Palgrave Communications
Palgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom · Est. 2015
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.
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Ethics & Quality
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
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Research Topics (OpenAlex)
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PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Palgrave Communications: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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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