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Top Scientific Journals in Social Sciences

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Social Sciences. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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#101
Tier 2TOP
Sexuality Research and Social Policy
ISSN: 1868-9884 / 1553-6610 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
2.8
Scopus SJR
1.082
InternationalView Profile
#102
Tier 2TOP
Sociological Science
ISSN: 2330-6696 • Society for Sociological Science
Impact Factor
2.8
Scopus SJR
1.434
United StatesView Profile
#103
Tier 4
International Journal of Population Data Science
ISSN: 2399-4908 • Swansea University
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
0.46
United KingdomView Profile
#104
Tier 2
Journal of Chinese Sociology
ISSN: 2198-2635 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
0.683
#105
Tier 1TOP
Linguistic Approaches To Bilingualism
ISSN: 1879-9264 / 1879-9272 • John Benjamins Publishing Company
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
1.327
NetherlandsView Profile
#106
Tier 2TOP
Sport Education and Society
ISSN: 1357-3322 / 1470-1243 • Routledge
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
1.245
#107
Tier 3
Environmental Economics
ISSN: 1998-6041 / 1998-605X • LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.398
#108
Tier 3
Frontiers in Education
ISSN: 2504-284X • Frontiers Media S.A.
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.744
SwitzerlandView Profile
#109
Tier 4
Innovation and Development
ISSN: 2157-930X / 2157-9318 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.608
United KingdomView Profile
#110
Tier 2TOP
International Journal of Social Research Methodology
ISSN: 1364-5579 / 1464-5300 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
1.417
InternationalView Profile
#111
Tier 2TOP
International Journal of Strategic Communication
ISSN: 1553-118X / 1553-1198 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.562
United StatesView Profile
#112
Tier 2
Journal of Computational Social Science
ISSN: 2432-2717 / 2432-2725 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.599
InternationalView Profile
#113
Q1
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
ISSN: 1868-4874 • Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Impact Factor
2.6
Scopus SJR
0.693
United KingdomView Profile
#114
Tier 2TOP
European Journal of Politics and Gender
ISSN: 2515-1088 / 2515-1096 • Bristol University Press
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.958
InternationalView Profile
#115
Tier 2
Journal of Palaeogeography-English
ISSN: 2095-3836 / 2524-4507 • Elsevier BV
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.631
#116
Tier 2
Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics
ISSN: 2056-6085 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.927
InternationalView Profile
#117
Tier 3
Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A-Systems
ISSN: 2473-2907 / 2473-2893 • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.574
United StatesView Profile
#118
Tier 2
Qualitative Inquiry
ISSN: 1077-8004 / 1552-7565 • SAGE
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
0.657
United StatesView Profile
#119
Tier 2TOP
Science & Education
ISSN: 0926-7220 / 2181-0842 • Open Science LLC
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
1.162
UzbekistanView Profile
#120
Tier 3
Journal of Risk Research
ISSN: 1366-9877 / 1466-4461 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.4
Scopus SJR
0.627
United KingdomView Profile
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