Journal of Folklore Research

Aims & Scope

The study of folklore (sometimes called “folkloristics”) has strong ties to the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts, and is often interdisciplinary in its approach to the documentation, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of its subject matter.

Generally, folklorists are concerned with culture communicated by informal means, including oral tradition, material culture, and customary processes.

Ethnomusicology is the study of music of all types and from all cultures, exploring the role of music in human life, analyzing relationships between music and culture, and studying music cross-culturally.

The Journal of Folklore Research welcomes theoretical and comparative studies on any aspect of folklore, folklife, and ethnomusicology.

Papers should be based on field observation and/or analysis of archived or published texts of known provenance.

Texts should be treated in their social, cultural, ethnographic, and/or historical contexts.

Papers should also engage with the scholarly literature in folklore or ethnomusicology.

In addition to regular articles, we also have the following occasional departments: -Encounters with Folklore: briefer accounts of folkloric or ethnomusicological traditions that have not been widely documented before.

Ordinarily, encounters are ethnographically rich accounts based in fieldwork. -Fieldwork and Methodology Notes: for shorter pieces that engage with issues and problems in folkloristic and ethnomusicological methodology or practice. -Translations: articles originally published elsewhere but translated into English.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24053

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	18

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.156

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

• Weak Theory in an Unfinished World

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Kathleen

• The Robin Hood Principle: Folklore, History, and the Social Bandit

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Graham

• Tradition: Three Traditions

  Citation: 32

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• Reading Art Spiegelman's <em>Maus</em> as Postmodern Ethnography

  Citation: 27

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• UNESCO on the Ground

  Citation: 23

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• The Master's Narrative: Swami Sivananda and the Transnational Production of Yoga

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Sarah

• Exotic Identities: Dance, Difference, and Self-fashioning

  Citation: 22

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• The Role of Sign Language Narratives in Developing Identity for Deaf Children

  Citation: 21

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• Blackness in Transition: Decoding Racial Constructs through Stories of Ethiopian Jews

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Hagar

• Switzerland and the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage

  Citation: 18

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