About the journal
Focaal is an open-access journal published by Berghahn Books in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- ISSN
- 0920-1297 · 1558-5263
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2020-10-06
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
674
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
35
i10-index
194
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Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2020-10-06
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Not declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 85%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 93%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Show all subjects (75)
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Migration and Exile Studies
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Balkans: History, Politics, Society
- Balkans: History, Politics, Society
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Urban and sociocultural dynamics
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Turkey's Politics and Society
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Turkey's Politics and Society
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
- Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Soviet and Russian History
- Soviet and Russian History
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- African Studies and Ethnography
- Balkans: History, Politics, Society
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Soviet and Russian History
- South Asian Studies and Diaspora
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Global Security and Public Health
- Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Global Security and Public Health
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Asian Studies and History
- Asian Studies and History
Keywords (DOAJ)
- anthropology
- ethnography
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