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Folklore

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1890

ISSN1469-8315

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.139

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.517

Total Works

6,094

Total Citations

13,756

2yr Mean Citedness

0.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Folklore publishes research related to folkloristics, including oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs, poems, and jokes. It also covers expressive culture, customs, songs, dances, crafts, and rituals that a community creates, preserves, and passes on.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1890

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,094

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-8315

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistoryQ2

AnthropologyQ3

Cultural StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Folklore

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringMedieval Literature and HistoryReligious Studies and Spiritual PracticesHistorical Studies of British IslesLinguistics and language evolutionHistorical and Archaeological StudiesLegal Cases and Commentary

Folklore

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

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Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

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