Journal rankings · indicator year 2007
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Field ranking · 2007
Social Sciences journal rankings 2007
1,932 ranked journals · Field in Social Sciences
Social Sciences has 1,932 ranked journals in 2007. The median OJR rose 0.13 on 2006 to 1.30, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 2.45. The top three are American Political Science Review, MIS Quarterly, and Information Systems Research.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2007. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2004–2006, the window the 2007 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields in Social Sciences (22)
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2006. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2004–2006, the window the 2007 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2004–2006 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2007. | Compare |
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1American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 16.14Q1 | 3.61 0.78 down from 2006 | 179 | 30% | $3,550 | ||
2MIS QuarterlyMIS Quarterly · United States | 15.39Q1 | 8.10 0.26 up from 2006 | 194 | 5% | — | ||
3Information Systems ResearchInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 12.99Q1 | 5.42 1.02 down from 2006 | 81 | 15% | — | ||
4Journal of European Public PolicyRoutledge · United Kingdom | 12.25Q1 | 3.36 0.33 up from 2006 | 192 | 12% | — | ||
5American Sociological ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.71Q1 | 5.54 0.91 up from 2006 | 141 | 8% | $3,900 | ||
6American Journal of SociologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 11.70Q1 | 5.52 1.49 up from 2006 | 145 | 3% | — | ||
7Comparative Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 11.66Q1 | 3.72 1.84 up from 2006 | 140 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
8The Future of ChildrenPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs · United States | 11.52Q1 | 8.17 3.97 up from 2006 | 56 | 5% | — | ||
9Progress in Human GeographySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.33Q1 | 4.20 0.08 up from 2006 | 174 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
10Party PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.24Q1 | 2.74 1.64 up from 2006 | 112 | 7% | $3,650 | ||
11European Journal of International RelationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.10Q1 | 3.05 0.89 up from 2006 | 59 | 20% | $3,900 | ||
12International SecurityThe MIT Press · United States | 10.71Q1 | 3.88 0.88 up from 2006 | 96 | 3% | — | ||
13American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.45Q1 | 5.00 0.14 down from 2006 | 73 | 6% | $2,500 | ||
14Information Systems JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 10.29Q1 | 5.23 0.69 up from 2006 | 55 | 19% | $5,110 | ||
15Games and CultureSAGE Publishing · United States | 10.09Q1 | 3.15 2.52 up from 2006 | 39 | 12% | $3,650 | ||
16Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 9.89Q1 | 5.15 2.74 up from 2006 | 60 | 17% | $3,631 | ||
17Foreign AffairsCouncil on Foreign Relations · United States | 9.87Q1 | 4.03 1.28 up from 2006 | 1,245 | 0% | — | ||
18Transactions of the Institute of British GeographersWiley · United Kingdom | 9.82Q1 | 4.97no change | 106 | 20% | $4,070 | ||
19Journal of European Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.54Q1 | 3.02 0.46 up from 2006 | 72 | 0% | $3,650 | ||
20Geografiska Annaler Series B Human GeographyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 9.19Q1 | 1.77 1.21 down from 2006 | 80 | 2% | — | ||
21Journal of Computer-Mediated CommunicationOAWiley · United States | 9.06Q1 | 4.48 2.45 up from 2006 | 359 | 58% | $0 listed | ||
22Journal of Conflict ResolutionSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.95Q1 | 3.88 0.90 up from 2006 | 127 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
23Government and OppositionOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 8.88Q1 | 1.02 0.75 down from 2006 | 82 | 11% | $3,550 | ||
24CriminologyWiley · United Kingdom | 8.67Q1 | 4.10 0.33 down from 2006 | 100 | 12% | $3,570 | ||
25Philosophy & Public AffairsWiley · United States | 8.28Q1 | 2.19 1.14 down from 2006 | 54 | 9% | $3,460 | ||
26Global NetworksWiley · United Kingdom | 8.22Q1 | 2.65 0.25 up from 2006 | 81 | 25% | $4,050 | ||
27Electoral StudiesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 8.19Q1 | 2.76 2.13 up from 2006 | 202 | 6% | $2,840 | ||
28Journal of Economic GrowthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 8.16Q1 | 3.59 0.66 up from 2006 | 41 | 43% | $4,290 | ||
29DemographyOASpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 8.10Q1 | 3.11 2.32 down from 2006 | 114 | 39% | $2,750 | ||
30Review of Educational ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.08Q1 | 7.00 0.34 up from 2006 | 52 | 5% | $2,500 | ||
31Review of International StudiesCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 8.08Q1 | 2.46 1.54 up from 2006 | 127 | 15% | $3,550 | ||
