Society and Culture in South Asia

Aims & Scope

Society and Culture in South Asia is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles in the fields of sociology, social anthropology in the main, and sociology of education, sociology of medicine, arts and aesthetics, cultural studies, sociology of mass media, sociology of law, urban studies inter alia.

Journal is open to other related disciplines to maintain an interdisciplinary thrust, within the ambit of sociology of knowledge.

The Journal would publish the research papers, review-essays, debates, in the temperament of qualitative sociology.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.287

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17049

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	33

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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

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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.

• Spiritualising Marginality: Sufi Concepts and the Politics of Identity in Pakistan

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Amen

• Medical Pluralism, Mainstream Marginality or Subaltern Therapeutics? Globalisation and the Integration of ‘Asian’ Medicines and Biomedicine in the UK

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Sarah

• Neoliberalism, Violence and Student Resistance in the Higher Education Sector in Bangladesh

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Arif Haq, Janinka

• ‘Have You Not Got a Sense of Humour?’: Unpacking Masculinity Through Online Sexist Jokes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Zobaida

• Cultivating ‘Beverage-hood’: The Shaping of Tastes and Identities in Textured Spaces of a South Kolkata Locality

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Runa Das

• Protection of Traditional Health Knowledge: International Negotiations, National Priorities and Knowledge Commons

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Ghazala, Ritu, Deepa

• The Global Quest for Green Gold: Implications of Bioprospecting and Patenting for Indigenous Bioresources and Knowledge

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Kaushiki

• Atheism and Unbelief among Indian Scientists: Towards an Anthropology of Atheism(s)

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Renny

• Metonymies of Fear: Islamophobia and the Making of Muslim Identity in Hindi Cinema

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Sanjeev Kumar

• Language as an Identity: Hindi–Non-Hindi Debates in India

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Amit

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