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Q1Focaal
About Focaal
Focaal is a scholarly journal published by Berghahn Journals. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.659 and H-index of 29.
Coverage: 2004, 2008, 2011-2025. Research categories: Anthropology (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Anthropological Studies and Insights; Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism; Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies; Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development; Political Economy and Marxism; Migration, Refugees, and Integration.
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