136 Cultural Studies journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litera | 2409-8698 | 338 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Slovakia |
| Nauchnyi Dialog | 2225-756X | 270 | 2 | RUB 26,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Humanities | 2076-0787 | 263 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Филология научные исследования | 2454-0749 | 261 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Slovakia |
| Philology and Culture | 2782-4756 | 162 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Vestnik NSU Series History and Philology | 1818-7919 | 124 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| REVISTA CUHSO | 0716-1557 | 108 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Neophilology | 2587-6953 | 90 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| SibScript | 2949-2092 | 90 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Vestnik of Northern (Arctic) Federal University Series Humanitarian and Social Sciences | 2227-6564 | 88 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism | 2312-9220 | 83 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Sign problematic field in mediaeducation | 2070-0695 | 78 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Jurnal Penelitian Agama Hindu | 2579-9843 | 77 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Herald of Dagestan State University | 2500-1965 | 74 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Vestnik of North-Eastern Federal University History Political Science Law | 2222-5404 | 72 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Online Journal of Art and Design | 2301-2501 | 71 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca Julio de Urquijo | 0582-6152 | 70 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Historical-Philological Journal | 0135-0536 | 70 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Armenia |
| Current Issues in Philology and Pedagogical Linguistics | 2079-6021 | 67 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Two centuries of the Russian classics | 2686-7494 | 66 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Abstrak | 3032-1670 | 62 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Semiotic studies | 2782-2958 | 61 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Crede Experto Transport Society Education Language | 2312-1327 | 60 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Asian Journal of Arts and Culture | 2773-9953 | 59 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Thailand |
| PSYCHE | 0033-2623 | 59 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Communication Studies | 2413-6182 | 57 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Russian Studies in Philology | 2949-5008 | 57 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Satwika Kajian Ilmu Budaya dan Perubahan Sosial | 2580-443X | 57 | 2 | ≈ ₹4,026 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Language and Text | 2312-2757 | 56 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Sphere of Culture | 2713-301X | 52 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles | 0212-9426 | 51 | 2 | ≈ ₹46,036 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Mundo Agrario | 1515-5994 | 50 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Japan Forum | 0955-5803 | 49 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Japanese Studies in Russia | 2500-2872 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Panggung | 0854-3429 | 44 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Filosofi Publikasi Ilmu Komunikasi Desain Seni Budaya | 3032-1808 | 43 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Fìlologìčnì traktati | 2077-804X | 40 | 2 | UAH 1,200 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Etnoantropološki problemi / Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology | 0353-1589 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Korean Journal of Journalism & Communication Studies | 1229-7526 | 39 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| ETNOREFLIKA Jurnal Sosial dan Budaya | 2252-9144 | 38 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Forum der Psychoanalyse | 0178-7667 | 38 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,30,225 to publish | No | No | Germany |
| Studia Philologica | 2311-2425 | 38 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Jurnal Adat dan Budaya Indonesia | 2615-6113 | 37 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Desain | 2339-0107 | 37 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,684 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Glasnik Etnografskog instituta | 0350-0861 | 36 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Paradigma Jurnal Kajian Budaya | 2087-6017 | 36 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| MESSENGER OF KYIV NATIONAL LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY Series Philology | 2311-0821 | 35 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Sanat Tarihi Dergisi | 1300-5707 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Estudios Atacameños Arqueología y antropología surandinas | 0716-0925 | 34 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Jahrbuch der Psychoanalyse | 0075-2363 | 34 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies | 1356-9325 | 34 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Vestnik NSU Series Linguistics and Intercultural Communication | 1818-7935 | 34 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Articult | 2227-6165 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Journal of the HCI Society of Korea | 1976-0671 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Proceeding Bali-Bhuwana Waskita Global Art Creativity Conference | 2809-1299 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Anclajes | 0329-3807 | 29 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Diálogo andino | 0716-2278 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Chile |
| Modular Journal | 2791-6820 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Selçuklu Medeniyeti Araştırmaları Dergisi | 2651-2602 | 29 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies | 2689-2596 | 28 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Новое Русское Возрождение | 3034-2554 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas | 2352-3077 | 27 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Revista de Antropología Social | 1131-558X | 27 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Visitas al Patio | 2027-0585 | 27 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Japanese Studies | 1037-1397 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| Media Gender & Culture | 1738-2483 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Antropologías del Sur | 0719-4498 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| EntreDiversidades Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades | 2007-7602 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Kinderanalyse | 0942-6051 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Мова | 2307-4558 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| Bat: Soziolinguistika aldizkaria | 1130-8435 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The journal of Korean studies | 0731-1613 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Verba Northwest Linguistic Journal | 2713-0665 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Revista Sarance | 1390-9207 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ecuador |
| Rhema | 2500-2953 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration | 1225-1011 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Euskera ikerketa aldizkaria | 0210-1564 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Gelar Jurnal Seni Budaya | 1410-9700 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| GESTALT | 2657-1641 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| ULTIMART Jurnal Komunikasi Visual | 1979-0716 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Language and Literature | 2541-9358 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Boletín de la Sociedad Chilena de Arqueología | 0716-5730 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Chile |
| Proceedings of Southern Federal University Philology | 1995-0640 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Acintya Jurnal Penelitian Seni Budaya | 2085-2444 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Amisos | 2587-2222 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Palmet Dergisi | 2822-3551 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Turismo y Patrimonio | 1680-9556 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Arts and design studies | 2224-6061 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Jurnal Senirupa Warna (JSRW)/Jurnal Seni Rupa Warna | 2088-7248 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Sanskara Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora | 3031-7789 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Antigua Matanza | 2545-8701 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| ANUARI d’Arquitectura i Societat | 2792-7598 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Chinese Journal of Slavic Studies | 2747-7487 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Social Growth and Development Studies | 3090-126X | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Sajaratun Jurnal Sejarah dan Pembelajaran Sejarah | 2541-0873 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Voprosy leksikografii | 2227-4200 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Aceh Anthropological Journal | 2614-5561 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Global Nineteenth-Century Studies | 2752-6623 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı / Journal of Art History | 0579-4080 | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Serat Rupa Journal of Design | 2338-3348 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
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