Research area

Social Sciences Journals

Social sciences include psychology, sociology, political science, communication, anthropology and related fields. Different disciplines can have distinct publishing and citation patterns, so broad rankings should be treated cautiously.

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740Approved journals

734Journals with JIF

223Q1 journals

31.100Highest available JIF

1.700Median available JIF

Quartile distribution

Social Sciences journals by quartile

722 journals with Q1–Q4 data

Q1223

30.9% of quartile-classified journals

Q2202

28.0% of quartile-classified journals

Q3154

21.3% of quartile-classified journals

Q4143

19.8% of quartile-classified journals

Specialties

Browse Social Sciences subsubjects

6 subsubjects with 10+ approved journals

Psychology 249 Communication & Media 200 Political Science & International Relations 94 Sociology 85 Geography 69 Anthropology 43

Journal directory

Social Sciences journal list

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Journal	Subsubject	JIF	5-Year JIF	JCI	Quartile	Publisher
History and Anthropology ISSN 0275-7206 eISSN 1477-2612	Anthropology	0.400	0.800	1.060	Q2	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Jebat-Malaysian Journal of History Politics and Strategic Studies ISSN 0126-5644 eISSN 2180-0251	Political Science & International Relations	0.200	0.300	0.320	Q2	UNIV KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA, CENTRE HISTORY POLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES

Comparing social-science journals

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