Journal rankings · indicator year 2007
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Domain ranking · 2007
Social Sciences journal rankings 2007
4,034 ranked journals · Domain
Social Sciences has 4,034 ranked journals in 2007. The median OJR rose 0.08 on 2006 to 1.14, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 2.18. The top three are International Organization, American Political Science Review, and MIS Quarterly.
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.
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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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1International OrganizationUniversity of Cambridge · United States | 17.69Q1 | 5.28 0.76 up from 2006 | 93 | 14% | $3,550 | ||
2American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 16.14Q1 | 3.61 0.78 down from 2006 | 179 | 30% | $3,550 | ||
3MIS QuarterlyMIS Quarterly · United States | 15.39Q1 | 8.10 0.26 up from 2006 | 194 | 5% | — | ||
4The Journal of Economic PerspectivesOAAmerican Economic Association · United States | 15.09Q1 | 6.57 1.44 up from 2006 | 167 | 42% | — | ||
5The Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press · United States | 15.08Q1 | 5.68 1.96 down from 2006 | 176 | 22% | $7,619 | ||
6The World Bank Research ObserverOxford University Press | 14.55Q1 | 4.50 2.75 down from 2006 | 36 | 29% | $3,986 | ||
7Strategic Management JournalWiley · United States | 14.08Q1 | 5.38 0.30 up from 2006 | 204 | 14% | $4,250 | ||
8Journal of International Business StudiesPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 13.01Q1 | 5.38 0.10 up from 2006 | 150 | 23% | $4,790 | ||
9Information Systems ResearchInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 12.99Q1 | 5.42 1.02 down from 2006 | 81 | 15% | — | ||
10The Journal of FinanceWiley · United States | 12.79Q1 | 6.30 0.10 down from 2006 | 291 | 26% | $4,430 | ||
11Organization ScienceInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 12.34Q1 | 5.60 0.10 down from 2006 | 172 | 15% | — | ||
12Journal of European Public PolicyRoutledge · United Kingdom | 12.25Q1 | 3.36 0.33 up from 2006 | 192 | 12% | — | ||
13Journal of Accounting ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 11.74Q1 | 4.50 0.80 down from 2006 | 79 | 9% | $4,420 | ||
14Journal of Political EconomyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 11.73Q1 | 6.37 0.06 down from 2006 | 179 | 17% | — | ||
15American Sociological ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.71Q1 | 5.54 0.91 up from 2006 | 141 | 8% | $3,900 | ||
16American Journal of SociologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 11.70Q1 | 5.52 1.49 up from 2006 | 145 | 3% | — | ||
17Comparative Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 11.66Q1 | 3.72 1.84 up from 2006 | 140 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
18The Future of ChildrenPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs · United States | 11.52Q1 | 8.17 3.97 up from 2006 | 56 | 5% | — | ||
19Progress in Human GeographySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.33Q1 | 4.20 0.08 up from 2006 | 174 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
20Party PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.24Q1 | 2.74 1.64 up from 2006 | 112 | 7% | $3,650 | ||
21European Journal of International RelationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.10Q1 | 3.05 0.89 up from 2006 | 59 | 20% | $3,900 | ||
22Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management · United States | 11.05Q1 | 7.70 2.66 up from 2006 | 271 | 6% | — | ||
23Academy of Management ReviewAcademy of Management · United States | 10.80Q1 | 6.69 1.02 up from 2006 | 260 | 9% | — | ||
24International SecurityThe MIT Press · United States | 10.71Q1 | 3.88 0.88 up from 2006 | 96 | 3% | — | ||
25Journal of Accounting and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 10.65Q1 | 5.06 0.40 up from 2006 | 92 | 10% | $4,170 | ||
26Journal of MarketingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.46Q1 | 4.35 4.01 down from 2006 | 253 | 2% | $5,400 | ||
27American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.45Q1 | 5.00 0.14 down from 2006 | 73 | 6% | $2,500 | ||
28Journal of Financial EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 10.36Q1 | 4.23 0.85 up from 2006 | 354 | 9% | $4,740 | ||
29Information Systems JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 10.29Q1 | 5.23 0.69 up from 2006 | 55 | 19% | $5,110 | ||
30Games and CultureSAGE Publishing · United States | 10.09Q1 | 3.15 2.52 up from 2006 | 39 | 12% | $3,650 | ||
31Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 9.89Q1 | 5.15 2.74 up from 2006 | 60 | 17% | $3,631 | ||
32Foreign AffairsCouncil on Foreign Relations · United States | 9.87Q1 | 4.03 1.28 up from 2006 | 1,245 | 0% | — | ||
33Transactions of the Institute of British GeographersWiley · United Kingdom | 9.82Q1 | 4.97no change | 106 | 20% | $4,070 | ||
34Linguistics and PhilosophySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 9.64Q1 | 4.80 1.42 up from 2006 | 56 | 21% | $3,090 | ||
35American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Association · United States | 9.59Q1 | 4.06no change | 634 | 20% | — | ||
36Journal of European Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.54Q1 | 3.02 0.46 up from 2006 | 72 | 0% | $3,650 | ||
37Geografiska Annaler Series B Human GeographyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 9.19Q1 | 1.77 1.21 down from 2006 | 80 | 2% | — | ||
38Research PolicyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 9.18Q1 | 4.90 1.20 up from 2006 | 311 | 18% | $4,280 | ||
39Journal of Computer-Mediated CommunicationOAWiley · United States | 9.06Q1 | 4.48 2.45 up from 2006 | 359 | 58% | $0 listed | ||
40Journal of Conflict ResolutionSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.95Q1 | 3.88 0.90 up from 2006 | 127 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
41Government and OppositionOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 8.88Q1 | 1.02 0.75 down from 2006 | 82 | 11% | $3,550 | ||
42Journal of Economic LiteratureAmerican Economic Association · United States | 8.80Q1 | 2.78 1.59 down from 2006 | 115 | 3% | — | ||
43Entrepreneurship Theory and PracticeSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.69Q1 | 4.56 0.30 up from 2006 | 112 | 12% | $3,900 | ||
44CriminologyWiley · United Kingdom | 8.67Q1 | 4.10 0.33 down from 2006 | 100 | 12% | $3,570 | ||
45The Review of Economics and StatisticsThe MIT Press · United States | 8.61Q1 | 3.68 0.17 up from 2006 | 224 | 23% | — | ||
46The Accounting ReviewAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 8.51Q1 | 3.48 0.61 down from 2006 | 144 | 10% | — | ||
47Philosophy & Public AffairsWiley · United States | 8.28Q1 | 2.19 1.14 down from 2006 | 54 | 9% | $3,460 | ||
48Global NetworksWiley · United Kingdom | 8.22Q1 | 2.65 0.25 up from 2006 | 81 | 25% | $4,050 | ||
49Electoral StudiesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 8.19Q1 | 2.76 2.13 up from 2006 | 202 | 6% | $2,840 | ||
50Journal of Economic GrowthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 8.16Q1 | 3.59 0.66 up from 2006 | 41 | 43% | $4,290 |
Fields of Social Sciences, compared.
- Social Sciences1,932
- Psychology677
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance559
- Business, Management and Accounting444
- Arts and Humanities316
- Decision Sciences106
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.
1,443 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
- 4,034
- Window papers (baseline)
- 1,678,086 +26.7% from indicator year 2004
- Median OJR
- 1.14 +18.1% from indicator year 2004
- Rising journals (2025)
- 301
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 |
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| Ranked journals | 2,933 | 3,074 | 3,257 | 3,421 | 3,551 | 3,684 | 3,847 | 4,034 | 4,222 | 4,411 | 4,638 | 4,858 | 5,103 | 5,326 | 5,550 | 5,769 | 5,975 | 6,155 | 6,251 | 6,310 | 6,367 | 6,458 | 6,516 | 6,519 | 6,456 | 6,382 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 973,082 | 1,101,576 | 1,187,966 | 1,289,835 | 1,324,068 | 1,431,668 | 1,541,994 | 1,678,086 | 1,825,065 | 1,985,403 | 2,148,912 | 2,303,999 | 2,468,040 | 2,603,480 | 2,734,303 | 2,869,634 | 3,018,278 | 3,128,445 | 3,209,329 | 3,319,936 | 3,489,326 | 3,755,807 | 4,010,665 | 4,149,019 | 4,247,103 | 4,426,831 | |
| Median OJR | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 1.0001 | 1.063 | 1.14 | 1.196 | 1.22 | 1.242 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.241 | 1.236 | 1.204 | 1.179 | 1.181 | 1.165 | 1.183 | 1.158 | 1.09 | 1.067 | 1.057 | 1.065 | 1.08 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 4.6% | 4,027 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 1.605 per 1,000 | 3,404 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -2.2% | 5,924 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 56.3% | 6,382 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,390 | 2,626 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 20.9% | 5,817 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 6,382 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 1.12 | 6,330 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 42.6% | 6,382 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 49.1% | 6,369 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.