This web page aims to provide a latest list of top Sociology journals. The journals are Web of Science (SCI) indexed with high impact factor. Moreover, the listed journals are UGC CARE approved, Scopus indexed. The journals are sorted based on Scopus SJR score.
| S. No. | Journal Title | Publisher | ISSN | SJR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annual Review of Political Science | Annual Reviews Inc. | 10942939, 15451577 | 6.903 |
| 2 | American Journal of Political Science | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 00925853, 15405907 | 6.28 |
| 3 | Journal of Service Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10946705, 15527379 | 6.011 |
| 4 | American Political Science Review | Cambridge University Press | 15375943, 00030554 | 5.532 |
| 5 | Leadership Quarterly | Elsevier Inc. | 10489843 | 5.393 |
| 6 | Annual Review of Sociology | Annual Reviews Inc. | 03600572, 15452115 | 5.262 |
| 7 | International Organization | Cambridge University Press | 15315088, 00208183 | 4.977 |
| 8 | Political Analysis | Cambridge University Press | 10471987, 14764989 | 4.353 |
| 9 | American Sociological Review | American Sociological Association | 00031224, 19398271 | 4.203 |
| 10 | Comparative Political Studies | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523829, 00104140 | 4.169 |
| 11 | Sociological Methods and Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00491241, 15528294 | 4.064 |
| 12 | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | American Psychological Association | 223514 | 3.865 |
| 13 | Journal of Organizational Behavior | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | 10991379, 08943796 | 3.862 |
| 14 | World Politics | Johns Hopkins University Press | 00438871, 10863338 | 3.81 |
| 15 | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge University Press | 00071234, 14692112 | 3.563 |
| 16 | Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | Oxford University Press | 14779803, 10531858 | 3.454 |
| 17 | Journal of Politics | University of Chicago Press | 14682508, 00223816 | 3.428 |
| 18 | European Journal of Political Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 03044130, 14756765 | 3.377 |
| 19 | Structural Equation Modeling | Psychology Press Ltd | 15328007, 10705511 | 3.321 |
| 20 | Political Behavior | Springer New York | 01909320, 15736687 | 3.021 |
| 21 | Public Administration Review | Wiley-Blackwell | 00333352, 15406210 | 2.964 |
| 22 | Work and Occupations | SAGE Publications Inc. | 07308884, 15528464 | 2.918 |
| 23 | Government Information Quarterly | Elsevier Ltd | 0740624X | 2.861 |
| 24 | American Journal of Sociology | University of Chicago | 00029602, 15375390 | 2.811 |
| 25 | Journal of Democracy | Johns Hopkins University Press | 10455736, 10863214 | 2.811 |
| 26 | International Journal of Press/Politics | SAGE Publications Inc. | 19401612, 19401620 | 2.748 |
| 27 | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge University Press | 20498470, 20498489 | 2.724 |
| 28 | Environmental Politics | Routledge | 9644016 | 2.7 |
| 29 | Technology in Society | Elsevier Ltd | 0160791X | 2.559 |
| 30 | Sociological Theory | SAGE Publications Ltd | 07352751, 14679558 | 2.527 |
| 31 | Critical Perspectives on Accounting | Academic Press | 10452354, 10959955 | 2.426 |
| 32 | Social Issues and Policy Review | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 17512409, 17512395 | 2.407 |
| 33 | New Media and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14614448, 14617315 | 2.4 |
| 34 | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | Wiley-Liss Inc. | 02768739, 15206688 | 2.398 |
| 35 | Resources Policy | Elsevier Ltd | 3014207 | 2.381 |
| 36 | International Security | 15314804, 01622889 | 2.371 | |
| 37 | Food Policy | Elsevier B.V. | 3069192 | 2.335 |
| 38 | Gender and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 08912432, 15523977 | 2.272 |
| 39 | Public Administration | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 14679299, 00333298 | 2.255 |
| 40 | Party Politics | SAGE Publications Ltd | 13540688, 14603683 | 2.186 |
| 41 | Social Problems | Oxford University Press | 15338533, 00377791 | 2.177 |
| 42 | Political Communication | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 10584609, 10917675 | 2.173 |
| 43 | World Development | Elsevier B.V. | 0305750X, 18735991 | 2.161 |
| 44 | Journal of Conflict Resolution | SAGE Publications Inc. | 220027 | 2.138 |
| 45 | Internet Research | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | 10662243 | 2.11 |
| 46 | Government and Opposition | Cambridge University Press | 0017257X, 14777053 | 2.084 |
| 47 | Policy Studies Journal | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 0190292X, 15410072 | 2.066 |
| 48 | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | Academic Press Inc. | 00221031, 10960465 | 2.065 |
