Society and Natural Resources

Aims & Scope

Society and Natural Resources publishes cutting edge social science research that advances understanding of the interaction between society and natural resources.Social science research is extensive and comes from a number of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, political science, communications, planning, education, and anthropology.

We welcome research from all of these disciplines and interdisciplinary social science research that transcends the boundaries of any single social science discipline.

We define natural resources broadly to include water, air, wildlife, fisheries, forests, natural lands, urban ecosystems, and intensively managed lands.

While we welcome all papers that fit within this broad scope, we especially welcome papers in the following four important and broad areas in the field: 1.

Protected area management and governance 2.

Stakeholder analysis, consultation and engagement; deliberation processes; governance; conflict resolution; social learning; social impact assessment 3.

Theoretical frameworks, epistemological issues, and methodological perspectives 4.

Multiscalar character of social implications of natural resource management

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.726

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	105

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7733

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	670

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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 Environmental Science 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.

• Community Resilience: Toward an Integrated Approach

  Citation: 1182

  Authors: Fikret, Helen

• Community Resilience: An Indicator of Social Sustainability

  Citation: 976

  Authors: Kristen

• Is It Really Just a Social Construction?: The Contribution of the Physical Environment to Sense of Place

  Citation: 900

  Authors: RICHARD C.

• Stakeholder Analysis and Social Network Analysis in Natural Resource Management

  Citation: 647

  Authors: Christina, Klaus, Mark

• Governance Principles for Natural Resource Management

  Citation: 448

  Authors: Michael, Julie, Allan, Elaine, Rod

• Community Natural Resource Management: Promise, Rhetoric, and Reality

  Citation: 433

  Authors:

• Social Learning for Collaborative Natural Resource Management

  Citation: 432

  Authors: TANIA M., DANIEL J., MAX J.

• The Applicability of the Concept of Resilience to Social Systems: Some Sources of Optimism and Nagging Doubts

  Citation: 429

  Authors: Debra J.

• Sociology, environment, and modernity: Ecological modernization as a theory of social change

  Citation: 415

  Authors: Gert, Arthur P.J.

• A Value-Attitude-Behavior Model Predicting Wildland Preservation Voting Intentions

  Citation: 410

  Authors:

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