Journal of Civil Society
Last updated ISSN 1744-8689
Journal of Civil Society is published by Taylor & Francis in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Civil Society concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Capital and Networks
- International Development and Aid
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Social Media and Politics
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Public Policy and Administration Research
Key facts
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1744-8689, 1744-8697 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Emerging Sources Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 516 |
| Publishing since | 1970 |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcis20/current |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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