| 49 | Journal of European Public Policy | Routledge | 14664429, 13501763 | 2.048 |
| 50 | Political Psychology | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 0162895X, 14679221 | 2.047 |
| 51 | Review of International Political Economy | Routledge | 09692290, 14664526 | 2.01 |
| 52 | Administrative Science Quarterly | Johnson School at Cornell University | 00018392, 19303815 | 10.393 |
| 53 | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | Gerontological Society of America | 10795014, 17585368 | 1.995 |
| 54 | Group Processes and Intergroup Relations | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14617188, 13684302 | 1.99 |
| 55 | Politics and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00323292, 15527514 | 1.973 |
| 56 | Political Studies | SAGE Publications Ltd | 00323217, 14679248 | 1.967 |
| 57 | Sociology of Education | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00380407, 19398573 | 1.965 |
| 58 | Socio-Economic Review | Oxford University Press | 14751461 | 1.947 |
| 59 | Journal of Peace Research | SAGE Publications Ltd | 223433 | 1.941 |
| 60 | Educational Technology and Society | International Forum of Educational Technology and Society,National Taiwan Normal University | 11763647, 14364522 | 1.924 |
| 61 | European Journal of International Relations | SAGE Publications Ltd | 13540661 | 1.892 |
| 62 | Cities | Elsevier Ltd | 2642751 | 1.839 |
| 63 | Quarterly Journal of Political Science | Now Publishers Inc | 15540634, 15540626 | 1.828 |
| 64 | Legislative Studies Quarterly | Wiley-Blackwell | 03629805, 19399162 | 1.812 |
| 65 | Journal of Rural Studies | Elsevier Ltd | 7430167 | 1.763 |
| 66 | Public Opinion Quarterly | Oxford University Press | 0033362X, 15375331 | 1.721 |
| 67 | Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health | Wiley-Blackwell | 15386341 | 1.704 |
| 68 | Comparative Migration Studies | SpringerOpen | 2214594X | 1.693 |
| 69 | Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies | SAGE Publications Inc. | 19397089, 15480518 | 1.687 |
| 70 | International Affairs | Wiley-Blackwell | 14682346, 00205850 | 1.667 |
| 71 | European Political Science Review | Cambridge University Press | 17557739, 17557747 | 1.661 |
| 72 | Journal of Language and Social Psychology | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15526526, 0261927X | 1.593 |
| 73 | Theory and Research in Social Education | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 00933104, 21631654 | 1.58 |
| 74 | Social Forces | Oxford University Press | 15347605, 00377732 | 1.566 |
| 75 | Early Childhood Research Quarterly | Elsevier Ltd | 8852006 | 1.565 |
| 76 | Policy and Society | Oxford University Press | 14494035 | 1.558 |
| 77 | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis | Wiley-Blackwell | 19383703, 00218855 | 1.557 |
| 78 | Journal of Consumer Culture | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14695405, 17412900 | 1.54 |
| 79 | Security Dialogue | SAGE Publications Ltd | 9670106 | 1.53 |
| 80 | Journal of Migration and Health | Elsevier B.V. | 26666235 | 1.529 |
| 81 | Political Geography | Elsevier B.V. | 9626298 | 1.524 |
| 82 | Population and Development Review | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 17284457, 00987921 | 1.522 |
| 83 | International Studies Quarterly | Oxford University Press | 14682478, 00208833 | 1.518 |
| 84 | European Sociological Review | Oxford University Press | 02667215, 14682672 | 1.515 |
| 85 | Sustainability Science | Springer | 18624065, 18624057 | 1.515 |
| 86 | Journal of Experimental Political Science | Cambridge University Press | 20522630, 20522649 | 1.506 |
| 87 | Journal of Political Philosophy | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 14679760, 09638016 | 1.501 |
| 88 | Sociology | SAGE Publications Ltd | 00380385, 14698684 | 1.497 |
| 89 | Housing Studies | Routledge | 14661810, 02673037 | 1.496 |
| 90 | Review of International Studies | Cambridge University Press | 14699044, 02602105 | 1.47 |
| 91 | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology | American Psychological Association | 10999809, 19390106 | 1.467 |
| 92 | Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH | 21968837, 21973792 | 1.46 |
| 93 | Health and Place | Elsevier Ltd | 18732054, 13538292 | 1.456 |
| 94 | Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais | Universidade Federal do Parana | 23595639 | 1.445 |
| 95 | Sociological Methodology | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14679531, 00811750 | 1.44 |
| 96 | Governance | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 09521895, 14680491 | 1.426 |
| 97 | Social Science Research | Academic Press Inc. | 10960317, 0049089X | 1.423 |
| 98 | Political Research Quarterly | SAGE Publications Inc. | 1938274X, 10659129 | 1.422 |
| 99 | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 03091317, 14682427 | 1.417 |
