Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Cross-Cult. Res. | Language English | |
Former names Behavior Science Research Discipline Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Publisher SAGE Publications (United Kingdom) | ||
Cross-Cultural Research (formerly Behavior Science Research) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Social Sciences. The journal's editor is Carol R. Ember (Human Relations Area Files). It has been in publication since 1966 and is currently published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research.
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Scope
Cross-Cultural Research publishes articles that describe cross-cultural and comparative studies in all human sciences. The journal covers topics such as societies, nations and cultures. Cross-Cultural Research focuses on the systematic testing of theories about human societies and behaviour.
Abstracting and indexing
Cross-Cultural Research is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2014 impact factor is 1.212, ranking it 23 out of 95 journals in the category ‘Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary’.