Cross-Cultural Research

Aims & Scope

Cross-Cultural Research, formerly Behavior Science Research, is sponsored by the Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (HRAF) and is the official journal of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research.

The mission of the journal is to publish peer-reviewed articles describing cross-cultural or comparative studies in all the social/behavioral sciences and other sciences dealing with humans, including anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, economics, human ecology, and evolutionary biology.

Worldwide cross-cultural studies are particularly welcomed, but all kinds of systematic comparisons are acceptable so long as they deal explicitly with cross-cultural issues pertaining to the constraints and variables of human behavior.

Studies that deal with measured differences between or among cultures (or subjects therefrom) must link them to other measured differences between or among the cultures.

In other words, the study must do more than just compare two or more cultures (or people from them).

The dependent variable(s) must be linked statistically (or casually, at least by argument) to one or more independent variable(s) that have been measured.

The journal has this requirement because an observed difference could be the result of any other difference(s) between or among the cultures compared.

The study should present evidence that narrows down the casual possibilities with regard to the dependent variable(s).

The possibly explanatory variables may be cultural, geographic, historical, etc.

Measures could be based on ethnography, individual testing, behavior observations, etc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	2.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5608

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	152

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.909

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	51

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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 Arts and Humanities, 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.

• Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions of Individualism and Collectivism: A Theoretical and Measurement Refinement

  Citation: 1516

  Authors: Theodore M., Harry C., Dharm P. S., Michele J.

• Personality and Culture Revisited: Linking Traits and Dimensions of Culture

  Citation: 838

  Authors: Geert, Robert R.

• Collectivism and Individualism as Cultural Syndromes

  Citation: 413

  Authors: Harry C.

• Being Driven to Work Excessively Hard

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Wilmar B., Akihito, Toon W.

• Cooperation and Commune Longevity: A Test of the Costly Signaling Theory of Religion

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Richard, Eric R.

• Cross-Cultural Reliability and Validity of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales: A Study of University Student Dating Couples in 17 Nations

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Murray A.

• Cultural Diversity in the Morality of Caring: Individually Oriented Versus Duty-Based Interpersonal Moral Codes

  Citation: 219

  Authors: Joan G.

• Is National Culture a Meaningful Concept?

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Michael, Geert

• Hunting and Gathering

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Frank W.

• Worldwide Mental Health Correlates of Parental Acceptance-Rejection: Review of Cross-Cultural and Intracultural Evidence

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Ronald P., Preston A.

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