4,901 Social Sciences journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025, split by subfield so each page stays readable. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GADE Revista Científica | 2745-2891 | 166 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Podium | 1390-5473 | 68 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen | 1693-5241 | 66 | 1 | ≈ ₹10,736 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Nordic Social Work Research | 2156-857X | 63 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Jurnal Manajemen | 2086-7840 | 62 | 2 | ≈ ₹4,294 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Cultura Ciencia y Deporte | 1696-5043 | 57 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| African Journal of Social Work | 1563-3934 | 48 | 1 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Zimbabwe |
| Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk | 0037-8054 | 47 | 1 | ≈ ₹19,911 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Apunts Educación Física y Deportes | 0214-8757 | 33 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Comparative Social Work | 0809-9936 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Norway |
| Materiales para la historia del deporte | 1887-9586 | 21 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Revista digital Actividad Física y Deporte | 2462-8948 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration | 2001-7405 | 19 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Sweden |
| e-Motion Revista de Educación Motricidad e Investigación | 2341-1473 | 18 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Rock Art | 2976-2421 | 18 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Sociología del Deporte | 2660-8456 | 15 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Human Services | 2689-7040 | 14 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,890 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Educación Física y Deporte | 0120-677X | 12 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |