Social Sciences Journals List - 2024
Are you looking for a list of social sciences journals? Then you are in the right place.
Here, we provide an updated list of scholarly, peer-reviewed social sciences journals.
Some of these are open access journals, while others have a high impact factor.
Additionally, many of these journals are indexed in various databases like PubMed, Scopus, Medline, Embase, DOAJ, Google Scholar, and Web of Science (WOS).
This list includes the best national and international academic journals.
Some of them are top-ranking and highly scientific journals with a high H-index and ranking.
For the most recent list of social sciences journals, see the list below.
Social Sciences Journals
| Journals List | Subject | ISSN | Impact Factor | Payment (APC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrekon | Social Sciences | 2078-0400 | 1.6 | ✅ |
| Advances in Social Work | Social Sciences | 2331-4125 | ❌ | |
| International Journal of Multidisciplinary Researc... | Social Sciences | 2349-4182 | 0 | ✅ |
| Administratie si Management Public | Social Sciences | 2559-6489 | ❌ | |
| ADMET and DMPK | Social Sciences | 1848-7718 | 3.4 | ❌ |
| Acta Universitatis Carolinae Studia Territorialia | Social Sciences | 2336-3231 | ❌ | |
| Acta Poloniae Historica | Social Sciences | 0001-6829 | 0.1 | ❌ |
| Acta Politica | Social Sciences | 0001-6810 | 1.4 | ❌ |
| Cultura Educacion Sociedad | Social Sciences | 2389-7724 | ❌ | |
| Journal of Research & Reviews in Social Sciences P... | Social Sciences | 2617-5029 | ❌ | |
| Acta Geographica Lodziensia | Social Sciences | 0065-1249 | ❌ | |
| Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administracion | Social Sciences | 2056-5127 | 1.3 | ✅ |
| AAA - Arbeiten aus Anglistik und Amerikanistik | Social Sciences | 0171-5410 | 0.1 | ❌ |
| A e C - Revista de Direito Administrativo e Consti... | Social Sciences | 1984-4182 | 0.2 | ❌ |
| A + U-Architecture and Urbanism | Social Sciences | 0389-9160 | 0.1 | ❌ |
| 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature | Social Sciences | 2550-2247 | 0.6 | ✅ |
| Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly | Social Sciences | 2161-430X | 3.6 | ✅ |
| Neurobiology of Language | Social Sciences | 2641-4368 | ✅ | |
| American Journal of Criminal Justice | Social Sciences | 1936-1351 | 5.6 | ✅ |
| Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | Social Sciences | 1096-0465 | 3.5 | ✅ |
| Quantitative Science Studies | Social Sciences | 2641-3337 | ✅ | |
| Journal of Law and Economics | Social Sciences | 1537-5285 | 2.2 | ✅ |
| Scientific Studies of Reading | Social Sciences | 1532-799X | 3.7 | ✅ |
| International Migration Review | Social Sciences | 1747-7379 | 3.8 | ✅ |
| Qualitative Research | Social Sciences | 1468-7941 | 4.1 | ✅ |
| Journalism | Social Sciences | 1741-3001 | 3.1 | ✅ |
| Critical Studies in Education | Social Sciences | 1750-8495 | 8.5 | ✅ |
| Journal of Research on Adolescence | Social Sciences | 1532-7795 | 3.6 | ✅ |
| Journal of Black Psychology | Social Sciences | 1552-4558 | 5.2 | ✅ |
| Feminist Economics | Social Sciences | 1466-4372 | 3.8 | ✅ |
| Transactions of the Institute of British Geographe... | Social Sciences | 1475-5661 | 3.3 | ✅ |
| Sociology of Religion | Social Sciences | 1069-4404 | 3.1 | ✅ |
| Journal of Higher Education | Social Sciences | 1538-4640 | 3.9 | ✅ |
| Theory and Research in Social Education | Social Sciences | 2163-1654 | 3.8 | ✅ |
| Public Administration | Social Sciences | 1467-9299 | 3.5 | ✅ |
| TESOL Quarterly | Social Sciences | 1545-7249 | 4.665 | ✅ |
| Justice Quarterly | Social Sciences | 1745-9109 | 4.0 | ✅ |
| African Affairs | Social Sciences | 1468-2621 | 1.9 | ✅ |
| Political Studies | Social Sciences | 1467-9248 | 3.1 | ✅ |
| Computers Environment and Urban Systems | Social Sciences | 1873-7587 | 6.8 | ✅ |
| Studies in Science Education | Social Sciences | 1940-8412 | 4.8 | ✅ |
| Environment and Urbanization | Social Sciences | 1746-0301 | 4.8 | ✅ |
| Social Science Computer Review | Social Sciences | 1552-8286 | 4.1 | ✅ |
| Journal of Criminal Justice | Social Sciences | 1873-6203 | 5.5 | ✅ |
