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Palgrave Communications

Palgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

eISSN2055-1045
DOAJOpen Access

Aims & Scope

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications is a fully open access journal publishing scholarship from across all areas of the humanities, social and behavioural sciences. We encourage the submission of research outputs arising in specific disciplines, or from inter-disciplinary engagement. We aspire to be the definitive peer-reviewed outlet for open access research in and between fields within our scope. We additionally welcome interdisciplinary scholarship, including that arising in, or informed by, the physical, life, clinical and environmental sciences, if it makes a contribution to the advancement of the humanities or social sciences. We also welcome research that seeks to inform policymaking of all types.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2015
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Palgrave Macmillan
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2055-1045
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationGothic Literature and Media Analysisscientometrics and bibliometrics researchEvaluation and Performance AssessmentSocial Media and PoliticsClimate Change Communication and PerceptionInterdisciplinary Research and CollaborationMisinformation and Its ImpactsGeographies of human-animal interactions

Frequently asked questions about Palgrave Communications

Is Palgrave Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Palgrave Communications: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Palgrave Communications?

Palgrave Communications is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Palgrave Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Palgrave Communications is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Palgrave Communications?

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications is a fully open access journal publishing scholarship from across all areas of the humanities, social and behavioural sciences. We encourage the submission of research outputs arising in specific disciplines, or from inter-disciplinary engagement. We aspire to be the definitive peer-reviewed outlet for open access research in and between fields within our scope. We additionally welcome interdisciplinary scholarship, including that arising in, or informed by, the physical, life, clinical and environmental sciences, if it makes a contribution to the ad

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