Journal rankings · indicator year 2014
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Field ranking · 2014
Social Sciences journal rankings 2014
2,662 ranked journals · Field in Social Sciences
Social Sciences has 2,662 ranked journals in 2014. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.36 against 1.00, down 0.02 on 2013. A journal needs OJR 2.54 to reach Q1. The top three are Review of Educational Research, MIS Quarterly, and The Internet and Higher Education.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2014. 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 2011–2013, the window the 2014 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 2013. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2011–2013, the window the 2014 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2011–2013 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 2005 to 2014. | Compare |
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1Review of Educational ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 23.09Q1 | 10.42 3.49 down from 2013 | 55 | 19% | $2,500 | ||
2MIS QuarterlyMIS Quarterly · United States | 15.60Q1 | 10.53 2.18 up from 2013 | 280 | 28% | — | ||
3The Internet and Higher EducationElsevier BV · United States | 14.75Q1 | 7.25 1.24 up from 2013 | 100 | 9% | $4,120 | ||
4American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 14.36Q1 | 5.65 0.54 down from 2013 | 169 | 42% | $3,550 | ||
5Journal of European Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 13.84Q1 | 4.89 1.36 up from 2013 | 100 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
6Review of Research in EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 13.70Q1 | 5.50 2.68 up from 2013 | 33 | 0% | $2,500 | ||
7American Sociological ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 13.57Q1 | 7.73 0.20 up from 2013 | 137 | 31% | $3,900 | ||
8American Journal of SociologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 12.16Q1 | 5.34 0.81 down from 2013 | 124 | 6% | — | ||
9American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 12.09Q1 | 5.13 1.02 up from 2013 | 117 | 3% | $2,500 | ||
10International SecurityThe MIT Press · United States | 11.86Q1 | 4.72 1.12 up from 2013 | 83 | 32% | — | ||
11American Journal of Political ScienceWiley · United States | 11.78Q1 | 4.64 0.61 up from 2013 | 227 | 21% | $4,100 | ||
12Educational PsychologistRoutledge · United States | 11.54Q1 | 8.95 0.05 up from 2013 | 55 | 18% | — | ||
13Annual Review of Applied LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 11.34Q1 | 7.55 4.15 up from 2013 | 51 | 20% | $3,550 | ||
14Government Information QuarterlyElsevier BV · United States | 11.22Q1 | 5.97 1.47 up from 2013 | 212 | 11% | $4,360 | ||
15Progress in Human GeographySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.61Q1 | 5.09 0.39 down from 2013 | 177 | 17% | $3,900 | ||
16Journal of Peace ResearchSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.61Q1 | 4.61 0.74 up from 2013 | 193 | 13% | $3,900 | ||
17Educational Administration QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United States | 10.36Q1 | 4.20 1.02 up from 2013 | 81 | 12% | $3,900 | ||
18Sociological TheorySAGE Publishing · United States | 10.32Q1 | 3.91 0.53 down from 2013 | 46 | 6% | $3,900 | ||
19Personality and Social Psychology ReviewSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.78Q1 | 8.81 0.99 down from 2013 | 51 | 23% | $3,900 | ||
20Journal of Teacher EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.73Q1 | 4.13 0.20 down from 2013 | 125 | 8% | $3,900 | ||
21Journal of Interactive MarketingSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.39Q1 | 6.61 1.40 up from 2013 | 77 | 50% | $5,400 | ||
22Brock Education JournalOABrock University · Canada | 9.19Q1 | 1.14 4.38 down from 2013 | 54 | 100% | — | ||
23European Union PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.15Q1 | 2.39 0.28 down from 2013 | 100 | 14% | $3,650 | ||
24CriminologyWiley · United Kingdom | 9.06Q1 | 5.59 1.17 down from 2013 | 107 | 17% | $3,570 | ||
25European Journal of International RelationsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 8.93Q1 | 2.87 0.90 up from 2013 | 103 | 33% | $3,900 | ||
