53 Development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulletin of the Altai Academy of Economics and law | 1818-4057 | 529 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Africa Research Bulletin Economic Financial and Technical Series | 0001-9852 | 494 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Russian Journal of Management | 2409-6024 | 382 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Journal of Applied Research | 2712-7516 | 282 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Industrial Economics | 2712-7559 | 253 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Вестник Казахского университета экономики финансов и международной торговли | 2304-7216 | 180 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kazakhstan |
| Экономика и управление. | 2072-8697 | 178 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Economic Analysis Theory and Practice | 2073-039X | 172 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| National Interests Priorities and Security | 2073-2872 | 156 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics | 2413-2829 | 152 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Theoretical economics | 2221-3260 | 141 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Bulletin of Turan University | 1562-2959 | 130 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kazakhstan |
| ECONOMIC VECTOR | 2411-7269 | 104 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| ECONOMIC Series of the Bulletin of the L N Gumilyov ENU | 2079-620X | 90 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kazakhstan |
| Statistika učet i audit | 1563-2415 | 84 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kazakhstan |
| Scientific Research and Development Economics of the Firm | 2306-627X | 83 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Management and Business Administration | 2075-1826 | 76 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Obshchestvo i ekonomika | 0207-3676 | 76 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Regionalnaya ekonomika Yug Rossii | 2310-1083 | 76 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Scientific Journal ECONOMIC SYSTEMS | 2309-2076 | 75 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Scientific Research and Development Economics | 2308-2844 | 72 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Sibirskaya finansovaya shkola | 1993-4386 | 65 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The economy of the North-West problems and prospects of development | 2411-4588 | 63 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Vestnik of Samara University Economics and Management | 2542-0461 | 63 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| VESTNIK OF ASTRAKHAN STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY SERIES ECONOMICS | 2073-5537 | 59 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Economics and Mathematical Methods | 0424-7388 | 50 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Science and Innovations | 1818-9857 | 49 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Belarus |
| Economics and Environmental Management | 2310-1172 | 48 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Economics Finance and Accounting | 2953-8009 | 48 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Armenia |
| Artificial Societies | 2077-5180 | 47 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| The Journal of Economic Research & Business Administration | 1563-0358 | 46 | 2 | KZT 500 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Digital Transformation | 2522-9613 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Belarus |
| Journal of Regional and International Competitiveness | 2782-1927 | 42 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Research Result Economic Research | 2409-1634 | 40 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Bulletin of the State University of Education Series Economics | 2949-5024 | 38 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Economic Regulation | 2078-5429 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos | 0186-7210 | 34 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series Economics Management Law | 2073-6304 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Economics Law Innovaion | 2713-1874 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Revista Geográfica de Chile Terra Australis | 0378-8482 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Chile |
| Boletín de Estudios Geográficos | 0374-6186 | 28 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Information and Innovations | 1994-2443 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Organizer of Production | 1810-4894 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Estudios socioterritoriales | 1515-6206 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Международные научные исследования. | 2076-9563 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Digest Finance | 2073-8005 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Huellas | 0329-0573 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Qainar Journal of Social Science | 2958-7212 | 20 | 2 | KZT 64,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Revistas Cuadernos de Trabajo de Estudios Regionales en Economía Población y Desarrollo | 2007-3739 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Mexico |
| Digital Economy & Innovations | 3034-2074 | 12 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Proyección Estudios Geográficos y de Ordenamiento Territorial | 1667-0876 | 11 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Science Governance and Scientometrics | 2686-6706 | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| System Analysis & Mathematical Modeling | 2713-1734 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |