101 Safety Research 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI & Society | 0951-5666 | 647 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Children and Youth Services Review | 0190-7409 | 536 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | 0167-2681 | 435 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| World Development | 0305-750X | 322 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI Ethics and Society | 3065-8365 | 298 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| AI and Ethics | 2730-5953 | 291 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Child & Family Social Work | 1356-7500 | 191 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Philosophy & Technology | 2210-5433 | 182 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Disability & Society | 0267-4645 | 143 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Youth | 2673-995X | 136 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics | 2214-8043 | 135 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Academic Ethics | 1570-1727 | 117 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| African Journal of Disability | 2223-9170 | 100 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,10,471 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| World Development Perspectives | 2452-2929 | 100 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Management of the personnel and intellectual resources in Russia | 2305-7807 | 96 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Digital Society | 2731-4650 | 87 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,07,288 to publish | No | No | Netherlands |
| Proceedings of the International Conference on AI Research. | 3049-5628 | 82 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Frontiers of artificial intelligence, ethics and multidisciplinary applications. | 2731-8125 | 79 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Slovenia |
| SuperIntelligence - Robotics - Safety & Alignment | 3067-2627 | 77 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies | 1745-0128 | 70 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ethics and Information Technology | 1388-1957 | 69 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists | 2657-781X | 68 | 1 | ≈ ₹37,327 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal | 0738-0151 | 67 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Games | 2073-4336 | 66 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | 0251-2513 | 65 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Experimental Economics | 1386-4157 | 62 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Public Child Welfare | 1554-8732 | 59 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation | 1052-2263 | 59 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Child & Youth Services | 0145-935X | 58 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Cambridge Forum on AI Law and Governance | 3033-3733 | 57 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society | 2637-6415 | 55 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research | 1501-7419 | 54 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Sweden |
| Global Social Welfare | 2196-8799 | 53 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Artificial intelligence, simulation and society | 3004-9822 | 49 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Eswatini |
| J — Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal | 2571-8800 | 48 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,38,390 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Career Development | 0894-8453 | 46 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Economic Psychology | 0167-4870 | 46 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities | 0147-4375 | 46 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Adoption & Fostering | 0308-5759 | 45 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of AI Law and Regulation | 2942-4372 | 45 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Dia-noesis. | 2459-413X | 44 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Greece |
| Disability Studies Quarterly | 1041-5718 | 44 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Diversity & Inclusion Research | 2835-236X | 44 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,51,402 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Ethics and integrity in educational contexts | 2731-779X | 44 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics | 2832-9368 | 44 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development | 1899-5241 | 43 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Journal of Career Assessment | 1069-0727 | 42 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies | 1757-6458 | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Sexuality and Disability | 0146-1044 | 41 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | 2520-0097 | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Inclusion | 2326-6988 | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Residential Treatment for Children & Youth | 0886-571X | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Responsible Technology | 2666-6596 | 39 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| American Economic Review Insights | 2640-205X | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal for Educational Integrity | 1833-2595 | 38 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,24,068 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin | 0034-3552 | 37 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Law Innovation and Technology | 1757-9961 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Career Development Quarterly | 0889-4019 | 34 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Frontiers in Behavioral Economics | 2813-5296 | 31 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,35,507 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Canadian Journal of Disability Studies | 1929-9192 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Adoption Quarterly | 1092-6755 | 29 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Employment Counseling | 0022-0787 | 29 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Ethics in Entrepreneurship and Technology | 2633-7436 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Wieś i Rolnictwo | 0137-1673 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Critical AI | 2834-703X | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling | 0047-2220 | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| ACM Journal on Responsible Computing | 2832-0565 | 25 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Human-Machine Communication | 2638-602X | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals | 2165-1434 | 22 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of the Economic Science Association | 2199-6776 | 22 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| OECD artificial intelligence papers | 3005-348X | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Review of Behavioral Economics | 2326-6198 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Children Australia | 1035-0772 | 21 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Inside Copilot. | 3005-0804 | 21 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | CAU |
| Computing and artificial intelligence. | 3029-2786 | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Slovenia |
| International Journal of Disability and Social Justice | 2732-4036 | 20 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of African Economies | 0963-8024 | 20 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering | 1072-8325 | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics | 0044-1600 | 20 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Acta Scientiarum Polonorum - Oeconomia | 1644-0757 | 19 | 1 | ≈ ₹37,327 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of AI, robotics & workplace automation. | 2633-562X | 19 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | ENK |
| Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego | 2081-6960 | 19 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Development Effectiveness | 1943-9342 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Revista de artes marciales asiáticas | 1885-8643 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Tanzania Journal of Development Studies | 0856-9622 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Tanzania |
| Canadian Journal of Career Development | 1499-1845 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| International Journal of Digital Law and Governance | 2941-2552 | 17 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Youth Development | 2325-4009 | 17 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of integrated global STEM | 2942-769X | 16 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,08,851 to publish | No | No | Guinea-Bissau |
| Journal of Psychology and AI | 2997-4100 | 16 | 1 | ≈ ₹86,369 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity | 2561-6218 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| Journal of Disability Policy Studies | 1044-2073 | 15 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Robotics and Automation Research | 2831-6789 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Developmental Child Welfare | 2516-1032 | 14 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Social Development in Africa | 1012-1080 | 14 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Zimbabwe |
| The Journal of STEM Outreach | 2576-6767 | 14 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Digital Society & Virtual Governance | 3079-7624 | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Inclusive Practices | 2732-4745 | 13 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Developing Country Studies | 2958-7417 | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Human-Technology Relations | 2773-2266 | 13 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
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