Western Folklore

Aims & Scope

Published continuously since 1942, Western Folklore is one of the leading scholarly journals in folkloristics in the United States.

WF is currently accepting submissions from all fields as long as they deal substantively with folklore, folklife, the discipline or history of folklore, folklore theory, or other topics related to expressive human behavior anywhere in the world.

Western Folklore welcomes submissions from all fields as long as they deal substantively with folklore, folklife, the discipline or history of folklore, folklore theory, or other topics related to expressive human behavior anywhere in the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	<0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.105

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29072

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

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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 Arts and Humanities 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.

• Vernacular Religion and the Search for Method in Religious Folklife

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Leonard Norman

• Toward a Definition of Folk Religion

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Don

• "It Happened Not Too Far from Here...": A Survey of Legend Theory and Characterization

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Timothy R.

• Binary Opposition in Myth: The Propp/Levi-Strauss Debate in Retrospect

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Alan

• Psychology of Childlore: The Triviality Barrier

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Brian

• Making Pancakes on Sunday: The Male Cook in Family Tradition

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Thomas A.

• The Scholarly Voice and the Personal Voice: Reflexivity in Belief Studies

  Citation: 33

  Authors: David J.

• Death by Folklore: Ostension, Contemporary Legend, and Murder

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Bill

• Into the Endzone for a Touchdown: A Psychoanalytic Consideration of American Football

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Alan

• The Baby-Parts Story: A New Latin American Legend

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Veronique

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