Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Editorial work
Description
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal published by Nature Portfolio. It publishes research across the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on work that is analytically rigorous, interdisciplinary, and of broad relevance to scholars and wider society. The journal was previously titled Palgrave Communications and now operates under its current name as part of the Nature family of journals.
In practical terms, it is often seen as a strong outlet for scholarship that speaks across disciplinary boundaries rather than to a narrow specialist niche. It is indexed in major databases including Scopus, the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the source retrieved, its 2024 Journal Impact Factor is 3.6.