Society & Animals
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Aims & Scope
Society & Animals publishes studies that describe and analyze our experiences of non-human animals from the perspective of various disciplines within both the Social Sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and the Humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). The journal specifically deals with subjects such as human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement.
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SOCIOLOGY
VETERINARY SCIENCES
SOCIOLOGY
VETERINARY SCIENCES
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisSociety & Animals (acronym: soan, abbr: SOC ANIM, ISSN: 1063-1119) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Brill Academic Publishers in Netherlands since 1993. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.236 (Q2), an H-index of 59.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 36 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,478 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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