Mobilization

Aims & Scope

Mobilization: An International Quarterly is the premier journal of research specializing in social movements, protests, insurgencies, revolutions, and other forms of contentious politics.

Mobilization was first published in 1996 to fill the need for a scholarly review of research that focused exclusively with social movements, protest and collective action.

Mobilization is fully peer-reviewed and widely indexed.

A 2003 study, when Mobilization was published semiannually, showed that its citation index rate was 1.286, which placed it among the top ten sociology journals.

Today, Mobilization is published four times a year, in March, June, September, and December.

The editorial board is composed of thirty internationally recognized scholars from political science, sociology and social psychology.

The goal of Mobilization is to provide a forum for global, scholarly dialogue.

It is currently distributed to the top international research libraries and read by the most engaged scholars in the field.

We hope that through its wide distribution, different research strategies and theoretical/conceptual approaches will be shared among the global community of social movement scholars, encouraging a collaborative process that will further the development of a cumulative social science.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.640

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9022

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	95

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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.

• What a Good Idea! Ideologies and Frames in Social Movement Research

  Citation: 357

  Authors: Pamela, Hank

• Political Claims Analysis: Integrating Protest Event and Political Discourse Approaches

  Citation: 334

  Authors: Ruud, Paul

• A Strategic Approach to Collective Action: Looking for Agency in Social-Movement Choices

  Citation: 316

  Authors: James

• The Return of The Repressed: The Fall and Rise of Emotions in Social Movement Theory

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Jeff, James, Francesca

• Repression, Backfire, and The Theory of Transformative Events

  Citation: 223

  Authors: David, Brian

• Disrupting the "Quotidian": Reconceptualizing the Relationship Between Breakdown and the Emergence of Collective Action

  Citation: 215

  Authors: David, Daniel, Liam, Andrew

• Ideologically Structured Action: An Enlarged Agenda for Social Movement Research

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Mayer

• Globalizing Resistance: The Battle of Seattle and the Future of Social Movements

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Jackie

• The Emergence, Development, and Future of the Framing Perspective: 25+ Years Since "Frame Alignment"

  Citation: 179

  Authors: David, Robert, Holly, Lyndi, Scott

• Space And Contentious Politics

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Deborah, Byron

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