ORBIT171 Social Sciences journals published in Malaysia with at least 10 papers in 2025. Country is where the journal is published, as OpenAlex records it, not where its authors are.
Publishing from Malaysia: the rules
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Education Psychology and Counseling | 0128-164X | 387 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Modern Education | 2637-0905 | 363 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) | 2504-8562 | 332 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Quantum Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities | 2716-6481 | 325 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| PLANNING MALAYSIA | 0128-0945 | 286 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology | 2462-1943 | 235 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Sustainability Science and Management | 1823-8556 | 189 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Law Government and Communication | 0128-1763 | 154 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Pertanika journal of social science & humanities | 0128-7702 | 133 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Komunikasi Malaysian Journal of Communication | 2289-151X | 128 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Teknologi | 0127-9696 | 121 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia | 1823-4631 | 106 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Global Journal Al-Thaqafah | 2232-0474 | 97 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,06,404 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Journal of Tourism Hospitality and Environment Management | 0128-178X | 92 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| e-Jurnal Penyelidikan dan Inovasi | 2289-7909 | 88 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Muallim Journal of Social Science and Humanities | 2590-3691 | 88 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Malaysia Journal of Invention and Innovation | 2976-2170 | 86 | 3 | ≈ ₹7,104 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Uniglobal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities | 2948-4162 | 82 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Technical Education and Training | 2229-8932 | 81 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Information and Knowledge Management | 2231-8836 | 78 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Pendidikan Bitara UPSI | 2821-3173 | 75 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| International Islamic Sciences Journal | 2600-7096 | 71 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Akademika | 0126-5008 | 69 | 2 | ≈ ₹14,510 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Asian Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences | 2682-8502 | 62 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Asian Journal of University Education | 1823-7797 | 62 | 1 | ≈ ₹24,183 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Quranic Research | 2289-5396 | 62 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies | 1675-8021 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹68,670 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Kajian Lisan Malaysia | 2976-3967 | 59 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Al-Tamaddun | 1823-7517 | 55 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Intellectual Discourse | 0128-4878 | 53 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS) | 0127-9319 | 50 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Asian People Journal (APJ) | 2600-8971 | 49 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education | 2180-3463 | 47 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| EDUCATUM Journal of Social Sciences | 2289-9391 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Perspektif Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan | 1985-496X | 43 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Asia-Pacific Journal of Information Technology and Multimedia | 2289-2192 | 42 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Borneo Arkhailogia (Heritage Archaeology and History) | 2600-8726 | 42 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| ATTARBAWIY Malaysian Online Journal of Education | 2600-7622 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Psikologi dan Kesihatan Sosial | 2600-7819 | 41 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| ijhss | 2976-3312 | 38 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Islamic Thought | 2232-1314 | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹19,346 to publish | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Wacana Sarjana | 2600-9501 | 37 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Islamiyyat | 0126-5636 | 36 | 2 | ≈ ₹23,679 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Kajian Malaysia | 0127-4082 | 36 | 1 | ≈ ₹14,413 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Kupas Seni | 0127-9688 | 35 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Sains Humanika | 2289-6996 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| ICRRD Quality Index Research Journal | 2773-5958 | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society | 0126-7353 | 34 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Pendeta Journal of Malay Language Education and Literature | 1823-6812 | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies | 1823-6243 | 33 | 2 | ≈ ₹14,510 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Sains Insani | 0127-7871 | 33 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Creative Future and Heritage (TENIAT) | 2289-4527 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Online Journal for TVET Practitioners | 2289-7410 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Communication Language and Culture | 2805-444X | 31 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Human Development and Communication (JoHDeC) | 2289-2702 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Akidah & Pemikiran Islam | 1511-8819 | 31 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Maʿālim al-Qurʾān wa al-Sunnah | 1823-4356 | 31 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Al-Hikmah | 2462-1242 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Usuluddin | 0128-0708 | 29 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| MANU Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa (PPIB) | 1511-1989 | 29 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Al-Makrifah Journal of Knowledge and Learning in Islamic Tradition and Culture | 3009-1268 | 28 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Ulum Islamiyyah | 1675-5936 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Advanced Research in Social and Behavioural Sciences | 2462-1951 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| ESTEEM Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities | 2600-7274 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Firdaus Journal | 2821-3165 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Advanced Research in Education and Society | 2682-8138 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Al-Bayan Journal of Qur’an and Hadith Studies | 2232-1950 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| AL-BURHĀN JOURNAL OF QURʾĀN AND SUNNAH STUDIES | 2600-8386 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Innovative Teaching and Learning Journal | 2600-8572 | 25 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Humanities Technology and Civilization | 2289-7216 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Journal of Borneo-Kalimantan | 2289-2583 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Journal Of Hadith Studies | 2550-1488 | 25 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Techno Social | 2229-8940 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Malaysian online journal of educational sciences | 2289-3024 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Asian Journal of Law and Policy | 2785-8979 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| GEOGRAFI | 2289-4470 | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| IIUM Journal of Educational Studies | 1675-8692 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| International Business Education Journal | 1985-2126 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Jamalullail Journal | 2948-393X | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Gendang Alam (GA) | 2180-1738 | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Peradaban Melayu | 1675-4271 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Management | 2289-4489 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse | 1675-3410 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences | 2637-0581 | 23 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| al-Irsyad Journal of Islamic and Contemporary Issues | 0128-116X | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Journal of Southeast Asia Psychology (SAPJ) | 2289-1870 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Turath Antara - Bidang | 3083-9483 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| SIBAWAYH Arabic Language and Education | 2716-5515 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Southeast Asian Review of English | 0127-046X | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| ANP Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanities | 2773-482X | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Asian Journal of Assessment in Teaching and Learning | 2232-1926 | 22 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Asian Journal of Vocational Education and Humanities | 2735-0215 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Gateway Journal for Modern Studies and Research (GJMSR) | 3083-8207 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Halalsphere | 2773-6040 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Insight Journal | 2600-8564 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Advances in Social Sciences and Humanities | 2948-4723 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Journal International Studies | 1823-691X | 22 | 1 | ≈ ₹21,311 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Journal Of ICT In Education | 0127-9750 | 22 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Journal of Social Transformation and Regional Development | 2682-9142 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Jurnal Islam dan Masyarakat Kontemporari | 1985-7667 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
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