Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies is a journal devoted to the study of all aspects of traditional ways of life in Great Britain and Ireland. The journal publishes original, high quality, peer-reviewed research in the form of unsolicited articles, solicited papers (which are usually selected from those read at the Society's annual conference) and of members' papers (which are usually short reports of work in progress). Work published in Folk Life may include, for example, papers dealing with the traditional ways of life of other countries and regions, which may be compared to or contrasted with those of Great Britain and Ireland. The journal may also include appropriate work on museology related to traditional ways of life, on cultural heritage and tourism, and on the history and development of the study of ethnology.
This fascinating, interdisciplinary subject is important from a historical perspective, but it is also highly relevant to current debate on sustainability, globalisation, migrations of people and cultural identity. The journal is committed to multidisciplinary approaches, and wishes to foster international approaches and debate. It deals with all forms of both material and expressive culture, engages in current theoretical debate and provides a forum for innovative museological thinking. Folk Life aims to provide a robust selection of book reviews, which assists in the achievement of the aims of the Society for Folk Life Studies.
Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies is an international journal. It covers a wide range of topics and subjects, illustrating the breadth of relevance of the study of Folk Life to the understanding of past and present experience, exploring ways of life, folk art and related aesthetics, vernacular architecture, custom and belief, crafts, costume and the study of the landscape.
Peer review policy
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double anonymously peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
17K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.2 (2023) Impact Factor
0.4 (2023) 5 year IF
0.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.000 (2023) SNIP
0.105 (2023) SJR
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Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor: Lillis Ó Laoire - National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland [email protected]
Assistant Editor: Dr Tiber Falzett -University College Dublin, Ireland [email protected]
Reviews Editors: Felicity McWilliams - King's College London, UK [email protected]
Editorial Board: David Jenkins - Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museums and Galleries, Wales, UK Mark Kennedy - Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Northern Ireland Cozette Griffin-Kremer - Centre de Recherche Bretonne et Celtique, Brest, France Carl Lindahl - University of Houston, USA Frank Rennie - University of the Highlands and Islands, UK Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou - University of Cyprus, Cyprus Graham Seal - Curtin University of Technology, Australia Christine Stevens - University of Newcastle, UK
Abstracting and indexing
Folk Life is included in the following services:
Anthropological Index Online
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Bibliography of the History of Art
British Humanities Index
Current Contents - Arts & Humanities
European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH PLUS)
Genamics JournalSeek
International Bibliography of the Social Science
Modern Language Association Bibliography
Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers
Scopus
Open access
Folk Life is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
The Society of Folk Life Studies is the only organisation in Britain that brings together curators, historians, geographers, musicologists, linguists and many other people to explore the regional identity of the British Isles and beyond. Founded in 1961, the Society currently boasts an international membership of around five hundred people and institutions. Its main activities are organising conferences and study days as well as publishing a refereed annual journal, Folk Life. Members maintain an important informal network of expertise and resources in areas such as:
traditional crafts
costume and material culture
vernacular architecture
landscape studies
custom and tradition.
Society Membership
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in regional culture and tradition and costs £25 per year. Members receive annually a free copy of Folk Life, a newsletter and invitations to conferences and other meetings. They are also entitled to a 10% discount when purchasing backnumbers of Folk Life and a 30% discount on Routledge Books.
Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies
(1963 - current)
Formerly known as
Gwerin: A Half-Yearly Journal of Folk Life
(1956 - 1962)
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