26Educational Evaluation and Policy AnalysisSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.73Q1 | 3.30 0.79 down from 2013 | 85 | 17% | $2,500 | ||
27The Future of ChildrenPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs · United States | 8.69Q1 | 5.08 0.83 down from 2013 | 56 | 11% | — | ||
28Journal of Computer-Mediated CommunicationOAWiley · United States | 8.67Q1 | 5.64 0.59 up from 2013 | 102 | 58% | $0 listed | ||
29Political AnalysisCambridge University Press · United States | 8.58Q1 | 4.28 0.69 up from 2013 | 140 | 33% | $3,550 | ||
30Journal of European Public PolicyRoutledge · United Kingdom | 8.48Q1 | 3.27 0.52 up from 2013 | 247 | 28% | — | ||
31Comparative Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.42Q1 | 2.96 0.46 up from 2013 | 206 | 16% | $3,900 | ||
32Asia‐Pacific Economic History ReviewWiley · Australia | 8.41Q1 | 5.68 3.99 up from 2013 | 63 | 4% | $2,900 | ||
33American Journal of EducationUniversity of Chicago · United States | 8.30Q1 | 3.82 0.76 up from 2013 | 74 | 3% | — | ||
34Journal of Research in Science TeachingWiley · United States | 8.28Q1 | 5.07 0.46 down from 2013 | 156 | 33% | $3,910 | ||
35Journal of Research in Crime and DelinquencySAGE Publishing · United States | 8.25Q1 | 4.23 0.21 down from 2013 | 78 | 18% | $3,650 | ||
36Sociology of EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 8.10Q1 | 2.98 1.28 down from 2013 | 69 | 21% | $3,650 | ||
37Communication TheoryWiley · United States | 8.03Q1 | 4.51 2.38 up from 2013 | 71 | 10% | $4,235 | ||
38New Media & SocietySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 8.02Q1 | 4.08 0.49 down from 2013 | 316 | 23% | $3,900 | ||
39Tourism ManagementElsevier BV · Netherlands | 8.00Q1 | 4.60 0.53 up from 2013 | 474 | 22% | $4,690 | ||
40QMiP BulletinBritish Psychological Society | 7.95Q1 | 3.96 3.25 down from 2013 | 79 | 20% | — | ||
41Information and OrganizationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 7.86Q1 | 4.83 0.07 up from 2013 | 43 | 22% | $3,590 | ||
42Journal of CommunicationOxford University Press · United States | 7.83Q1 | 5.97 1.58 up from 2013 | 231 | 13% | $4,235 | ||
43Information & ManagementElsevier BV · Netherlands | 7.82Q1 | 5.01 0.18 down from 2013 | 159 | 11% | $4,540 | ||
44International Studies in Sociology of EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 7.72Q1 | 1.26 0.97 down from 2013 | 59 | 17% | — | ||
45Educational ResearcherSAGE Publishing · United States | 7.72Q1 | 5.42 1.86 up from 2013 | 218 | 14% | $2,500 | ||
46Transactions of the Institute of British GeographersWiley · United Kingdom | 7.70Q1 | 3.86 0.84 down from 2013 | 179 | 30% | $4,070 | ||
47Philosophy & Public AffairsWiley · United States | 7.67Q1 | 1.93 0.91 down from 2013 | 47 | 10% | $3,460 | ||
48Computers & EducationElsevier BV · United States | 7.65Q1 | 5.74 0.43 up from 2013 | 809 | 15% | $5,190 | ||
49Annals of Tourism ResearchElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 7.62Q1 | 3.20 0.66 down from 2013 | 392 | 21% | $4,060 | ||
50Global Environmental ChangeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 7.60Q1 | 7.51 1.09 down from 2013 | 398 | 26% | $6,440 |
Subfields of Social Sciences, compared.
- Sociology and Political Science1,140
- Education637
- Political Science and International Relations294
- Communication66
- Gender Studies59
- Public Administration50
- Safety Research50
- Health45
- Law45
- Library and Information Sciences43
- Linguistics and Language41
- Transportation40
- Urban Studies38
- Anthropology36
- Demography36
- Geography, Planning and Development25
- Cultural Studies10
- Development4
- General Social Sciences2
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2014. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
808 additional Social Sciences journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2011–2013, 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: 2014. Publication window: 2011–2013. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 2,662
- Window papers (baseline)
- 1,323,833 +20.0% from indicator year 2011
- Median OJR
- 1.356 -4.5% from indicator year 2011
- Rising journals (2025)
- 134Comparison-group list (134)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2011–2013 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.