List of social science journals
The following is a partial list of social science journals, including history and area studies. There are thousands of academic journals covering the social sciences in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past. The list given here is far from exhaustive, and contains the most influential, currently publishing journals in each field. As a rule of thumb, each field should be represented by at most ten positions, chosen by their impact factors and other ratings. There are many important academic magazines that are not true peer-reviewed journals. They are not listed here.
For a list of periodicals in the physical, life, and applied sciences, see List of scientific journals.
Anthropology
- American Anthropologist
- Chungara
- Culture, Theory and Critique
- Cultural Survival
- Current Anthropology
- Evolutionary Anthropology
- Social Evolution & History
- Structure and Dynamics: eJournal of the Anthropological and Related Sciences
- ''Terrain''
Archaeology
- African Archaeological Review
- American Antiquity
- American Journal of Archaeology
- Antiquity
- Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy
- International Journal of South American Archaeology
- Journal of Archaeological Science
- Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
- Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
- ''Latin American Antiquity''
Area studies
- Abbia: Cameroon Cultural Review
- American Journal of Chinese Studies
- American Quarterly
- Azure
- Central Asia Monitor
- Central Asian Review
- Central European Journal of International and Security Studies
- Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe
- Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
- Forum Italicum
- Iranian Studies
- Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt
- Journal of Asian Studies
- Journal of Japanese Studies
- Journal of Latin American Studies
- Journal of Modern Greek Studies
- Journal of Near Eastern Studies
- Monumenta Nipponica
- Norte Grande Geography Journal
- Pacific Northwest Quarterly
- Palestine-Israel Journal
- Problems of Post-Communism
- Revista Universum
- Sarmatian Review
- ''SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research''
Business, management &; organization theory
- Academy of Management Journal
- Academy of Management Review
- Administrative Science Quarterly
- Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
- Business Process Management Journal
- International Marketing Review
- International Small Business Journal
- Journal of Business Strategy
- Journal of Management
- Journal of Media Business Studies
- Management Science
- Measuring Business Excellence
- Organization Development Journal
- Organization Science
- Organization Studies
- ''Strategic Management Journal''
Communication
- Communication Monographs
- Communication Research
- Communication Theory
- Human Communication Research
- ''Journal of Communication''
Demography
- Canadian Studies in Population
- Demography
- International Migration Review
- Journal of Population Economics
- ''Population and Development Review''
Economics
- American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
- American Economic Review
- Economic Journal
- Journal of Economic Literature
- Journal of Economic Perspectives
- Journal of Financial Economics
- Journal of Political Economy
- Oxford Review of Economic Policy
- ''Quarterly Journal of Economics''
Education and educational technology
- American Educational Research Journal
- American Journal of Education
- College Teaching
- Educational Administration Quarterly
- Educational Researcher
- Educational Technology & Society
- Harvard Educational Review
- Journal of Higher Education
- Research in Learning Technology
- Review of Educational Research
- Studies in Higher Education
- ''Teachers College Record''
Environmental social science
Ecology and SocietyEnvironmental Research LettersEnvironmental Values- Global Environmental PoliticsJournal of Political EcologyNature and Culture
- Nature Food
- Nature SustainabilityOrganization & Environment
- ''Population and Environment''
Geography
AntipodeAreaThe Geographical JournalJournal of BiogeographyJournal of Quaternary SciencePolar ResearchThe Professional GeographerHistory
American Historical Review- English Historical Review
- History Compass
- History Workshop JournalJournal of American History
- Journal of Global History
- Journal of Modern History
- Journal of Social HistoryJournal of the American Research Center in EgyptPast & Present
- ''The Historical Journal''
Interdisciplinary social science
- Asian Journal of Social Science
- Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian
- Information & Media
- Methodology
- Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities
- The Social Science Journal
- Surveillance & Society
- ''Social Science Research''
Law
California Law ReviewHarvard Law ReviewLaw & CritiqueMichigan Law ReviewStanford Law Review- ''Yale Law Journal''
Medicine
Planning
Environment and PlanningJournal of Planning Education and ResearchJournal of Planning HistoryJournal of Planning LiteraturePlanning Theory- ''Urban Geography''
Political science
American Journal of Political ScienceAmerican Political Science ReviewAnnual Review of Political ScienceComparative PoliticsJournal of Conflict ResolutionJournal of DemocracyJournal of Politics & SocietySemiotics
The American Journal of SemioticsSemioticaSocial policy
Critical Social PolicyGlobal Social PolicyInternational Journal of Social WelfareJournal of Disability Policy StudiesJournal of European Social PolicySocial work
Children & SocietyClinical Social Work JournalInternational Social WorkJournal of Social WorkQualitative Social WorkResearch on Social Work PracticeSocial Service ReviewSociology
American Journal of SociologyAmerican Sociological ReviewAnnual Review of SociologyBritish Journal of SociologyCorvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy- ''Social Forces''