32Sociology of EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.01Q1 | 2.06 0.36 down from 2006 | 52 | 6% | $3,650 | ||
33Exceptional ChildrenSAGE Publishing · United States | 7.96Q1 | 6.74 0.83 up from 2006 | 80 | 15% | $3,900 | ||
34Ethnic and Racial StudiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 7.96Q1 | 2.47 0.52 up from 2006 | 144 | 11% | — | ||
35Journal of Research in Crime and DelinquencySAGE Publishing · United States | 7.87Q1 | 3.14 0.90 up from 2006 | 51 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
36Journal of Research in Science TeachingWiley · United States | 7.67Q1 | 3.32 0.24 up from 2006 | 165 | 15% | $3,910 | ||
37Urban StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 7.56Q1 | 2.66 0.62 up from 2006 | 368 | 6% | $3,900 | ||
38British Journal of Political ScienceOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 7.52Q1 | 2.41 0.27 down from 2006 | 121 | 21% | $3,550 | ||
39American Journal of Political ScienceWiley · United States | 7.43Q1 | 2.68 0.92 up from 2006 | 283 | 17% | $4,100 | ||
40World PoliticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 7.31Q1 | 1.88 0.52 up from 2006 | 101 | 23% | — | ||
41Administrative Science QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 7.29Q1 | 2.74 0.12 down from 2006 | 134 | 11% | $3,900 | ||
42GovernanceWiley · United Kingdom | 7.17Q1 | 2.44 0.01 up from 2006 | 86 | 15% | $3,730 | ||
43West European PoliticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 7.09Q1 | 1.65 0.69 down from 2006 | 156 | 8% | — | ||
44Journal of Interactive MarketingSAGE Publishing · United States | 7.07Q1 | 3.10 0.56 down from 2006 | 68 | 16% | $5,400 | ||
45Journal of Teacher EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 7.06Q1 | 2.13 0.09 up from 2006 | 139 | 3% | $3,900 | ||
46Comparative European PoliticsPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 7.05Q1 | 1.88 0.06 up from 2006 | 57 | 17% | $3,290 | ||
47Educational Evaluation and Policy AnalysisSAGE Publishing · United States | 7.02Q1 | 2.84 1.93 down from 2006 | 56 | 11% | $2,500 | ||
48Education Finance and PolicyThe MIT Press · United States | 6.94Q1 | 1.63no 2006 value | 35 | 13% | — | — | |
49International Studies QuarterlyOxford University Press · United States | 6.93Q1 | 2.45 0.06 up from 2006 | 107 | 19% | $4,320 | ||
50Educational PsychologistRoutledge · United States | 6.92Q1 | 7.30 2.39 up from 2006 | 65 | 4% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, compared.
- Sociology and Political Science826
- Education426
- Political Science and International Relations248
- Public Administration46
- Gender Studies43
- Communication38
- Health34
- Library and Information Sciences34
- Safety Research33
- Law32
- Linguistics and Language32
- Anthropology30
- Demography27
- Transportation27
- Urban Studies25
- Geography, Planning and Development17
- Cultural Studies9
- Development2
- General Social Sciences2
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2007. Corpus-wide, 72.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
689 additional Social Sciences journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2004–2006, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2007. Publication window: 2004–2006. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 1,932
- Window papers (baseline)
- 792,817 +28.8% from indicator year 2004
- Median OJR
- 1.30 +26.2% from indicator year 2004
- Rising journals (2025)
- 134Comparison-group list (134)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2004–2006 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 1,406 | 1,451 | 1,539 | 1,622 | 1,698 | 1,765 | 1,844 | 1,932 | 2,018 | 2,111 | 2,231 | 2,335 | 2,450 | 2,548 | 2,662 | 2,755 | 2,851 | 2,959 | 2,994 | 3,028 | 3,056 | 3,141 | 3,149 | 3,144 | 3,107 | 3,066 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 443,953 | 481,120 | 524,797 | 573,040 | 615,403 | 666,449 | 723,952 | 792,817 | 867,532 | 946,631 | 1,027,940 | 1,103,353 | 1,185,358 | 1,256,728 | 1,323,833 | 1,400,086 | 1,483,492 | 1,554,301 | 1,600,611 | 1,663,801 | 1,760,718 | 1,914,483 | 2,065,185 | 2,148,493 | 2,214,535 | 2,302,259 | |
| Median OJR | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.365 | 1.382 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.40 | 1.377 | 1.356 | 1.352 | 1.353 | 1.346 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.23 | 1.194 | 1.187 | 1.18 | 1.20 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 4.7% | 1,882 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.498 per 1,000 | 1,610 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -2.6% | 2,852 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 58.5% | 3,066 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,400 | 1,164 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 18.2% | 2,785 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 3,066 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 1.22 | 3,041 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 44.4% | 3,066 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 49.7% | 3,059 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.