Folklore

Aims & Scope

A fully peer-reviewed international journal of folklore and folkloristics.

Folklore is one of the earliest journals in the field of folkloristics, first published as The Folk-Lore Record in 1878.

Folklore publishes ethnographical and analytical essays on vernacular culture worldwide, specializing in traditional narrative, language, music, song, dance, drama, foodways, medicine, arts and crafts, popular religion, and belief.

It reviews current studies in a wide range of adjacent disciplines including anthropology, cultural studies, ethnology, history, literature, and religion.

Folklore prides itself on its special mix of reviews, analysis, ethnography, and debate; its combination of European and North American approaches to the study of folklore; and its coverage not only of the materials and processes of folklore, but also of the history, methods, and theory of folkloristics.

Folklore aims to be lively, informative and accessible, while maintaining high standards of scholarship.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25380

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	23

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.139

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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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 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.

• The Tribe Called Wannabee: Playing Indian in America and Europe

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Rayna

• Rough Music Reconsidered

  Citation: 62

  Authors: E. P.

• Heroes and Lies: Storytelling Tactics among Paramedics

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Timothy R.

• Some Experiments on the Reproduction of Folk-Stories

  Citation: 49

  Authors: F. C.

• The Evil Eye and Cultural Beliefs among the Bedouin Tribes of the Negev, Middle East []

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Aref

• Divination as a Way of Knowing: Embodiment, Visualisation, Narrative, and Interpretation

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Barbara

• The Breaking of Objects as a Funerary Rite

  Citation: 27

  Authors: L. V.

• Towards an Organizational Folklore of Policing: The Storied Nature of Policing and the Police Use of Storytelling

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Robert, Sarah, Simon

• Indigenous Spirit and Ghost Folklore of “Settled” Australia

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Philip A.

• The Politics of Laughter: Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarek in Egyptian Political Jokes

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Samer S.

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