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Sociology & Social Anthropology

A guide to Sociology and Social Anthropology research

High impact journals

High impact journals are considered to be highly influential in their fields. A journal's impact factor is measured by the average number of times researchers cite articles published in that journal.This list represents only a very few journals in your field. 

High impact journals are considered to be highly influential in their fields. A journal's impact factor is measured by the average number of times researchers cite articles published in that journal. This list represents only a very few journals in your field. 

Journal Citation Reports and Impact Factors

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) can be used to evaluate and compare journals - the reports allow you to view the impact factor of particular journals and discover how many times they have been cited. Check out our video tutorial on using JCR.