1,758 Sociology and Political Science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE Open | 2158-2440 | 2,032 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,54,126 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Religions | 2077-1444 | 1,602 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,585 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Educational Theory and Research | 2995-3448 | 1,265 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction | 2212-4209 | 757 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Energy Research & Social Science | 2214-6296 | 603 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| 人文与社会科学学刊 | 3079-4552 | 581 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities | 2196-8837 | 521 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Cogent Social Sciences | 2331-1886 | 515 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,11,441 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| 国际全科医学 | 2717-5669 | 480 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Singapore |
| 社会科学前沿 | 3058-9215 | 477 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| 农业科技与发展 | 2811-0617 | 467 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| 教育科学文献 | 2958-289X | 444 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Current Issues in Tourism | 1368-3500 | 394 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Qualitative Methods | 1609-4069 | 392 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| PNAS Nexus | 2752-6542 | 390 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,04,773 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Frontiers in Communication | 2297-900X | 386 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,35,507 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Societies | 2075-4698 | 366 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research | 0718-1876 | 360 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Ethnic and Racial Studies | 0141-9870 | 359 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| 临床医学前沿 | 2661-4766 | 344 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Singapore |
| Computers in Human Behavior Reports | 2451-9588 | 333 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,33,115 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| 现代教育前沿 | 2717-5529 | 332 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Singapore |
| Gong zhong yu zheng ce. | 3050-2160 | 312 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | ENK |
| 社会科学研究与实践 | 3058-8936 | 312 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Vestnik Universiteta | 1816-4277 | 293 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Tourism and Hospitality | 2673-5768 | 290 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,38,390 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| 教育理论与研究 | 3058-8235 | 284 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Sciences Humaines | 0996-6994 | 273 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Computers in Human Behavior | 0747-5632 | 272 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites | 2065-0817 | 272 | 1 | ≈ ₹76,182 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies | 1369-183X | 272 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | 0094-3061 | 264 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Social Forces | 0037-7732 | 243 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Third World Quarterly | 0143-6597 | 238 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| West Science Interdisciplinary Studies | 2985-8895 | 238 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Open Journal of Business and Management | 2329-3284 | 235 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| 现代经济管理 | 2717-5502 | 235 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Singapore |
| The Journal of Asian Studies | 0021-9118 | 234 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Social Inclusion | 2183-2803 | 225 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,46,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| African Identities | 1472-5843 | 222 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights | 2514-9792 | 222 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Risk Analysis | 0272-4332 | 221 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Current Opinion in Psychology | 2352-250X | 220 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Фундаментальные исследования (Fundamental Research) | 1812-7339 | 219 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Tourism Management | 0261-5177 | 216 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| مجلة دراسات وبحوث التربية الرياضية | 1818-1503 | 213 | 1 | IQD 100,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 0022-3514 | 210 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Criminal Justice | 0047-2352 | 204 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Population Space and Place | 1544-8444 | 201 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Deviant Behavior | 0163-9625 | 200 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Qualitative Health Research | 1049-7323 | 197 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Tourism Research | 1099-2340 | 195 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Innovations in Science Engineering and Management. | 2583-7117 | 194 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | II |
| Creative Economy | 1994-6929 | 192 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) | 1727-8449 | 191 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| 教育教学与管理 | 3079-4439 | 191 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| 社会科学与教育 | 3079-4420 | 190 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Sustainability Science and Management | 1823-8556 | 189 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| The Journal of Development Studies | 0022-0388 | 189 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Development in Practice | 0961-4524 | 185 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Tourism Recreation Research | 0250-8281 | 185 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Journal of Asian and African Studies | 0021-9096 | 183 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Family Relations | 0197-6664 | 182 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies | 2578-1863 | 182 | 1 | ≈ ₹93,439 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| International Journal of Intercultural Relations | 0147-1767 | 181 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Resistance Studies | 2003-3265 | 180 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin | 0146-1672 | 179 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| 科学技术与教育 | 3079-4455 | 176 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| West Science Social and Humanities Studies | 3025-3764 | 168 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Annals of Tourism Research | 0160-7383 | 167 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Sport in Society | 1461-0981 | 167 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| 地理科学进展 | 1007-6301 | 165 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Journal of Islamic marketing | 1759-0833 | 163 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| 中国科学与技术学报 | 3079-8434 | 163 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| 体能科学 | 2810-9058 | 162 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Singapore |
| Political Geography | 0962-6298 | 161 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Vocational Development and Education | 3066-8549 | 161 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Studies in Media and Communication | 2325-8071 | 157 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research | 1094-1665 | 154 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| International Migration | 0020-7985 | 154 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Qualitative Research | 1468-7941 | 153 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Sociology Compass | 1751-9020 | 153 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Migration Review | 0197-9183 | 152 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Society and Economy | 2995-4959 | 152 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Genealogy | 2313-5778 | 151 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Social Science Quarterly | 0038-4941 | 149 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | 1447-6770 | 148 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| The China Quarterly | 0009-4439 | 147 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Political Psychology | 0162-895X | 145 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Scientific Works of the Free Economic Society of Russia | 2072-2060 | 144 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education | 0951-8398 | 143 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Environmental Communication | 1752-4032 | 140 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Antipode | 0066-4812 | 139 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History | 0308-6534 | 138 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Big Data & Society | 2053-9517 | 136 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| British Journal of Sociology | 0007-1315 | 136 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The British Journal of Criminology | 0007-0955 | 136 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Electronic Commerce Research | 1389-5753 | 135 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Pertanika journal of social science & humanities | 0128-7702 | 133 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Decision Support Systems | 0167-9236 | 132 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
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