| 100 | Security Studies | Routledge | 15561852, 09636412 | 1.414 |
| 101 | Policy and Politics | Policy Press | 03055736, 14708442 | 1.413 |
| 102 | Politics and Gender | Cambridge University Press | 1743923X, 17439248 | 1.405 |
| 103 | Regulation and Governance | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 17485983, 17485991 | 1.403 |
| 104 | Social Movement Studies | Routledge | 14742837 | 1.381 |
| 105 | International Political Science Review | SAGE Publications Ltd | 01925121, 1460373X | 1.377 |
| 106 | Science Communication | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15528545, 10755470 | 1.35 |
| 107 | British Journal of Sociology | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 00071315, 14684446 | 1.347 |
| 108 | Geoforum | Elsevier B.V. | 167185 | 1.345 |
| 109 | Journal of Economic Psychology | Elsevier B.V. | 1674870 | 1.333 |
| 110 | Journal of Chinese Political Science | Springer Netherlands | 10806954, 15557898 | 1.332 |
| 111 | International Political Sociology | Oxford University Press | 17495687, 17495679 | 1.33 |
| 112 | Journal of Public Relations Research | Routledge | 1062726X, 1532754X | 1.32 |
| 113 | Journal of European Integration | Routledge | 07036337, 14772280 | 1.3 |
| 114 | Journal of Information Technology and Politics | Routledge | 19331681, 1933169X | 1.3 |
| 115 | Social Psychology of Education | Springer Netherlands | 15731928, 13812890 | 1.297 |
| 116 | Journal of Economic Inequality | Springer Netherlands | 15691721, 15738701 | 1.294 |
| 117 | Science Technology and Human Values | SAGE Publications Inc. | 01622439, 15528251 | 1.29 |
| 118 | Law and Society Review | Cambridge University Press | 00239216, 15405893 | 1.286 |
| 119 | Language in Society | Cambridge University Press | 14698013, 00474045 | 1.28 |
| 120 | Journal of Early Adolescence | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15525449, 02724316 | 1.264 |
| 121 | Journal of Criminal Justice | Elsevier B.V. | 472352 | 1.256 |
| 122 | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523349, 00027162 | 1.253 |
| 123 | Journal of Family Violence | Springer New York | 08857482, 15732851 | 1.243 |
| 124 | South European Society and Politics | Routledge | 13608746, 17439612 | 1.231 |
| 125 | Space Policy | Elsevier B.V. | 02659646, 1879338X | 1.227 |
| 126 | Urban Review | Springer Netherlands | 15731960, 00420972 | 1.223 |
| 127 | Journal of Race Ethnicity and the City | Routledge | 26884674, 26884682 | 1.22 |
| 128 | Policy Sciences | Springer Netherlands | 00322687, 15730891 | 1.217 |
| 129 | Forest Policy and Economics | Elsevier B.V. | 13899341 | 1.205 |
| 130 | Sociologia Ruralis | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 14679523, 00380199 | 1.202 |
| 131 | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships | SAGE Publications Ltd | 2654075 | 1.19 |
| 132 | Chinese Sociological Review | M.E. Sharpe Inc. | 21620555, 21620563 | 1.189 |
| 133 | Journal of Gambling Studies | Springer International Publishing AG | 10505350, 15733602 | 1.183 |
| 134 | Poetics | Elsevier B.V. | 0304422X | 1.176 |
| 135 | Discourse and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14603624, 09579265 | 1.174 |
| 136 | Social Networks | Elsevier B.V. | 3788733 | 1.168 |
| 137 | Scandinavian Political Studies | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 00806757, 14679477 | 1.161 |
| 138 | Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression | Routledge | 19434480, 19434472 | 1.152 |
| 139 | Journal of Aging and Health | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15526887, 08982643 | 1.143 |
| 140 | Youth and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15528499, 0044118X | 1.143 |
| 141 | Sociological Review | SAGE Publications Inc. | 1467954X, 00380261 | 1.142 |
| 142 | Research and Politics | SAGE Publications Ltd | 20531680 | 1.14 |
| 143 | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge University Press | 23980648, 2398063X | 1.134 |
| 144 | International Review of Administrative Sciences | SAGE Publications Ltd | 00208523, 14617226 | 1.133 |
| 145 | European Journal of Social Theory | SAGE Publications Ltd | 13684310 | 1.132 |
| 146 | Futures | Elsevier Ltd | 163287 | 1.12 |
| 147 | Dementia | SAGE Publications Ltd | 17412684, 14713012 | 1.113 |
| 148 | American Politics Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523373, 1532673X | 1.109 |
| 149 | China Journal | University of Chicago Press | 18358535, 13249347 | 1.107 |
| 150 | International Journal of Integrated Care | Ubiquity Press | 15684156 | 1.106 |
| 151 | Men and Masculinities | SAGE Publications Inc. | 1097184X | 1.106 |
| 152 | Social Policy and Administration | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 01445596, 14679515 | 1.104 |
