East Asian Science, Technology and Society

Aims & Scope

EASTS aims to provide an international platform for STS scholars around the world with the goal of bringing Western and East-Asian STS communities together to share ideas, knowledge and research results.

EASTS promotes STS studies from and to the East Asian and worldwide STS communities.

The journal issues contain research and commentary on how society and culture, and the dynamics of science, technology and medicine, are mutually shaped and co-produced.

The journal publishes studies from the field of Science, Technology and Society (STS) and the field of Science and Technology Studies (S&TS).

It includes research papers, reviews, book reviews, and critical notes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19728

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	47

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.226

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.70

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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 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.

• Public Participation in Science and Technology: Performing and Obscuring a Political–conceptual Category Mistake

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Brian

• The Global Turn in the History of Science

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Fa-ti

• Provincializing Sts: Postcoloniality, Symmetry, and Method

  Citation: 72

  Authors: John, Wen-yuan

• TraceTogether: Pandemic Response, Democracy, and Technology

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Hallam, Monamie Bhadra

• The Reformulation Regime in Drug Discovery: Revisiting Polyherbals and Property Rights in the Ayurvedic Industry

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Laurent, Jean-Paul

• Asia as Method in Science and Technology Studies

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Warwick

• Rethinking Women and Their Bodies in the Age of Biotechnology: Feminist Commentaries on the Hwang Affair

  Citation: 45

  Authors: So Yeon, Jin Hee

• Traveling Engineers, Machines, and Comparisons: Intersecting Imaginations and Journeys in the Thai Local Engineering Industry

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Atsuro

• An Indian Path to Biocapital? The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, Drug Patents, and the Reformulation Regime of Contemporary Ayurveda

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Jean-Paul

• Wind Farms and Community Engagement in Australia: A Critical Analysis for Policy Learning

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Richard

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