218 Cultural Studies journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 4 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 4: bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tanz | 1869-7720 | 423 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| International Humanitarian University Herald Philology | 2409-1154 | 364 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| Journal of Contents and Industry | 2765-317X | 272 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Russkaya Literatura | 0131-6095 | 210 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Journal of Asian American Studies | 1096-8598 | 208 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Critique d’art | 1246-8258 | 200 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Bühnentechnische Rundschau | 0007-3091 | 179 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Callaloo | 0161-2492 | 163 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Theology and praxis | 1229-7917 | 161 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| IkerGazte Nazioarteko ikerketa euskaraz | 3045-9567 | 159 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| University of Colorado Honors Journal | 2836-337X | 125 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| «Էջմիածին» կրոնագիտական և հայագիտական ամսագիր=“Etchmiadzin” Theological and Armenological Journal=«Эчмиадзин» религиоведческий и арменоведческий журнал | 1829-4243 | 115 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Терени | 2738-7674 | 115 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Bulgaria |
| Universum Philology and art history | 2311-2859 | 113 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| La Palabra y el Hombre revista de la Universidad Veracruzana | 0185-5727 | 101 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Mexico |
| International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research | 1738-3005 | 94 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Stephanos Peer reviewed multilanguage scientific journal | 2309-9917 | 93 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| BULLETIN of the Kabardian-Balkarian Institute for the Humanities Research | 2306-5826 | 87 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of Transnational American Studies | 1940-0764 | 83 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| History and Culture | 3045-316X | 82 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Armenia |
| Film Studies | 1598-9682 | 80 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Global Convergence Research Academy | 2951-021X | 72 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Southwestern historical quarterly | 0038-478X | 70 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Culture and Text | 2305-4077 | 64 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of MICE & Tourism Research | 1738-2777 | 64 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Cuadernos medievales | 2422-7471 | 61 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| The Studies of Korean Literature | 1229-7429 | 59 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Prismas - Revista de historia intelectual | 1666-1508 | 58 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| The Korean Literature and Arts | 1976-8400 | 58 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Jahrbuch für Kulturpolitik | 2702-959X | 57 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Philologos | 2079-2638 | 57 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| The Korea Journal of Donghak Studies | 1598-7566 | 57 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Korean Journal of Japanese Language and Literature | 1226-0576 | 56 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Albanologjia | 1857-9485 | 55 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | XN |
| Ellipsis A Journal of Art Ideas and Literature | 2331-7086 | 50 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Arty Jurnal Seni Rupa | 2252-7516 | 49 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Bulletin of Yerevan University B Philology | 1829-457X | 48 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Armenia |
| Regional Industry Review | 2093-9027 | 47 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| The Journal of East-West Comparative Literature | 1229-2745 | 44 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Գիտական աշխատություններ | 1829-4316 | 44 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Armenia |
| REVISTA CONCÉNTRICA | 2619-600X | 43 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Colombia |
| Review of Japanese culture and society | 0913-4700 | 41 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Amerasia Journal | 0044-7471 | 40 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Mission and Theology | 1229-2133 | 40 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Aztlán A Journal of Chicano Studies | 0005-2604 | 39 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Border Crossings The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies | 2383-5222 | 39 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Cheonggyeo History | 1598-494X | 39 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Comparative Literature | 1225-0910 | 39 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Landing | 3030-2021 | 39 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Review Literature and Arts of the Americas | 0890-5762 | 39 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Théorème | 1159-7941 | 38 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Japanology | 1598-1134 | 37 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| The Korean Society of Gyobang and Culture | 2951-3561 | 37 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Monumenta Nipponica | 0027-0741 | 36 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Japan |
| Forum Modernes Theater | 0930-5874 | 35 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| The East Asian Ancient Studies | 1229-8298 | 35 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Filologjia | 1857-8535 | 33 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | XN |
| Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Literature Studies | 1226-444X | 33 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Journal & Article Management System | 1738-7981 | 33 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| The Journal for Oversea Korean Literature | 1738-4249 | 33 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Dharmasmrti Jurnal Ilmu Agama dan Kebudayaan | 1693-0304 | 32 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Rocky Mountain review/The Rocky Mountain review | 1948-2825 | 32 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Studies in Theory of Literary Plot and Narratology | 2410-7883 | 32 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| The Korea-Japan Historical Review | 1229-3687 | 31 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Anales del Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigaciones Estéticas Mario J. Buschiazzo. | 0328-9796 | 30 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Antigua & Barbuda |
| Humanities Journal | 1226-8178 | 30 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Kosova | 3006-4031 | 30 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Revista Conserva | 0717-3539 | 30 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Chile |
| CITA KARA JURNAL PENCIPTAAN DAN PENGKAJIAN SENI MURNI | 2829-0879 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Institute for Russian and Altaic Studies Chungbuk University | 1738-9208 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Journal of Ehwa Korean Language and Literature | 1229-7224 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Márgenes Espacio Arte y Sociedad | 0718-4034 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Chile |
| Re-visiones | 2173-0040 | 28 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Slavica Revalensia | 2346-5824 | 28 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Estonia |
| BAJU Journal of Fashion & Textile Design Unesa | 2747-2574 | 26 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Art Studies | 2579-2830 | 26 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Armenia |
| Poligramas | 0120-4130 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Prajna Revista de Culturas Orientais | 2675-9969 | 26 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Study of Humanities | 1738-0979 | 26 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Telar. | 1668-2963 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Antigua & Barbuda |
| APRIA Journal | 2589-9007 | 25 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| CONNOTAS REVISTA DE CRÍTICA Y TEORÍA LITERARIAS | 1870-6630 | 25 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Journal of Law Social Science and Management Review | 3064-6006 | 25 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Monstrum | 2561-5629 | 25 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Argos | 1562-4072 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Mexico |
| ÍSTMICA Revista de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras | 1023-0890 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Costa Rica |
| Journal of Human Studies | 1229-6740 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Sungshin Humanities Research | 2005-0933 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Cogito | 1975-6046 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Humanities Research | 1598-9259 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Journal of Church Education·Welfare Practice | 2635-4225 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Jurnal Nawala Visual | 2684-9798 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Quêtes littéraires | 2084-8099 | 23 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| The Journal of Japanese Studies | 1598-737X | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| ՀԱՅՈՑ ՊԱՏՄՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՀԱՐՑԵՐ | 1829-4596 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Boletín Antropológico/Boletín antropológico | 0257-750X | 22 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Venezuela |
| Bulletin of Yerevan University E Philosophy Psychology | 1829-4553 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Armenia |
| CUADERNOS DE LITERATURA | 1794-8290 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Colombia |
| Korean Journal of Japanese Dtudies | 2092-6863 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Periferica | 1577-1172 | 22 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
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