ORBIT20 Public Administration journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maǧallaẗ Mustaqbal Al-ʿulūm Al-Iğtimāʿiyyaẗ | 2735-5217 | 210 | 4 | ≈ ₹19,025 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة کلية الخدمة الاجتماعية للدراسات والبحوث الاجتماعية | 2682-2660 | 136 | 4 | EGP 2,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| المجلة العلمية للخدمة الاجتماعية-أسوان | 2735-5675 | 77 | 4 | ≈ ₹17,503 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Buḥūṯ fi Al-H̲idmaẗ Al-Iğtimāʿiyyaẗ Al-Tanmawiyyaẗ | 2805-2404 | 74 | 4 | ≈ ₹42,806 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Nordic Social Work Research | 2156-857X | 63 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| African Journal of Social Work | 1563-3934 | 48 | 1 | ≈ ₹28,537 to publish | Yes | Yes | Zimbabwe |
| Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk | 0037-8054 | 47 | 1 | ≈ ₹19,541 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Mağallaẗ Al-Qāhiraẗ lil H̲idmaẗ Al-Iğtimāʿiyyaẗ | 1687-4536 | 38 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,537 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning | 0809-2052 | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Norway |
| Journal of Comparative Social Work | 0809-9936 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Norway |
| Tiltai | 1392-3137 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Lithuania |
| Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration | 2832-9287 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Social Intervention Theory and Practice | 1876-8830 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Global Labour Journal | 1918-6711 | 22 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration | 2001-7405 | 19 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Sweden |
| Asean Social Work Journal | 2089-1075 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Journal of Human Services | 2689-7040 | 14 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,854 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Annual of Social Work | 1846-5412 | 12 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| International Journal of School Social Work | 2161-4148 | 12 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Nordic Journal of Wellbeing and Sustainable Welfare Development | 2703-9986 | 12 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes |