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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS
ISSN 0020-2754 eISSN 1475-5661
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Geography | 3.600 | 4.200 | 1.260 | Q1 | WILEY |
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WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS
ISSN 0140-2382 eISSN 1743-9655
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.600 | 4.600 | 2.200 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Geography Compass
ISSN 1749-8198 eISSN 1749-8198
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Geography | 3.500 | 5.100 | 1.000 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Journal of Chinese Political Science
ISSN 1080-6954 eISSN 1874-6357
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.500 | 3.600 | 3.350 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-GENERAL
ISSN 0096-3445 eISSN 1939-2222
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Psychology | 3.500 | 4.500 | 1.290 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0162-895X eISSN 1467-9221
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Psychology | 3.500 | 5.200 | 1.580 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Politics & Gender
ISSN 1743-923X eISSN 1743-9248
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.500 | 3.800 | 1.540 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING
ISSN 0882-7974 eISSN 1939-1498
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Psychology | 3.500 | 4.100 | 1.310 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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British Journal of Politics & International Relations
ISSN 1369-1481 eISSN 1467-856X
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.400 | 3.400 | 1.310 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Geopolitics
ISSN 1465-0045 eISSN 1557-3028
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.400 | 3.800 | 1.440 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of Experimental Political Science
ISSN 2052-2630 eISSN 2052-2649
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.400 | 3.200 | 2.040 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0007-1269 eISSN 2044-8295
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Psychology | 3.300 | 3.700 | 1.240 | Q1 | WILEY |
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY
ISSN 0007-1315 eISSN 1468-4446
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Sociology | 3.300 | 3.400 | 1.520 | Q1 | WILEY |
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HUMAN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
ISSN 0360-3989 eISSN 1468-2958
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Communication & Media | 3.300 | 4.500 | 1.860 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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Implementation Science Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2662-2211
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Communication & Media | 3.300 | 3.500 | 1.170 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Information Communication & Society
ISSN 1369-118X eISSN 1468-4462
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Communication & Media | 3.300 | 5.600 | 1.670 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
ISSN 1040-3590 eISSN 1939-134X
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Psychology | 3.300 | 4.900 | 1.270 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
ISSN 1469-0292 eISSN 1878-5476
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Psychology | 3.300 | 4.400 | 1.070 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Social Psychological and Personality Science
ISSN 1948-5506 eISSN 1948-5514
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Psychology | 3.300 | 4.800 | 1.350 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Collabra-Psychology
ISSN 2474-7394 eISSN 2474-7394
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Psychology | 3.200 | 3.200 | 1.070 | Q1 | UNIV CALIFORNIA PRESS |
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COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
ISSN 0093-6502 eISSN 1552-3810
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Communication & Media | 3.200 | 5.900 | 1.990 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0278-6133 eISSN 1930-7810
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Psychology | 3.200 | 4.000 | 1.200 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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International Journal of Health Geographics
ISSN 1476-072X eISSN 1476-072X
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Geography | 3.200 | 4.000 | 0.960 | Q1 | BMC |
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1041-3200 eISSN 1533-1571
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Psychology | 3.200 | 4.100 | 1.030 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ISSN 1079-5014 eISSN 1758-5368
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Psychology | 3.200 | 4.500 | 1.550 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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REVIEW OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1089-2680 eISSN 1939-1552
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Psychology | 3.200 | 5.600 | 1.280 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0144-6657 eISSN 2044-8260
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Psychology | 3.100 | 5.100 | 1.090 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Chinese Political Science Review
ISSN 2365-4244 eISSN 2365-4252
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.100 | 2.300 | 1.650 | Q1 | SPRINGER SINGAPORE PTE LTD |
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East European Politics
ISSN 2159-9165 eISSN 2159-9173
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.100 | 3.200 | 1.970 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0016-7398 eISSN 1475-4959
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Geography | 3.100 | 3.700 | 1.010 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Health Sociology Review
ISSN 1446-1242 eISSN 1839-3551
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Sociology | 3.100 | 3.100 | 1.400 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-1031 eISSN 1096-0465
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Psychology | 3.100 | 3.900 | 1.130 | Q1 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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POLICY AND POLITICS
ISSN 0305-5736 eISSN 1470-8442
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Political Science & International Relations | 3.100 | 4.600 | 1.790 | Q1 | POLICY PRESS |
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BMC Psychology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2050-7283
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Psychology | 3.000 | 3.600 | 1.170 | Q1 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0144-6665 eISSN 2044-8309
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Psychology | 3.000 | 4.400 | 1.130 | Q1 | WILEY |
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COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0010-0285 eISSN 1095-5623
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Psychology | 3.000 | 3.300 | 1.040 | Q1 | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE |
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Communications in Analysis and Mechanics
ISSN N/A eISSN 2836-3310
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Communication & Media | 3.000 | 3.000 | 1.540 | Q1 | AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS |
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EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
ISSN 0266-7215 eISSN 1468-2672
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Sociology | 3.000 | 4.000 | 1.500 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Health Psychology Research
ISSN 2420-8124 eISSN 2420-8124
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Psychology | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0.760 | Q1 | OPEN MEDICAL PUBL LLC |
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PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY
ISSN 0361-6843 eISSN 1471-6402
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Psychology | 3.000 | 4.600 | 1.500 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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SPEECH COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0167-6393 eISSN 1872-7182
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Communication & Media | 3.000 | 2.900 | 0.710 | Q1 | ELSEVIER |
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Annals of the American Association of Geographers
ISSN 2469-4452 eISSN 2469-4460
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Geography | 2.900 | 4.200 | 1.160 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Chinese Journal of International Politics
ISSN 1750-8916 eISSN 1750-8924
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.900 | 2.900 | 1.520 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
ISSN 1099-9809 eISSN 1939-0106
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Psychology | 2.900 | 4.100 | 1.450 | Q1 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION
ISSN 0267-3231 eISSN 1460-3705
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Communication & Media | 2.900 | 3.300 | 1.100 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
ISSN 1354-0661 eISSN 1460-3713
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.900 | 4.000 | 1.500 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN 1664-1078 eISSN 1664-1078
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Psychology | 2.900 | 3.700 | 0.970 | Q1 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Journal of Geographical Systems
ISSN 1435-5930 eISSN 1435-5949
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Geography | 2.900 | 2.600 | 1.080 | Q1 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Journal of Positive Psychology
ISSN 1743-9760 eISSN 1743-9779
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Psychology | 2.900 | 4.500 | 1.160 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-3980 eISSN 1940-1019
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Psychology | 2.900 | 3.900 | 0.790 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journalism Studies
ISSN 1461-670X eISSN 1469-9699
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Communication & Media | 2.900 | 3.700 | 1.450 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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NEW IDEAS IN PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0732-118X eISSN 1873-3522
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Psychology | 2.900 | 3.400 | 0.900 | Q1 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN 0038-0385 eISSN 1469-8684
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Sociology | 2.900 | 3.800 | 1.370 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Anthropology Today
ISSN 0268-540X eISSN 1467-8322
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Anthropology | 2.800 | 1.900 | 1.160 | Q1 | WILEY |
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Asian American Journal of Psychology
ISSN 1948-1985 eISSN 1948-1993
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Psychology | 2.800 | 2.700 | 1.100 | Q1 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Communication & Sport
ISSN 2167-4795 eISSN 2167-4809
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Communication & Media | 2.800 | 3.500 | 1.070 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
ISSN 2332-6492 eISSN 2332-6506
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Sociology | 2.800 | 3.900 | 1.240 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Annual Review of Anthropology
ISSN 0084-6570 eISSN 1545-4290
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Anthropology | 2.700 | 4.000 | 1.660 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
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Geographical Research
ISSN 1745-5863 eISSN 1745-5871
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Geography | 2.700 | 3.100 | 0.850 | Q1 | WILEY |
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HEALTH COMMUNICATION
ISSN 1041-0236 eISSN 1532-7027
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Communication & Media | 2.700 | 3.600 | 1.280 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journalism
ISSN 1464-8849 eISSN 1741-3001
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Communication & Media | 2.700 | 3.500 | 1.250 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Mass Communication and Society
ISSN 1520-5436 eISSN 1532-7825
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Communication & Media | 2.700 | 3.900 | 1.320 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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POLITICS & SOCIETY
ISSN 0032-3292 eISSN 1552-7514
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Political Science & International Relations | 2.700 | 3.900 | 1.380 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
ISSN 0893-164X eISSN 1939-1501
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Psychology | 2.700 | 3.500 | 1.050 | Q1 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Review of Communication Research
ISSN 2255-4165 eISSN 2255-4165
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Communication & Media | 2.700 | 6.700 | 1.290 | Q1 | REVIEW COMMUNICATION RESEARCH |
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SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS
ISSN 0141-9889 eISSN 1467-9566
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Sociology | 2.700 | 3.100 | 1.070 | Q1 | WILEY |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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