Folk Life

Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences

Impact Factor
0.250
2023
H-Index
5.000
2023
SJR
0.105
2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN04308778, 1759670X
CountryUnited Kingdom
PublisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
Subject AreasArts and Humanities · Social Sciences
Publication TypeJournals
Active Years1963-1995, 2002-2021
WebsiteVisit journal

II. Scope & Description

Folk Life Journal of Ethnological Studies is a journal devoted to the study of all aspects of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The journal publishes original high quality peerreviewed research in the form of unsolicited articles solicited papers which are usually selected from those read at the Societys annual conference and of members papers which are usually short reports of work in progress. Work published in Folk Life may include for example papers dealing with the traditional ways of life of other countries and regions which may be compared to or contrasted with those of Great Britain and Ireland. The journal may also include appropriate work on museology related to traditional ways of life on cultural heritage and tourism and on the history and development of the study of ethnology.This fascinating interdisciplinary subject is important from a historical perspective but it is also highly relevant to current debate on sustainability globalisation migrations of people and cultural identity. The journal is committed to multidisciplinary approaches and wishes to foster international approaches and debate. It deals with all forms of both material and expressive culture engages in current theoretical debate and provides a forum for innovative museological thinking. Folk Life aims to provide a robust selection of book reviews which assists in the achievement of the aims of the Society for Folk Life Studies.Folk Life Journal of Ethnological Studies is an international journal. It covers a wide range of topics and subjects illustrating the breadth of relevance of the study of Folk Life to the understanding of past and present experience exploring ways of life folk art and related aesthetics vernacular architecture custom and belief crafts costume and the study of the landscape.

III. Impact Factor History

Year2-Year IF3-Year IF4-Year IF
20230.2500.2140.229
20220.1050.1540.200
20210.3330.4170.294
20200.0630.1150.125
20190.1050.1200.091
20180.1880.1250.125
20170.1360.103
20160.030
20150.1330.0800.121
20140.059
20130.056
20120.500
20110.381
20100.158
20090.059
20080.353

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

YearSJR Score
20230.105
20220.104
20210.107
20200.101
20190.101
20180.101
20170.105
20160.101
20150.101

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

YearH-Index
20235.000
20225.000
20214.000

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