Sojourn

Aims & Scope

SOJOURN is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of social and cultural issues in Southeast Asia.

It publishes empirical and theoretical research articles with a view to promoting and disseminating scholarship in and on the region.

Areas of special concern include ethnicity, religion, tourism, urbanization, migration, popular culture, social and cultural change, and development.

Fields most often represented in the journal are anthropology, sociology and history.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.142

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25159

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	28

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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 Impact of Labour Migration on the Children Left Behind: A Study of Elementary School Children in the Philippines

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Graziano, Ma. Cecilia G.

• Ritual Passage and the Reconstruction of Selfhood in International Labour Migration

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Filomeno V.

• The Singapore Way of Multiculturalism: Western Concepts/Asian Cultures

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Ien, Jon

• The Thai Regime of Images*

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Peter A.

• An Approach for Analysing State-Society Relations in Vietnam

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Benedict J.

• The Peasantry as the Territorial Spearhead of the State in Southeast Asia: The Case of Vietnam

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Rodolphe

• Globalism and the Pursuit of Authenticity: The Making of a Diasporic Public Sphere in Singapore

  Citation: 47

  Authors: T.N.

• Rules and Resources: Negotiating the Household Registration System in Vietnam under Reform

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Andrew

• Domestic Bodies of the Philippines

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Neferti Xina M.

• Global Flows of Foreign Talent: Identity Anxieties in Singapore´s Ethnoscape

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Aaron

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