1,498 Sociology and Political Science 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE Open | 2158-2440 | 2,032 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,54,126 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Religions | 2077-1444 | 1,602 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,585 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| مجلة البحوث القانونية والإقتصادية (المنصورة) | 1687-2371 | 767 | 4 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Cogent Social Sciences | 2331-1886 | 515 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,11,441 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| مجلة کلية التربية (أسيوط) | 1110-2292 | 470 | 3 | ≈ ₹32,752 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Общество философия история культура | 2221-2787 | 400 | 3 | RUB 43,750 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| International Journal of Qualitative Methods | 1609-4069 | 392 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| PNAS Nexus | 2752-6542 | 390 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,04,773 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Communication | 2297-900X | 386 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,35,507 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| المجلة العلمية للدراسات والبحوث المالية والتجارية | 2682-3403 | 371 | 3 | ≈ ₹10,307 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Societies | 2075-4698 | 366 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research | 0718-1876 | 360 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Теория и практика общественного развития | 1815-4964 | 334 | 2 | RUB 45,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Computers in Human Behavior Reports | 2451-9588 | 333 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,33,115 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| مجلة أسيوط لعلوم وفنون التربية الرياضية | 2314-7091 | 313 | 4 | EGP 2,450 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة البحوث الفقهية والقانونية | 1110-3779 | 302 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة العمارة والفنون والعلوم الإنسانية | 2356-9654 | 296 | 4 | EGP 1,200 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Vestnik Universiteta | 1816-4277 | 293 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| مجلة العلوم التربوية و الدراسات الإنسانية | 2617-5908 | 291 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Yemen |
| Tourism and Hospitality | 2673-5768 | 290 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,38,390 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences | 2218-0222 | 289 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites | 2065-0817 | 272 | 1 | ≈ ₹76,182 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Al-Mağallah Al-ʿilmiyyaẗ Li Kulliyyaẗ Al-Adāb - Ǧāmiʿaẗ Asyūṭ/Al-Mağallah Al-ʿilmiyyaẗ Li Kulliyyaẗ Al-Adāb - Ǧāmiʿaẗ Asyūṭ | 2537-0022 | 264 | 4 | EGP 750 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Al-Adab Journal | 1994-473X | 256 | 4 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| مجلة کلية التربية | 2682-3055 | 255 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| المجلة القانونیة | 2537-0758 | 248 | 4 | EGP 2,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة الإرشاد النفسی | 1687-0697 | 245 | 4 | ≈ ₹33,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| دراسات تربوية ونفسية مجلة کلية التربية بالزقازيق | 1110-3914 | 243 | 4 | EGP 300 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة کلیة الدراسات الإسلامیة والعربیة للبنات بدمنهور | 2357-0962 | 240 | 4 | EGP 100 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجــلة کلیة اللغة العربیة بأســیوط | 2536-9083 | 239 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture | 2658-6649 | 229 | 2 | ≈ ₹43,348 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Social Inclusion | 2183-2803 | 225 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,46,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Arabic Journal for Translation Studies | 2750-6142 | 224 | 4 | ≈ ₹16,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Mağallaẗ Rāyaẗ Al-Dawliyyaẗ Lil ʿulūm Al-Tiğāriyyaẗ | 2812-6440 | 215 | 4 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| مجلة کلیة الآداب جامعة الفیوم | 2357-0709 | 215 | 4 | ≈ ₹67,430 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة دراسات وبحوث التربية الرياضية | 1818-1503 | 213 | 1 | IQD 100,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| مجلة كلية التربية جامعة بنها | 1110-2411 | 212 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Maǧallaẗ Mustaqbal Al-ʿulūm Al-Iğtimāʿiyyaẗ | 2735-5217 | 207 | 4 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة کلية الآداب بقنا | 1110-614X | 206 | 4 | EGP 1,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| المجلة المصرية للدراسات المتخصصة | 1687-6164 | 201 | 4 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة البحوث المالیة والتجاریة | 2090-5327 | 199 | 4 | EGP 1,650 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Mağallaẗ Al-Qirā'aẗ wa Al-Maʿrifaẗ/Mağallaẗ Al-Qirā'aẗ wa Al-Maʿrifaẗ | 2535-2113 | 196 | 4 | ≈ ₹33,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة علوم وفنون الموسيقى | 1110-7804 | 196 | 4 | ≈ ₹38,435 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Tikrit Journal of Administrative and Economic Sciences | 1813-1719 | 195 | 3 | IQD 100,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Al-Maǧallah Al-Miṣriyyaẗ Li-Buḥūṯ Al-Iʿlām | 1110-5836 | 194 | 4 | EGP 2,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Jornal de Assistência Farmacêutica e Farmacoeconomia | 2525-7323 | 194 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) | 1727-8449 | 191 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| مجلة دراسات وبحوث التربية النوعية | 2356-8690 | 190 | 4 | ≈ ₹15,413 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies | 2578-1863 | 182 | 1 | ≈ ₹93,439 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Al-Ghary Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences | 1994-0947 | 178 | 3 | IQD 100,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| مجلة کلية الآداب و العلوم الإنسانية جامعة قناة السويس | 2536-9458 | 177 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة دراسات في التاريخ والآثار | 2075-3047 | 176 | 4 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Mamangan | 2301-8496 | 174 | 3 | ≈ ₹3,221 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Buḥūṯ /Buḥūṯ | 2735-4814 | 172 | 4 | EGP 1,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Environmental Science | 1110-0826 | 172 | 3 | ≈ ₹57,797 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Russian Journal of Education and Psychology | 2658-4034 | 171 | 2 | RUB 15,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Dynamics of Media Systems | 2949-3390 | 167 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| اداب الرافدین | 0378-2867 | 166 | 4 | IQD 150,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| مجلة الدراسات الأفريقية | 1110-6018 | 165 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| مجلة الآداب | 2616-5864 | 159 | 3 | ≈ ₹14,449 to publish | Yes | Yes | Yemen |
| Wukari International Studies Journal | 2756-4649 | 156 | 4 | NGN 20,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Nigeria |
| проект байкал | 2307-4485 | 155 | 3 | RUB 40,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Genealogy | 2313-5778 | 151 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| مجلة بحوث التربية النوعية | 2314-8683 | 149 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة کلية التربية بدمياط | 1110-3930 | 148 | 4 | EGP 1,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Arts for Linguistic & Literary Studies | 2707-5508 | 147 | 2 | YER 30,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Yemen |
| المجلة العربية للتربية النوعية | 2537-0448 | 142 | 4 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Mağallaẗ Al-Dirāsāt Al-Insāniyyah wal-Adabiyyah /Mağallaẗ Al-Dirāsāt Al-Insāni yyaẗ wa Al-Adabiyyaẗ | 2314-7431 | 141 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة بحوث الشرق الأوسط | 2536-9504 | 140 | 4 | ≈ ₹62,614 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Mağallaẗ Banhā Lil-ʿulūm Al-Insāniyyaẗ | 2537-0170 | 139 | 4 | EGP 3,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Questions de communication | 1633-5961 | 138 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| مجلة التربية في القرن 21 للدراسات التربوية والنفسية | 2682-1931 | 138 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة کلية الخدمة الاجتماعية للدراسات والبحوث الاجتماعية | 2682-2660 | 137 | 4 | EGP 2,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Big Data & Society | 2053-9517 | 136 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Revista Direito e Práxis | 2179-8966 | 133 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| مجلة وادي النيل للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية والاجتماعية والتربويه | 2536-9555 | 132 | 4 | ≈ ₹26,490 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Cromohs - Cyber Review of Modern Historiography | 1123-7023 | 129 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| مجلة البحوث والدراسات الإعلامية | 2357-0407 | 129 | 4 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World | 2378-0231 | 125 | 1 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Enterprenuership Journal For Finance and Bussiness | 2708-8790 | 122 | 3 | IQD 125,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| المجلة العلمية للبحوث التجارية (جامعة المنوفية) | 2682-387X | 122 | 4 | ≈ ₹1,01,145 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة البحوث التجارية | 1110-7731 | 121 | 4 | EGP 2,700 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Al-Mağallah Al-ʿilmiyyaẗ Li Kulliyyaẗ Al-Tarbiyyaẗ Al-Nawʿiyyaẗ - Ǧāmiʿaẗ Al-Munūfiyyaẗ | 2357-0113 | 118 | 4 | ≈ ₹33,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences | 2522-3259 | 118 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Mağallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Adāb Ǧāmiʿaẗ Aswan | 2682-1990 | 117 | 4 | EGP 1,400 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Behavioral Addictions | 2062-5871 | 115 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,52,365 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hungary |
| مجلة التربية الخاصة والتأهيل | 2314-8608 | 115 | 4 | ≈ ₹23,119 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Jurisprudence Faculty | 1995-7971 | 114 | 4 | IQD 100,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Frontiers in Human Dynamics | 2673-2726 | 112 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,35,507 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| مجلة الفنون والعلوم التطبيقية | 2537-1061 | 111 | 4 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| JURNAL ILMIAH GEMA PERENCANA | 2962-1860 | 110 | 3 | ≈ ₹37,576 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Старожитності Лукомор я | 2708-4116 | 110 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Progress in Disaster Science | 2590-0617 | 109 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,19,629 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| مجلة الجمعية التربوية للدراسات الاجتماعية | 2535-2032 | 108 | 4 | ≈ ₹33,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Cadernos EBAPE BR | 1679-3951 | 107 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| مجلة البحث العلمي في الآداب | 2356-8321 | 107 | 3 | EGP 5,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة التراث والتصميم | 2735-5071 | 107 | 4 | EGP 1,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| مجلة کلية الآثار جامعة القاهرة | 1110-5801 | 106 | 4 | EGP 1,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Physical Education | 2073-6452 | 105 | 2 | ≈ ₹9,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Journal of Disaster Research | 1881-2473 | 104 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,09,753 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
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