Senses and Society

Aims & Scope

A heightened interest in the role of the senses in culture and society is sweeping the human sciences, supplanting older paradigms and challenging conventional theories of representation.

This pioneering journal provides a crucial forum for the exploration of this vital new area of inquiry.

It brings together groundbreaking work in the humanities and social sciences and incorporates cutting-edge developments in art, design and architecture.

Every volume contains something for and about each of the senses, both singly and in all sorts of novel configurations.

Sensation is fundamental to our experience of the world.

Shaped by culture, gender and class, the senses mediate between mind and body, idea and object, self and environment.

The senses are increasingly extended beyond the body through technology, and catered to by designers and marketers, yet persistently elude all efforts to capture and control them.

Artists now experiment with the senses in bold new ways, disrupting conventional canons of aesthetics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.327

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15805

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	97

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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.

• The Sensory Fabric of Urban Ambiances

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Jean-Paul

• The Senses in Language and Culture

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Asifa, Stephen C.

• Sound Studies Meets Deaf Studies

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Michele, Stefan

• Introducing Sensory Studies

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Michael, Paul, David, Douglas

• Rethinking the Soundscape

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Ari Y.

• Charting the Sensorial Revolution

  Citation: 94

  Authors: David

• Olfaction in Aslian Ideology and Language

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Niclas, Asifa

• Sensing the Ruin

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Tim

• Fear in Paradise: The Affective Registers of the English Lake District Landscape Re-visited

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Divya P.

• Sensing the Run: The Senses and Distance Running

  Citation: 73

  Authors: John

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