1,658 Education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja | 0784-1272 | 6,177 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Finland |
| Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA | 2407-795X | 1,846 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Education Sciences | 2227-7102 | 1,731 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,585 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Frontiers in Education | 2504-284X | 1,701 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences | 2222-6990 | 1,578 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| Revista Multidisciplinar do Nordeste Mineiro | 2178-6925 | 1,303 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| KnE Social Sciences | 2518-668X | 1,150 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Arab Emirates |
| Social Sciences & Humanities Open | 2590-2911 | 1,071 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,30,044 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies | 2581-6268 | 1,015 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Brazilian Journal of Development | 2525-8761 | 986 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| The critical review of social sciences studies | 3006-7162 | 976 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Pakistan |
| Multidisciplinary Reviews | 2595-3982 | 687 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development | 2226-6348 | 685 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| Journal of interdisciplinary perspectives | 2984-8288 | 659 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| TSAQOFAH | 2810-0042 | 624 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Educational Process International Journal | 2147-0901 | 608 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,51,276 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| AL-ISHLAH Jurnal Pendidikan | 2087-9490 | 607 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Education and Information Technologies | 1360-2357 | 604 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Cognizance Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies | 0976-7797 | 565 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Jurnal Ilmiah Profesi Pendidikan | 2502-7069 | 559 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Asian Development Studies | 2304-375X | 513 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research | 1694-2116 | 483 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Mauritius |
| European Journal of Education | 0141-8211 | 465 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Multidisciplinary Applied Business and Education Research | 2774-5368 | 452 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM) | 2321-3418 | 431 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) | 2252-8822 | 408 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports | 2582-3248 | 381 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| African Journal of Empirical Research | 2709-2607 | 356 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences | 2720-7722 | 353 | 1 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ghana |
| Teaching and Teacher Education | 0742-051X | 351 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| TEM Journal | 2217-8309 | 347 | 1 | ≈ ₹62,325 to publish | Yes | No | Serbia |
| International Journal of Educational Research | 0883-0355 | 337 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Technium Social Sciences Journal | 2668-7798 | 333 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Romania |
| European Journal of Education Studies | 2501-1111 | 323 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Romania |
| Murhum Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini | 2723-6390 | 269 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Niñez y Juventud | 1692-715X | 267 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Early Childhood Education Journal | 1082-3301 | 259 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education | 1759-667X | 251 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal on Culture History and Religion | 3028-1318 | 250 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Philippines |
| SN Social Sciences | 2662-9283 | 245 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Biodiversity Science | 1005-0094 | 239 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| JURNAL PIJAR MIPA | 1907-1744 | 239 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,505 to publish | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology | 2462-1943 | 235 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| International Journal of Educational Development | 0738-0593 | 234 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Educational and Social Research | 2239-978X | 234 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| East African Journal of Education Studies | 2707-3939 | 232 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences | 2456-4761 | 224 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| British Educational Research Journal | 0141-1926 | 217 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Higher Education | 0018-1560 | 217 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Golden Ratio of Data in Summary | 2776-6411 | 214 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| International Journal of Inclusive Education | 1360-3116 | 211 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education | 1305-8215 | 210 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| JURNAL PENDIDIKAN MIPA | 2088-0294 | 209 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Ideguru Jurnal Karya Ilmiah Guru | 2527-5712 | 201 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,368 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Inovasi Global | 3031-0512 | 198 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Studies in Higher Education | 0307-5079 | 197 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Yegah Müzikoloji Dergisi | 2636-8838 | 193 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| ETDC Indonesian Journal of Research and Educational Review | 2809-3682 | 192 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Inovasi Kurikulum | 1829-6750 | 189 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| International Journal of Integrative Sciences | 2985-9050 | 189 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| PPSDP International Journal of Education | 2829-5196 | 188 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education | 1467-6370 | 187 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| MARAS Jurnal Penelitian Multidisiplin | 2987-811X | 185 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física | 1806-1117 | 182 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Educação e Pesquisa | 1517-9702 | 181 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) | 2089-9823 | 179 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Kependidikan Jurnal Hasil Penelitian dan Kajian Kepustakaan di Bidang Pendidikan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran | 2442-7667 | 179 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,684 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Revista Sistemática | 2675-5211 | 178 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif | 2087-9849 | 170 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Higher Education Research & Development | 0729-4360 | 169 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Instruction | 1308-1470 | 166 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Cadernos de Educação Tecnologia e Sociedade | 2316-9907 | 165 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Journal on Education | 2654-5497 | 165 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Qubahan Academic Journal | 2709-8206 | 164 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| AJP Advances in Physiology Education | 1043-4046 | 159 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Al-Madrasah Jurnal Pendidikan Madrasah Ibtidaiyah | 2620-5807 | 159 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| IJORER International Journal of Recent Educational Research | 2721-7965 | 159 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Syntax Idea | 2684-6853 | 159 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Innovations in Education and Teaching International | 1470-3297 | 158 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Jurnal Pendidikan MIPA | 1411-2531 | 156 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Syntax Admiration | 2722-5356 | 156 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| ASCILITE Publications | 2653-665X | 155 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Australia |
| Aulad Journal on Early Childhood | 2655-433X | 155 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,684 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Revista Brasileira da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica | 1983-0408 | 155 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Issues in Information Systems | 1529-7314 | 154 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Jurnal Manajemen dan Pendidikan Agama Islam | 3031-8394 | 154 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Higher Education Studies | 1925-4741 | 150 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| Revista Ensino & Pesquisa | 1676-1030 | 150 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Cokroaminoto Journal of Primary Education | 2654-6426 | 149 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| International Journal of Applied Science and Research | 2581-7876 | 148 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Physical Review Physics Education Research | 2469-9896 | 145 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,21,074 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Educação em Revista | 0102-4698 | 144 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| The Australian Educational Researcher | 0311-6999 | 144 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| International Journal of Science and Management Studies (IJSMS) | 2581-5946 | 140 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies | 2517-276X | 139 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education | 1758-1184 | 139 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Science Education | 0950-0693 | 138 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Qlantic journal of social sciences. | 2791-0202 | 138 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Pakistan |
| Journal Evaluation in Education (JEE) | 2716-1595 | 137 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,371 to publish | No | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Practice Learning and Educational Development | 2809-1205 | 137 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
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