Journal profile · FOLKLORE
Folklore
ISSN 0015-587X · eISSN 1469-8315 · Taylor & Francis
Folklore: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Folklore is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 46.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A fully peer-reviewed international journal of folklore and folkloristics. Folklore is one of the earliest journals in the field of folkloristics, first published as The Folk-Lore Record in 1878. Folklore publishes ethnographical and analytical essays on vernacular culture worldwide, specializing in traditional narrative, language, music, song, dance, drama, foodways, medicine, arts and crafts, popular religion, and belief. It reviews current studies in a wide range of adjacent disciplines including anthropology, cultural studies, ethnology, history, literature, and religion. Folklore prides itself on its special mix of reviews, analysis, ethnography, and debate; its combination of European and North American approaches to the study of folklore; and its coverage not only of the materials and processes of folklore, but also of the history, methods, and theory of folkloristics. Folklore aims to be lively, informative and accessible, while maintaining high standards of scholarship. 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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FOLKLORE
Editor-in-chief Jessica HemmingPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 10, Mainland China 1, United States 1, India 1, Germany 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities22.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science9.4%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities4.1%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities3.7%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Folklore | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLC, Anthropological Index Online, B H A Bibliography of the History of Art, Bibliography of Native North Americans, British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, Humanities Index, Humanities International Index, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Periodicals Index Online, ProQuest Central, Religion Index One: PeriodicalsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.05Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 359OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 96,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 96,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,133 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 64 | 19 | 14 |
| 2024 | 54 | 16 | 26 |
| 2023 | 59 | 14 | 74 |
| 2022 | 66 | 10 | 151 |
| 2021 | 75 | 5 | 98 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Acceptance to publication
- 110 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- ethnographical and analytical essaysFolklore publishes ethnographical and analytical essays on vernacular culture worldwideLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Folklore is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis 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 …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymous peer review Model summary
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0015-587X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-8315
- Society / sponsor
- Folklore Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 137, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Folklore
What CAS zone is Folklore in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Folklore is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Folklore. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Folklore?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 43.
Where are the editorial board members of Folklore based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (10), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Folklore?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folklore is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Folklore open access, and what is the APC?
Folklore is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .