45 Development journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Management | 1998-1627 | 156 | 1 | RUB 15,300 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Proceedings of the Southwest State University Series Economics Sociology and Management | 2223-1552 | 128 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Auditor | 1998-0701 | 104 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of International Development | 0954-1748 | 100 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Voprosy Ekonomiki | 0042-8736 | 87 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Economy of Regions | 2072-6414 | 83 | 1 | RUB 50,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Economics taxes & law | 1999-849X | 81 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Development Policy Review | 0950-6764 | 68 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of the New Economic Association | 2221-2264 | 67 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Lomonosov Economics Journal | 0130-0105 | 64 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Science management theory and practice | 2686-827X | 62 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| MIR (Modernization Innovation Research) | 2079-4665 | 59 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| The world of new economy | 2220-6469 | 55 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Accounting Analysis Auditing | 2408-9303 | 54 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Financial Journal | 2075-1990 | 53 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Scientific notes of the Russian academy of entrepreneurship | 2073-6258 | 52 | 1 | RUB 6,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| IDS Bulletin | 0265-5012 | 50 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Entrepreneur’s Guide | 2073-9885 | 48 | 1 | RUB 6,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Applied Economic Research | 2712-7435 | 48 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Russian Journal of Industrial Economics | 2072-1633 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Izvestiya of Saratov University Economics Management Law | 1994-2540 | 45 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Management Sciences | 2304-022X | 45 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| ECONOMICS AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT | 2587-5574 | 44 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Federalism | 2073-1051 | 44 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| UPRAVLENIE / MANAGEMENT (Russia) | 2309-3633 | 43 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| MONTENEGRIN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS | 1800-5845 | 42 | 1 | ≈ ₹91,419 to publish | Yes | Yes | Montenegro |
| Economic Policy | 1994-5124 | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Revista de geografía Norte Grande | 0379-8682 | 41 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Journal of Institutional Studies | 2076-6297 | 39 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| The economy strategy and practice | 1997-9967 | 39 | 1 | KZT 30,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Kazakhstan |
| Economics of Contemporary Russia | 1609-1442 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Spatial Economics | 1815-9834 | 38 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Statistics and Economics | 2500-3925 | 38 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Economía Sociedad y Territorio | 1405-8421 | 35 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Forum for Development Studies | 0803-9410 | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Review of International Organizations | 1559-7431 | 34 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Review of Business and Economics Studies | 2308-944X | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Progress in Development Studies | 1464-9934 | 21 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Ekonomika | 1998-8648 | 21 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| E-Management | 2658-3445 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Entorno Geográfico | 1692-0074 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Eutopía - Revista de Desarrollo Económico Territorial | 1390-5708 | 17 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research | 1695-7253 | 13 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| PIRETC-Proceeding of The International Research Education & Training Centre | 2613-5817 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Estonia |
| Science & World | 2307-9401 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |