Body and Society

Aims & Scope

Body & Society has from its inception in March 1995 as a peer-reviewed companion journal to Theory, Culture & Society, pioneered and shaped the field of body-studies.

It has been committed to theoretical openness characterized by the publication of a wide range of critical approaches to the body, alongside the encouragement and development of innovative work that contains a trans-disciplinary focus.

The disciplines reflected in the journal have included anthropology, art history, communications, cultural history, cultural studies, environmental studies, feminism, film studies, health studies, leisure studies, medical history, philosophy, psychology, religious studies, science studies, sociology and sport studies.

The journal has also sought to examine a wide range of issues which have arisen from the writings of theorists such as: Baudrillard, Bergson, Bourdieu, Butler, Cixous, Deleuze, Douglas, Elias, Ettinger, Foucault, Haraway, Kristeva, Latour, Mauss, Merleau-Ponty, and Simondon.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6595

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	101

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.815

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• How to Talk About the Body? the Normative Dimension of Science Studies

  Citation: 808

  Authors: Bruno

• The Body We Care for: Figures of Anthropo-zoo-genesis

  Citation: 535

  Authors: Vinciane

• Pugs at Work: Bodily Capital and Bodily Labour among Professional Boxers

  Citation: 428

  Authors: Loïc J.D.

• Embodied Action, Enacted Bodies: the Example of Hypoglycaemia

  Citation: 428

  Authors: Annemarie, John

• Body, Image and Affect in Consumer Culture

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Mike

• Affect

  Citation: 323

  Authors: Lisa, Couze

• Trends in the Turn to Affect

  Citation: 296

  Authors: Margaret

• Body Projects and the Regulation of Normative Masculinity

  Citation: 292

  Authors: Rosalind, Karen, Carl

• Merleau-Ponty, the Elusive Body and Carnal Sociology

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Nick

• Antibiotic Resistance and the Biology of History

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Hannah

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