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Best Sociology and Political Science journals

1,528 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Sociology and Political Science. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 100 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Technology in Society 25.4 99th Q1 SSCI C No
2 Government Information Quarterly 23.9 99th Q1 SSCI A No
3 Resources Policy 20.3 99th Q1 B No
4 Leadership Quarterly 19.1 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
5 Sociological Methods and Research 16.2 99th Q1 SSCI No
6 Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 16 99th Q1 Yes
7 Annual Review of Political Science 15 99th Q1 SSCI No
8 Social Issues and Policy Review 15 99th Q1 SSCI No
9 Internet Research 14.8 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
10 New Media and Society 14.3 99th Q1 SSCI No
11 Journal of Organizational Behavior 14.2 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
12 Policy and Society 13.6 99th Q1 SSCI B Yes
13 Political Analysis 13.5 99th Q1 SSCI No
14 Administrative Science Quarterly 13.4 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
15 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 13.4 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
16 International Journal of Press/Politics 13.3 98th Q1 SSCI No
17 Annual Review of Sociology 13.1 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
18 Environmental Politics 12.5 98th Q1 SSCI No
19 American Journal of Political Science 12.4 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
20 Sustainability Science 12.4 98th Q1 SCIE No
21 Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies 11.9 98th Q1 SSCI A No
22 Public Administration 11.9 98th Q1 SSCI A No
23 Educational Technology and Society 11.6 98th Q1 SSCI Yes
24 Cities 11.5 98th Q1 SSCI No
25 Public Administration Review 11.3 98th Q1 SSCI A No
26 Political Communication 11.2 98th Q1 SSCI A No
27 American Political Science Review 11 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
28 Food Policy 11 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
29 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 11 98th Q1 SSCI A No
30 Review of International Political Economy 11 98th Q1 SSCI A No
31 Journal of Rural Studies 10.9 98th Q1 SSCI No
32 Critical Perspectives on Accounting 10.9 97th Q1 SSCI A No
33 Journal of European Public Policy 10.7 97th Q1 SSCI A No
34 Regulation and Governance 10.6 97th Q1 SSCI A No
35 Journal of Political Philosophy 10.5 97th Q1 No
36 Public Policy and Administration 10.3 97th Q1 SSCI B No
37 Policy Studies Journal 9.9 97th Q1 SSCI B No
38 International Security 9.8 97th Q1 SSCI No
39 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 9.7 97th Q1 SSCI B No
40 Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 9.4 97th Q1 Yes
41 World Development 9.3 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
42 Journal of Experimental Political Science 9.3 97th Q1 ESCI Yes
43 Project Leadership and Society 9.2 97th Q1 ESCI C Yes
44 Work and Occupations 9.1 97th Q1 SSCI A No
45 Political Geography 9.1 97th Q1 SSCI No
46 Sociologia Ruralis 9.1 97th Q1 SSCI No
47 American Sociological Review 9 96th Q1 SSCI A* No
48 Work, Employment and Society 9 96th Q1 SSCI A No
49 Political Behavior 9 96th Q1 SSCI No
50 Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies 8.9 96th Q1 ESCI B No
51 Mobile Media and Communication 8.8 96th Q1 SSCI No
52 Journal of Family Violence 8.7 96th Q1 SSCI No
53 Societies and Political Orders in Transition 8.7 96th Q1 No
54 Comparative Political Studies 8.6 96th Q1 SSCI A No
55 Behavioural Public Policy 8.5 96th Q1 ESCI No
56 Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights 8.4 96th Q1 ESCI B Yes
57 Progress in Environmental Geography 8.3 96th Q1 No
58 European Journal of Political Research 8.2 96th Q1 SSCI A Yes
59 Futures 8.2 96th Q1 SSCI B No
60 Political Studies 8.2 96th Q1 SSCI B No
61 Utilities Policy 8.2 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
62 Group Processes and Intergroup Relations 8.2 95th Q1 SSCI B No
63 Journal of Consumer Culture 8.2 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI No
64 Housing Studies 8.1 95th Q1 SSCI A No
65 Science Technology and Human Values 8.1 95th Q1 SSCI A No
66 European Journal of Futures Research 8.1 95th Q1 SSCI Yes
67 Journal of Chinese Political Science 8.1 95th Q1 SSCI No
68 Sociological Theory 8 95th Q1 SSCI A No
69 Government and Opposition 8 95th Q1 SSCI Yes
70 International Affairs 7.9 95th Q1 SSCI A No
71 International Review of Administrative Sciences 7.9 95th Q1 SSCI B No
72 Population and Development Review 7.9 95th Q1 SSCI A No
73 Science Communication 7.9 95th Q1 SSCI A No
74 Journal of Democracy 7.9 95th Q1 SSCI No
75 Journal of Consumer Affairs 7.8 95th Q1 SSCI A No
76 Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial 7.8 95th Q1 Yes
77 Review of Policy Research 7.7 95th Q1 SSCI No
78 Forest Policy and Economics 7.6 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
79 Politics and Society 7.6 94th Q1 SSCI B No
80 Post-Soviet Affairs 7.6 94th Q1 SSCI B No
81 Journal of Adolescent Research 7.6 94th Q1 SSCI No
82 Political Psychology 7.6 94th Q1 SSCI No
83 Social Movement Studies 7.5 94th Q1 SSCI No
84 Health and Place 7.4 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
85 Agriculture and Human Values 7.3 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
86 Review of International Studies 7.3 94th Q1 SSCI B No
87 Chinese Political Science Review 7.3 94th Q1 ESCI No
88 Journal of Public Relations Research 7.2 94th Q1 SSCI B No
89 Media, Culture and Society 7.2 94th Q1 SSCI B No
90 Accounting, Organizations and Society 7.1 94th Q1 SSCI A* No
91 Asian Business and Management 7.1 94th Q1 SSCI C No
92 Journal of Information Technology and Politics 7.1 94th Q1 SSCI No
93 Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 7.1 93th Q1 SSCI No
94 Gender and Society 7 93th Q1 SSCI A* No
95 Social Problems 7 93th Q1 SSCI A No
96 International Political Science Review 7 93th Q1 SSCI No
97 Journal of Youth Studies 7 93th Q1 SSCI No
98 Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 6.9 93th Q1 SSCI B No
99 Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society 6.9 93th Q1 ESCI B No
100 Journal of Political Marketing 6.9 93th Q1 ESCI B No

Rank and percentile are within the Sociology and Political Science Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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