Sociology and Political Science · 2,258 journals indexed
Best journals for Sociology and Political Science
The top Sociology and Political Science journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
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- 9Computers & composition/Computers and composition6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 15International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 23Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Information Systems Research4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute for Operations Research and the Management SciencesScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Information Technology and People4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
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- 27Humanities and Social Sciences Communications4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Palgrave MacmillanOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 32International Journal of Qualitative Methods4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 34Computers in Human Behavior Reports4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 40Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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