| Journal of Intellectual Capital | Social Sciences | 1469-1930 | 6.9 | ✅ |
| The International Journal of Qualitative Methods | Social Sciences | 1609-4069 | 5.4 | ✅ |
| Building and Environment | Social Sciences | 1873-684X | 7.4 | ✅ |
| Environment and Planning A | Social Sciences | 1472-3409 | 4.2 | ✅ |
| Journalism Studies | Social Sciences | 1469-9699 | 3.3 | ✅ |
| New Political Economy | Social Sciences | 1469-9923 | 4.4 | ✅ |
| Computers and Security | Social Sciences | 1872-6208 | 5.6 | ✅ |
| Electoral Studies | Social Sciences | 1873-6890 | 2.3 | ✅ |
| Journal of Family Theory and Review | Social Sciences | 1756-2589 | ✅ | |
| Language Testing | Social Sciences | 0265-5322 | 4.4 | ✅ |
| Teaching and Teacher Education | Social Sciences | 1879-2480 | 3.9 | ✅ |
| Journal of Professional Capital and Community | Social Sciences | 2056-9556 | 3.1 | ✅ |
| Journal of Educational Computing Research | Social Sciences | 1541-4140 | 4.8 | ✅ |
| Global Environmental Politics | Social Sciences | 1536-0091 | 4.8 | ✅ |
| Canadian Journal of Political Science | Social Sciences | 1744-9324 | 2.4 | ✅ |
| Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health | Social Sciences | 1931-2393 | 5.8 | ✅ |
| Work Aging and Retirement | Social Sciences | 2054-4650 | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspect... | Social Sciences | 2590-1982 | 8.6 | ✅ |
| Medical Education | Social Sciences | 1365-2923 | 7.1 | ✅ |
| Journal of Computer Assisted Learning | Social Sciences | 1365-2729 | 5 | ✅ |
| Journal of Cheminformatics | Social Sciences | 1758-2946 | 8.4 | ✅ |
| Early Childhood Research Quarterly | Social Sciences | 1873-7706 | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Group Processes and Intergroup Relations | Social Sciences | 1461-7188 | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Television and New Media | Social Sciences | 1552-8316 | 2.0 | ✅ |
| Econometric Theory | Social Sciences | 1469-4360 | 1.3 | ✅ |
| European Journal of International Relations | Social Sciences | 1354-0661 | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Media Culture and Society | Social Sciences | 1460-3675 | 3.4 | ✅ |
| Journal of Planning Literature | Social Sciences | 1552-6593 | 4.5 | ✅ |
| Journal of Aging and Social Policy | Social Sciences | 1545-0821 | 5.1 | ✅ |
| Internet Research | Social Sciences | 1066-2243 | 7.9 | ✅ |
| Geography Compass | Social Sciences | 1749-8198 | 3.1 | ✅ |
| Annals of the American Association of Geographers | Social Sciences | 2469-4460 | 4.7 | ❌ |
| Land Use Policy | Social Sciences | 1873-5754 | 7.1 | ✅ |
| New Technology Work and Employment | Social Sciences | 1468-005X | 5.8 | ✅ |
| Developmental Psychology | Social Sciences | 1939-0599 | 4 | ❌ |
| Policy Design and Practice | Social Sciences | 2574-1292 | 5.8 | ✅ |
| Active Learning in Higher Education | Social Sciences | 1741-2625 | 3.8 | ✅ |
| Urban Geography | Social Sciences | 1938-2847 | 4.4 | ✅ |
| Economy and Society | Social Sciences | 1469-5766 | 5.7 | ✅ |
| Journal of Mixed Methods Research | Social Sciences | 1558-6901 | 3.9 | ✅ |
| Quaternary Science Reviews | Social Sciences | 1873-457X | 4 | ✅ |
| Applied Linguistics | Social Sciences | 1477-450X | 5.6 | ✅ |
| Studies in Higher Education | Social Sciences | 1470-174X | 4.5 | ✅ |
| Cities | Social Sciences | 1873-6084 | 6.7 | ✅ |
| Applied Developmental Science | Social Sciences | 1532-480X | 3.8 | ✅ |
| Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis | Social Sciences | 1935-1062 | 3.4 | ✅ |
| Child Abuse and Neglect | Social Sciences | 1873-7757 | 4.8 | ❌ |
| Cognition and Instruction | Social Sciences | 1532-690X | 4.4 | ✅ |
| Criminology and Public Policy | Social Sciences | 1745-9133 | 4.6 | ✅ |
| Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics | Social Sciences | 1468-0084 | 2.5 | ✅ |
| Journal of Industrial Ecology | Social Sciences | 1530-9290 | 5.9 | ✅ |
| Vehicular Communications | Social Sciences | 2214-210X | 6.7 | ✅ |
| Computer Assisted Language Learning | Social Sciences | 1744-3210 | 7.4 | ✅ |
