Journal rankings · indicator year 2014
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Domain ranking · 2014
Social Sciences journal rankings 2014
5,550 ranked journals · Domain
Social Sciences has 5,550 ranked journals in 2014. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.24 against 1.00, down 0.01 on 2013. A journal needs OJR 2.29 to reach Q1. The top three are Review of Educational Research, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and The Journal of Economic Perspectives.
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.
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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 | ||
2The Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press · United States | 21.95Q1 | 12.57 0.54 up from 2013 | 153 | 34% | $7,619 | ||
3The Journal of Economic PerspectivesOAAmerican Economic Association · United States | 16.77Q1 | 10.81 3.14 up from 2013 | 153 | 56% | — | ||
4Journal of Economic LiteratureAmerican Economic Association · United States | 15.66Q1 | 6.60 2.97 down from 2013 | 124 | 6% | — | ||
5MIS QuarterlyMIS Quarterly · United States | 15.60Q1 | 10.53 2.18 up from 2013 | 280 | 28% | — | ||
6The Internet and Higher EducationElsevier BV · United States | 14.75Q1 | 7.25 1.24 up from 2013 | 100 | 9% | $4,120 | ||
7American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Association · United States | 14.53Q1 | 10.57 2.19 up from 2013 | 816 | 44% | — | ||
8American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 14.36Q1 | 5.65 0.54 down from 2013 | 169 | 42% | $3,550 | ||
9Academy of Management AnnalsRoutledge · United States | 14.22Q1 | 11.13 0.20 up from 2013 | 87 | 0% | — | ||
10Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management · United States | 13.89Q1 | 9.50 1.30 up from 2013 | 275 | 23% | — | ||
11Journal of European Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 13.84Q1 | 4.89 1.36 up from 2013 | 100 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
12Journal of Second Language WritingElsevier BV · United States | 13.78Q1 | 3.48 0.09 up from 2013 | 103 | 0% | $3,830 | ||
13Review of Research in EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 13.70Q1 | 5.50 2.68 up from 2013 | 33 | 0% | $2,500 | ||
14American Sociological ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 13.57Q1 | 7.73 0.20 up from 2013 | 137 | 31% | $3,900 | ||
15Journal of Accounting and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 12.42Q1 | 6.64 1.72 up from 2013 | 105 | 12% | $4,170 | ||
16Academy of Management ReviewAcademy of Management · United States | 12.32Q1 | 8.33 0.10 up from 2013 | 209 | 23% | — | ||
17American Journal of SociologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 12.16Q1 | 5.34 0.81 down from 2013 | 124 | 6% | — | ||
18American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 12.09Q1 | 5.13 1.02 up from 2013 | 117 | 3% | $2,500 | ||
19International SecurityThe MIT Press · United States | 11.86Q1 | 4.72 1.12 up from 2013 | 83 | 32% | — | ||
20American Journal of Political ScienceWiley · United States | 11.78Q1 | 4.64 0.61 up from 2013 | 227 | 21% | $4,100 | ||
21Educational PsychologistRoutledge · United States | 11.54Q1 | 8.95 0.05 up from 2013 | 55 | 18% | — | ||
22Journal of Business VenturingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.50Q1 | 6.59 1.20 up from 2013 | 122 | 25% | $4,130 | ||
23The Journal of FinanceWiley · United States | 11.40Q1 | 6.14 0.02 up from 2013 | 268 | 25% | $4,430 | ||
24Journal of the European Economic AssociationOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 11.39Q1 | 5.01 0.65 down from 2013 | 154 | 33% | $4,668 | ||
25Journal of International Business StudiesPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 11.36Q1 | 7.49 0.10 down from 2013 | 149 | 32% | $4,790 | ||
26Annual Review of Applied LinguisticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 11.34Q1 | 7.55 4.15 up from 2013 | 51 | 20% | $3,550 | ||
27Government Information QuarterlyElsevier BV · United States | 11.22Q1 | 5.97 1.47 up from 2013 | 212 | 11% | $4,360 | ||
28Progress in Human GeographySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.61Q1 | 5.09 0.39 down from 2013 | 177 | 17% | $3,900 | ||
29Journal of Peace ResearchSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.61Q1 | 4.61 0.74 up from 2013 | 193 | 13% | $3,900 | ||
30American Economic Journal Applied EconomicsAmerican Economic Association · United States | 10.59Q1 | 6.13 0.79 up from 2013 | 133 | 54% | — | ||
31Journal of ManagementSAGE Publishing · United States | 10.50Q1 | 6.93 0.12 down from 2013 | 251 | 23% | $3,900 | ||
32American Economic Journal MacroeconomicsAmerican Economic Association · United States | 10.47Q1 | 6.27 2.14 up from 2013 | 112 | 27% | — | ||
33Educational Administration QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United States | 10.36Q1 | 4.20 1.02 up from 2013 | 81 | 12% | $3,900 | ||
34Journal of the Academy of Marketing ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 10.33Q1 | 5.06 0.72 down from 2013 | 123 | 14% | $4,790 | ||
35Sociological TheorySAGE Publishing · United States | 10.32Q1 | 3.91 0.53 down from 2013 | 46 | 6% | $3,900 | ||
36Journal of Political EconomyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 10.26Q1 | 5.00 0.84 down from 2013 | 124 | 29% | — | ||
37Strategic Management JournalWiley · United States | 9.97Q1 | 4.63 1.66 down from 2013 | 351 | 19% | $4,250 | ||
38Perspectives on Psychological ScienceSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.89Q1 | 12.67 2.10 down from 2013 | 201 | 39% | $3,900 | ||
39Journal of Management StudiesWiley · United Kingdom | 9.80Q1 | 6.96 2.00 up from 2013 | 156 | 23% | $4,150 | ||
40Personality and Social Psychology ReviewSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.78Q1 | 8.81 0.99 down from 2013 | 51 | 23% | $3,900 | ||
41Journal of Teacher EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.73Q1 | 4.13 0.20 down from 2013 | 125 | 8% | $3,900 | ||
42Economic PolicyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 9.68Q1 | 4.45 1.31 down from 2013 | 60 | 37% | $7,310 | ||
43Entrepreneurship Theory and PracticeSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.63Q1 | 4.53 2.26 down from 2013 | 228 | 19% | $3,900 | ||
44Research on Language and Social InteractionTaylor & Francis · United States | 9.43Q1 | 5.17 1.56 up from 2013 | 60 | 33% | — | ||
45Journal of Interactive MarketingSAGE Publishing · United States | 9.39Q1 | 6.61 1.40 up from 2013 | 77 | 50% | $5,400 | ||
46International Journal of Management ReviewsWiley · United Kingdom | 9.23Q1 | 6.48 0.51 up from 2013 | 86 | 36% | $4,220 | ||
47Journal of Operations ManagementWiley · United States | 9.23Q1 | 6.12 0.08 down from 2013 | 108 | 27% | $3,520 | ||
48Organization ScienceInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 9.23Q1 | 3.77 2.11 down from 2013 | 293 | 19% | — | ||
49Brock Education JournalOABrock University · Canada | 9.19Q1 | 1.14 4.38 down from 2013 | 54 | 100% | — | ||
50European Union PoliticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.15Q1 | 2.39 0.28 down from 2013 | 100 | 14% | $3,650 |
Fields of Social Sciences, compared.
- Social Sciences2,662
- Psychology872
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance766
- Business, Management and Accounting654
- Arts and Humanities422
- Decision Sciences174
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.
1,739 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
- 5,550
- Window papers (baseline)
- 2,734,303 +18.7% from indicator year 2011
- Median OJR
- 1.236 -1.2% from indicator year 2011
- Rising journals (2025)
- 301
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 |
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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.