833 Political Science and International Relations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perspectives on Politics | 1537-5927 | 386 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Frontiers in Political Science | 2673-3145 | 357 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,72,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| PRAWO i WIĘŹ | 2299-405X | 304 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities | 2583-1712 | 228 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| British Journal of Political Science | 0007-1234 | 184 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,32,718 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Political Science Quarterly | 0032-3195 | 177 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,78,668 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development | 2313-058X | 176 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Albania |
| The Journal of Politics | 0022-3816 | 176 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Politics and Governance | 2183-2463 | 175 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,46,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| The Round Table | 0035-8533 | 171 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International journal of humanities and social science invention. | 2319-7714 | 170 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | II |
| Russia in Global Affairs | 1810-6374 | 169 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of Modern Science | 1734-2031 | 167 | 1 | ≈ ₹24,884 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series | 2393-3119 | 166 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Journal of European Public Policy | 1350-1763 | 164 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Asian Affairs | 0306-8374 | 160 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Economic problems and legal practice | 2541-8025 | 158 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Global Policy | 1758-5880 | 155 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Europe Asia Studies | 0966-8136 | 154 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Social & Organizational Matters | 2959-2151 | 152 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies | 0021-9886 | 148 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Russian Law | 1605-6590 | 148 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Conference on Digital Government Research | 3050-8681 | 145 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Democratization | 1351-0347 | 144 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta | 1561-7793 | 140 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| World Economy and International Relations | 0131-2227 | 139 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy | 1369-8230 | 138 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Globalisation Societies and Education | 1476-7724 | 137 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Political Quarterly | 0032-3179 | 137 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,39,077 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Planning Studies | 0965-4313 | 130 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Computer law & security review | 2212-473X | 123 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Lex Russica | 1729-5920 | 121 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Politics & Policy | 1555-5623 | 120 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science | 2279-0837 | 119 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Governance | 0952-1895 | 117 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Nations and Nationalism | 1345-5078 | 117 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Allemagne d aujourd hui | 0002-5712 | 116 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Political Behavior | 0190-9320 | 115 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Canadian Journal of Political Science | 0008-4239 | 114 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Contemporary European History | 0960-7773 | 113 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Small Wars and Insurgencies | 0959-2318 | 112 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Common Market Law Review | 0165-0750 | 111 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Review of International Political Economy | 0969-2290 | 111 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Social Policy and Administration | 0144-5596 | 111 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence | 0885-0607 | 110 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Risk Regulation | 1867-299X | 109 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Public Choice | 0048-5829 | 109 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Policy Studies Journal | 0190-292X | 108 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Party Politics | 1354-0688 | 107 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Regional Studies Review | 3006-6646 | 106 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | 0276-8739 | 105 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Political Science Research and Methods | 2049-8470 | 104 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,13,596 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Electoral Studies | 0261-3794 | 103 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Intelligence & National Security | 0268-4527 | 102 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Political Science Review | 0003-0554 | 101 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Review of International Studies | 0260-2105 | 99 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The International Journal of Human Rights | 1364-2987 | 99 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi | 2636-8048 | 99 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Global Studies Quarterly | 2634-3797 | 97 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,96,029 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Constitutional Law | 1474-2640 | 97 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,70,769 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Nationalities Papers | 0090-5992 | 96 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Global Trade and Customs Journal | 1569-755X | 95 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Political Research Quarterly | 1065-9129 | 95 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Contributions to security and defence studies | 2948-2283 | 94 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Eswatini |
| Socio-Economic Review | 1475-1461 | 94 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi | 1303-0876 | 92 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Access to Justice in Eastern Europe | 2663-0575 | 91 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,14,274 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| American Journal of Political Science | 0092-5853 | 91 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| German Law Journal | 2071-8322 | 91 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,21,812 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Review of Policy Research | 1541-132X | 91 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies | 0085-6401 | 91 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Akademik Hassasiyetler | 2148-5933 | 90 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Public Administration and Development | 0271-2075 | 90 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| European Journal of Political Research | 0304-4130 | 89 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,52,081 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Applied Philosophy | 0264-3758 | 89 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Political Studies | 0032-3217 | 89 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Türkiye Adalet Akademisi Dergisi | 1309-6826 | 88 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Politique européenne | 1623-6297 | 87 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Australian Journal Of International Affairs | 1035-7718 | 86 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Contemporary South Asia | 0958-4935 | 86 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Higher Education | 1084-0613 | 86 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Contemporary European Studies | 1478-2790 | 85 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Comparative Political Studies | 0010-4140 | 84 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Policy Studies | 0144-2872 | 84 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Politics | 1384-5748 | 82 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Studies Quarterly | 0020-8833 | 82 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| The Journal of North African Studies | 1362-9387 | 82 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| World Affairs | 0043-8200 | 82 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| İçtimaiyat | 2602-3377 | 81 | 1 | ≈ ₹15,716 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| International and Comparative Law Quarterly | 0020-5893 | 81 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Cambridge Review of International Affairs | 0955-7571 | 80 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Borderlands Studies | 0886-5655 | 80 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| Outlines of global transformations politics economics law | 2542-0240 | 80 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Ethics | 0014-1704 | 79 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| West European Politics | 0140-2382 | 79 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Publius The Journal of Federalism | 0048-5950 | 78 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Revista Brasileira de Pós-Graduação | 1806-8405 | 78 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| American Journal of International Law | 0002-9300 | 77 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal Ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi | 1309-9132 | 77 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Public Administration | 0033-3298 | 77 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
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