| Sustainability Science Practice and Policy | Social Sciences | 1548-7733 | 8.5 | ✅ |
| Crime Science | Social Sciences | 2193-7680 | 4.7 | ✅ |
| Regional Studies | Social Sciences | 1360-0591 | 5.1 | ✅ |
| European Sociological Review | Social Sciences | 1468-2672 | 3.9 | ✅ |
| Gender and Society | Social Sciences | 1552-3977 | 5.5 | ✅ |
| IEEE Transactions on Information Theory | Social Sciences | 1557-9654 | 2.5 | ✅ |
| Human Communication Research | Social Sciences | 1468-2958 | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Journal of Research in Science Teaching | Social Sciences | 1098-2736 | 4.6 | ✅ |
| Science Communication | Social Sciences | 1552-8545 | 9.0 | ✅ |
| Educational Administration Quarterly | Social Sciences | 1552-3519 | 3.3 | ✅ |
| Journal of Archaeological Research | Social Sciences | 1573-7756 | 3.8 | ✅ |
| Social Problems | Social Sciences | 1533-8533 | 3.2 | ✅ |
| Entrepreneurship and Regional Development | Social Sciences | 1464-5114 | 6.9 | ✅ |
| European Political Science Review | Social Sciences | 1755-7747 | 3.2 | ✅ |
| SSM Population Health | Social Sciences | 2352-8273 | 4.7 | ✅ |
| Democratization | Social Sciences | 1743-890X | 5.3 | ❌ |
| International Journal of Physical Distribution and... | Social Sciences | 0960-0035 | 8.6 | ✅ |
| Educational and Psychological Measurement | Social Sciences | 1552-3888 | 2.7 | ✅ |
| Open Mind | Social Sciences | 2470-2986 | ❌ | |
| Journal of Computer Mediated Communication | Social Sciences | 1083-6101 | 7.2 | ❌ |
| Transactions of the Association for Computational ... | Social Sciences | 2307-387X | 10.9 | ❌ |
| Information Communication and Society | Social Sciences | 1369-118X | 6.0 | ✅ |
| Economic Geography | Social Sciences | 0013-0095 | 9.1 | ✅ |
| Environmental Politics | Social Sciences | 0964-4016 | 6.0 | ✅ |
| Transport Policy | Social Sciences | 1879-310X | 6.8 | ✅ |
| Journal of Transport Geography | Social Sciences | 0966-6923 | 6.1 | ✅ |
| Research on Language and Social Interaction | Social Sciences | 1532-7973 | 2.7 | ✅ |
| Review of International Organizations | Social Sciences | 1559-744X | 3.9 | ✅ |
| Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Social Sciences | 1573-6601 | 4.9 | ✅ |
| Resources Policy | Social Sciences | 0301-4207 | 10.2 | ✅ |
| International Journal of Bilingual Education and B... | Social Sciences | 1367-0050 | 6.6 | ✅ |
| Tourism Review | Social Sciences | 1759-8451 | 7.1 | ✅ |
| Telematics and Informatics | Social Sciences | 1879-324X | 8.5 | ✅ |
| Distance Education | Social Sciences | 1475-0198 | 6.9 | ✅ |
| Learning Media and Technology | Social Sciences | 1743-9892 | 5.5 | ✅ |
| Journal of Governance Security and Development | Social Sciences | 2709-0590 | ❌ | |
| Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy | Social Sciences | 2040-5804 | 5.8 | ✅ |
| Reading Research Quarterly | Social Sciences | 1936-2722 | 4.2 | ✅ |
| European Journal of Teacher Education | Social Sciences | 1469-5928 | 5.1 | ✅ |
| Food Policy | Social Sciences | 0306-9192 | 6.5 | ✅ |
| RSF | Social Sciences | 2377-8261 | ✅ | |
| Journal of Memory and Language | Social Sciences | 1096-0821 | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Planning Theory | Social Sciences | 1741-3052 | 3.6 | ✅ |
| Journal of Imgelem | Social Sciences | 2602-4446 | ✅ | |
| Journal of European Public Policy | Social Sciences | 1466-4429 | 4.7 | ✅ |
| Party Politics | Social Sciences | 1460-3683 | 2.9 | ✅ |
| Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | Social Sciences | 1520-6688 | 3.8 | ✅ |
| Social Media and Society | Social Sciences | 2056-3051 | 5.2 | ✅ |
| Science Education | Social Sciences | 1098-237X | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Journal of Economic Geography | Social Sciences | 1468-2710 | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Journal of Communication Sociology and History Stu... | Social Sciences | 2791-7584 | ❌ | |
| Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies | Social Sciences | 2578-1863 | 10.3 | ✅ |
| Demography | Social Sciences | 1533-7790 | ✅ |
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