928
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Communication & Media | 4.500 | 4.300 | 0.730 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 1566-7367 eISSN 1873-3905
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Communication & Media | 4.300 | 3.500 | 0.600 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0140-3664 eISSN 1873-703X
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Communication & Media | 4.300 | 4.600 | 0.990 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 1022-1336 eISSN 1521-3927
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Communication & Media | 4.300 | 4.300 | 0.750 | Q2 | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH |
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CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 1359-7345 eISSN 1364-548X
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Communication & Media | 4.200 | 4.100 | 0.700 | Q2 | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY |
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Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory
ISSN 1567-2190 eISSN 1567-2328
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Communication & Media | 3.900 | 4.200 | 0.720 | Q2 | NOW PUBLISHERS INC |
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Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling
ISSN 1873-9601 eISSN 1873-961X
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Communication & Media | 3.900 | 4.100 | 0.480 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Water Alternatives-An Interdisciplinary Journal on Water Politics and Development
ISSN 1965-0175 eISSN 1965-0175
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.600 | 2.800 | 0.680 | Q2 | WATER ALTERNATIVES ASSOC |
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JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0963-1798 eISSN 2044-8325
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Psychology | 3.500 | 6.000 | 1.190 | Q2 | WILEY |
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European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
ISSN 1359-432X eISSN 1464-0643
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Psychology | 3.400 | 5.700 | 1.090 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Corporate Communications
ISSN 1356-3289 eISSN 1758-6046
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Communication & Media | 3.300 | 3.100 | 0.550 | Q2 | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD |
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AEU-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 1434-8411 eISSN 1618-0399
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Communication & Media | 3.200 | 2.800 | 0.740 | Q2 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
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JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS
ISSN 1229-2370 eISSN 1976-5541
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Communication & Media | 3.200 | 3.300 | 0.710 | Q2 | KOREAN INST COMMUNICATIONS SCIENCES (K I C S) |
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China Communications
ISSN 1673-5447 eISSN N/A
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Communication & Media | 3.100 | 3.300 | 0.730 | Q2 | CHINA INST COMMUNICATIONS |
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Chinese Geographical Science
ISSN 1002-0063 eISSN 1993-064X
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Geography | 3.100 | 3.300 | 0.640 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0012-1649 eISSN 1939-0599
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Psychology | 3.100 | 4.300 | 1.100 | Q2 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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JOURNAL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND IMAGE REPRESENTATION
ISSN 1047-3203 eISSN 1095-9076
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Communication & Media | 3.100 | 2.600 | 0.800 | Q2 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN
ISSN 0146-1672 eISSN 1552-7433
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Psychology | 2.900 | 4.500 | 1.130 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
ISSN 0146-4833 eISSN 1943-5819
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Communication & Media | 2.800 | 1.900 | 0.490 | Q2 | ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY |
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COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST
ISSN 0011-0000 eISSN 1552-3861
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Psychology | 2.800 | 3.400 | 0.860 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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IET Quantum Communication
ISSN N/A eISSN 2632-8925
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Communication & Media | 2.800 | 3.900 | 0.500 | Q2 | WILEY |
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International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
ISSN 1940-6940 eISSN 1940-6959
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.800 | 3.100 | 0.690 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-0221 eISSN 1552-5422
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Psychology | 2.800 | 3.300 | 0.930 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Psychology of Men & Masculinities
ISSN 1524-9220 eISSN 1939-151X
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Psychology | 2.800 | 3.100 | 0.890 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Social and Personality Psychology Compass
ISSN N/A eISSN 1751-9004
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Psychology | 2.800 | 4.400 | 0.890 | Q2 | WILEY |
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ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA
ISSN 0001-6918 eISSN 1873-6297
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Psychology | 2.700 | 2.300 | 0.830 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY
ISSN 1063-3995 eISSN 1099-0879
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Psychology | 2.700 | 3.400 | 0.940 | Q2 | WILEY |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0046-2772 eISSN 1099-0992
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Psychology | 2.700 | 3.900 | 1.090 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of Managerial Psychology
ISSN 0268-3946 eISSN 1758-7778
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Psychology | 2.700 | 4.700 | 0.790 | Q2 | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD |
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PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY-THEORY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
ISSN 1476-0835 eISSN 2044-8341
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Psychology | 2.700 | 3.700 | 0.900 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts
ISSN 1931-3896 eISSN 1931-390X
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Psychology | 2.700 | 3.800 | 3.300 | Q2 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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SIGNAL PROCESSING-IMAGE COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0923-5965 eISSN 1879-2677
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Communication & Media | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0.680 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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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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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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Contemporary Politics
ISSN 1356-9775 eISSN 1469-3631
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.000 | 2.200 | 0.840 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Folia Geographica
ISSN 1336-6157 eISSN 2454-1001
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Geography | 2.000 | 1.400 | 0.710 | Q2 | UNIV PRESOV |
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International Journal of Japanese Sociology
ISSN 0918-7545 eISSN 1475-6781
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Sociology | 2.000 | 1.200 | 0.640 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-0965 eISSN 1096-0457
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Psychology | 2.000 | 2.500 | 0.710 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0893-3200 eISSN 1939-1293
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Psychology | 2.000 | 3.000 | 0.970 | Q2 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY
ISSN 1440-7833 eISSN 1741-2978
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Sociology | 2.000 | 2.900 | 0.820 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Journalism Practice
ISSN 1751-2786 eISSN 1751-2794
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Communication & Media | 2.000 | 2.700 | 1.030 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Research & Politics
ISSN N/A eISSN 2053-1680
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.000 | 3.800 | 0.960 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Review of Philosophy and Psychology
ISSN 1878-5158 eISSN 1878-5166
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Psychology | 2.000 | 2.200 | 0.720 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 1470-2541 eISSN 1751-665X
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Geography | 2.000 | 1.600 | 0.680 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Womens Studies in Communication
ISSN 0749-1409 eISSN 2152-999X
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Communication & Media | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.550 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN 0133-3720 eISSN 1788-9170
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Communication & Media | 1.900 | 1.700 | 0.470 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Chinese Journal of Communication
ISSN 1754-4750 eISSN 1754-4769
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Communication & Media | 1.900 | 3.700 | 0.880 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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COMMUNICATION REVIEW
ISSN 1071-4421 eISSN 1547-7487
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Communication & Media | 1.900 | 1.800 | 0.840 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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European Political Science
ISSN 1680-4333 eISSN 1682-0983
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.990 | Q2 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD |
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Frontiers in Political Science
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-3145
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.900 | 2.500 | 1.020 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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International Journal of Strategic Communication
ISSN 1553-118X eISSN 1553-1198
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Communication & Media | 1.900 | 0.000 | 1.020 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Italian Political Science Review-Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica
ISSN 0048-8402 eISSN 2057-4908
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Political Science & International Relations | 1.900 | 1.600 | 0.860 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society
ISSN 1477-996X eISSN 1758-8871
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Communication & Media | 1.900 | 2.300 | 0.700 | Q2 | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD |
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Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of Geography
ISSN 0029-1951 eISSN 1502-5292
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Geography | 1.900 | 2.000 | 0.560 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER
ISSN 0033-0124 eISSN 1467-9272
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Geography | 1.900 | 1.700 | 0.660 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
ISSN 0887-0446 eISSN 1476-8321
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Psychology | 1.900 | 2.700 | 0.710 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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