| 153 | American Review of Public Administration | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523357, 02750740 | 1.101 |
| 154 | Journal of Sport and Social Issues | SAGE Publications Inc. | 01937235, 15527638 | 1.085 |
| 155 | Administration and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00953997, 15523039 | 1.082 |
| 156 | Journal of Accounting and Public Policy | Elsevier Inc. | 18732070, 02784254 | 1.081 |
| 157 | Agriculture and Human Values | Springer Science and Business Media B.V. | 15728366, 0889048X | 1.076 |
| 158 | Post-Soviet Affairs | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 1060586X | 1.072 |
| 159 | Journal of Sex Research | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 00224499, 15598519 | 1.071 |
| 160 | Urban Affairs Review | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10780874 | 1.071 |
| 161 | Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis | Cambridge University Press | 21522812, 21945888 | 1.067 |
| 162 | Child Indicators Research | Springer Netherlands | 18748988, 1874897X | 1.065 |
| 163 | Journal of Behavioral Decision Making | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | 08943257, 10990771 | 1.064 |
| 164 | Journal of Sociolinguistics | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 13606441, 14679841 | 1.057 |
| 165 | Terrorism and Political Violence | Routledge | 15561836, 09546553 | 1.057 |
| 166 | Research in Social Stratification and Mobility | Emerald Publishing | 2765624 | 1.051 |
| 167 | International Journal of Intercultural Relations | Elsevier Ltd | 1471767 | 1.047 |
| 168 | Theory and Society | Springer Netherlands | 15737853, 03042421 | 1.047 |
| 169 | Health and Social Care in the Community | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | 09660410, 13652524 | 1.045 |
| 170 | Journal of Human Rights and the Environment | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. | 17597188, 17597196 | 1.037 |
| 171 | Sexuality Research and Social Policy | Springer New York | 15536610, 18689884 | 1.037 |
| 172 | Ethnic and Racial Studies | Routledge | 01419870, 14664356 | 1.036 |
| 173 | Public Policy and Administration | SAGE Publications Ltd | 09520767, 17494192 | 1.034 |
| 174 | Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial | Faculty of Shariah Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura | 24423084, 1907591X | 1.015 |
| 175 | European Journal of Futures Research | Springer Verlag | 21952248, 21954194 | 1.014 |
| 176 | Identity | Routledge | 15283488, 1532706X | 1.008 |
| 177 | European Journal of Political Theory | SAGE Publications Ltd | 17412730, 14748851 | 1.006 |
| 178 | Journal for Deradicalization | German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS) | 23639849 | 1.002 |
| 179 | International Review for the Sociology of Sport | SAGE Publications Ltd | 10126902 | 1 |
| 180 | Utilities Policy | Elsevier B.V. | 9571787 | 0.997 |
| 181 | Violence Against Women | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10778012, 15528448 | 0.996 |
| 182 | Journal of Youth Studies | Routledge | 14699680, 13676261 | 0.995 |
| 183 | Sociological Inquiry | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 1475682X, 00380245 | 0.993 |
| 184 | Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice | Routledge | 13876988, 15725448 | 0.991 |
| 185 | Children's Geographies | Carfax Publishing Ltd. | 14733277, 14733285 | 0.985 |
| 186 | International Journal of Educational Development | Elsevier B.V. | 7380593 | 0.984 |
| 187 | Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | 10529284, 10991298 | 0.975 |
| 188 | Theoretical Criminology | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14617439, 13624806 | 0.975 |
| 189 | Journal of Adolescent Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | 07435584, 15526895 | 0.974 |
| 190 | Sociological Perspectives | SAGE Publications Inc. | 07311214, 15338673 | 0.973 |
| 191 | Political Studies Review | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14789299, 14789302 | 0.971 |
| 192 | Qualitative Sociology | Springer New York | 01620436, 15737837 | 0.969 |
| 193 | Current Sociology | SAGE Publications Ltd | 00113921, 14617064 | 0.962 |
| 194 | American Behavioral Scientist | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523381, 00027642 | 0.961 |
| 195 | British Journal of Sociology of Education | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 14653346, 01425692 | 0.961 |
| 196 | Leadership | SAGE Publications Ltd | 17427150, 17427169 | 0.953 |
| 197 | Symbolic Interaction | Wiley-Blackwell | 15338665, 01956086 | 0.952 |
| 198 | Social Development | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 14679507, 0961205X | 0.946 |
| 199 | European Journal for Sport and Society | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 23805919, 16138171 | 0.942 |
| 200 | Social Indicators Research | Springer Netherlands | 03038300, 15730921 | 0.933 |