323 Social Sciences journals published by Springer Nature with at least 10 papers in 2025. Publisher family is the top of the publisher's lineage in OpenAlex.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI & Society | 0951-5666 | 647 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Education and Information Technologies | 1360-2357 | 604 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities | 2196-8837 | 521 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Molecular Medicine | 1076-1551 | 362 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Religion and Health | 0022-4197 | 320 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| AI and Ethics | 2730-5953 | 291 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Instruments and Experimental Techniques | 0020-4412 | 281 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Early Childhood Education Journal | 1082-3301 | 259 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| SN Social Sciences | 2662-9283 | 245 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Inland Water Biology | 0320-9652 | 236 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of Family Violence | 0885-7482 | 234 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Metallurg | 0026-0827 | 231 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Журнал структурной химии | 0136-7463 | 231 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| High Energy Chemistry | 0018-1439 | 226 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences | 1019-3316 | 221 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Higher Education | 0018-1560 | 217 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Japanese Journal of Radiology | 1867-1071 | 200 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Журнал физической химии | 0044-4537 | 198 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Juristische Blätter | 0022-6912 | 191 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Austria |
| Philosophy & Technology | 2210-5433 | 182 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Zorgvisie | 1384-4199 | 181 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| International Journal of Public Health | 1661-8556 | 179 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,65,247 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Biochemistry (Moscow) | 0006-2979 | 170 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | British Virgin Islands |
| International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique | 0952-8059 | 166 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Datenschutz und Datensicherheit - DuD | 0724-4371 | 165 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Математические заметки | 0025-567X | 161 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Public Organization Review | 1566-7170 | 152 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Petroleum Chemistry | 0028-2421 | 151 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy | 1874-4621 | 150 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Теоретическая и математическая физика | 0564-6162 | 145 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| The Australian Educational Researcher | 0311-6999 | 144 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| TVZ - Verpleegkunde in praktijk en wetenschap | 1380-3425 | 143 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Металловедение и термическая обработка металлов | 0026-0819 | 141 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Nursing | 1381-5911 | 138 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Ядерная физика и инжиниринг | 2079-5629 | 138 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Transportation | 0049-4488 | 137 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Electronic Commerce Research | 1389-5753 | 135 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Pastoral Psychology | 0031-2789 | 127 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Химическая физика | 0207-401X | 125 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology | 2211-3452 | 123 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| TechTrends | 1559-7075 | 123 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Studies in East European Thought | 0039-3797 | 120 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,97,655 to publish | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale | 1488-3473 | 119 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Academic Ethics | 1570-1727 | 117 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| TandartsPraktijk | 0167-1685 | 117 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Tijdschrift voor bedrijfs- en verzekeringsgeneeskunde | 0929-600X | 116 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Political Behavior | 0190-9320 | 115 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Society | 0041-1035 | 115 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| ZDM | 1615-679X | 114 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Child Indicators Research | 1874-897X | 112 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Zorg + Welzijn | 1381-4664 | 111 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Public Choice | 0048-5829 | 109 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Science & Education | 0926-7220 | 107 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| KinderopvangTotaal Management | 1382-4406 | 103 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Innovative Higher Education | 0742-5627 | 102 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Химико-фармацевтический журнал | 0023-1134 | 101 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Demography | 0070-3370 | 99 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | No | United States |
| Comparative Migration Studies | 2214-594X | 98 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,34,952 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Educational Studies in Mathematics | 0013-1954 | 97 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Computational Social Science | 2432-2717 | 96 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Singapore |
| Studies on Russian Economic Development | 1075-7007 | 95 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Universal Access in the Information Society | 1615-5289 | 95 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Contributions to security and defence studies | 2948-2283 | 94 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Eswatini |
| Human Physiology | 0131-1646 | 94 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of Urban Health | 0028-7091 | 93 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education | 1571-0068 | 91 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Medical Ultrasonics | 1346-4523 | 91 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Российские нанотехнологии | 1992-7223 | 91 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Research in Science Education | 0157-244X | 90 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| Sozial Extra | 0931-279X | 90 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,26,554 to publish | No | No | Germany |
| American Journal of Criminal Justice | 1066-2316 | 88 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Population Economics | 0933-1433 | 88 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Science Education and Technology | 1059-0145 | 88 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Digital Society | 2731-4650 | 87 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,07,288 to publish | No | No | Netherlands |
| e+i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik | 0932-383X | 86 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Austria |
| Теплофизика высоких температур | 0040-3644 | 85 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| International Journal of Disaster Risk Science | 2095-0055 | 81 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,34,952 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| International Review of Education | 0020-8566 | 81 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations | 0957-8765 | 81 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Health & Justice | 2194-7899 | 80 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,58,073 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Regional Research of Russia | 2079-9705 | 80 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Vakblad Sociaal Werk | 2468-7456 | 80 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Frontiers of artificial intelligence, ethics and multidisciplinary applications. | 2731-8125 | 79 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Slovenia |
| Sex Roles | 0360-0025 | 79 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| TvV Tijdschrift voor Verzorgenden | 0921-5832 | 78 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Annals of Telecommunications | 0003-4347 | 77 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Contemporary Jewry | 0147-1694 | 76 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| GZ - Psychologie | 1879-5080 | 73 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Springer Studies in American Politics. | 3005-0634 | 73 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Eswatini |
| Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft | 1434-663X | 73 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Asia Pacific Education Review | 1598-1037 | 72 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | South Korea |
| Computational Urban Science | 2730-6852 | 72 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,62,160 to publish | Yes | Yes | Singapore |
| Journal of Intensive Care | 2052-0492 | 72 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,43,240 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| The Urban Review | 0042-0972 | 71 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Child & Youth Care Forum | 1053-1890 | 70 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| International Journal of STEM Education | 2196-7822 | 70 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,83,926 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Ethics and Information Technology | 1388-1957 | 69 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Historical Archaeology | 0440-9213 | 69 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Theory and Society | 0304-2421 | 69 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Физика плазмы | 0367-2921 | 69 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
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