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 | 8.346 |
| 2 | American Political Science Review | Cambridge University Press | 15375943, 00030554 | 7.734 |
| 3 | American Sociological Review | American Sociological Association | 00031224, 19398271 | 7.412 |
| 4 | Journal of Service Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10946705, 15527379 | 4.981 |
| 5 | American Journal of Political Science | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 00925853, 15405907 | 4.963 |
| 6 | Political Analysis | Cambridge University Press | 10471987, 14764989 | 4.815 |
| 7 | International Organization | Cambridge University Press | 15315088, 00208183 | 4.798 |
| 8 | Leadership Quarterly | Elsevier Inc. | 10489843 | 4.331 |
| 9 | Annual Review of Sociology | Annual Reviews Inc. | 03600572, 15452115 | 4.196 |
| 10 | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge University Press | 00071234, 14692112 | 3.893 |
| 11 | Journal of Organizational Behavior | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | 10991379, 08943796 | 3.804 |
| 12 | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | American Psychological Association | 223514 | 3.799 |
| 13 | Comparative Political Studies | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523829, 00104140 | 3.766 |
| 14 | European Journal of Political Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 03044130, 14756765 | 3.59 |
| 15 | Political Behavior | Springer New York | 01909320, 15736687 | 3.456 |
| 16 | Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory | Oxford University Press | 14779803, 10531858 | 3.337 |
| 17 | Public Administration Review | Wiley-Blackwell | 00333352, 15406210 | 3.311 |
| 18 | Political Communication | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 10584609, 10917675 | 3.061 |
| 19 | Journal of Politics | University of Chicago Press | 14682508, 00223816 | 3.048 |
| 20 | Structural Equation Modeling | Psychology Press Ltd | 15328007, 10705511 | 3.014 |
| 21 | American Journal of Sociology | University of Chicago | 00029602, 15375390 | 2.884 |
| 22 | Research and Politics | SAGE Publications Ltd | 20531680 | 2.704 |
| 23 | International Security | MIT Press Journals | 15314804, 01622889 | 2.694 |
| 24 | World Politics | Cambridge University Press | 00438871, 10863338 | 2.67 |
| 25 | Sociological Theory | SAGE Publications Ltd | 07352751, 14679558 | 2.651 |
| 26 | Political Psychology | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 0162895X, 14679221 | 2.61 |
| 27 | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge University Press | 20498470, 20498489 | 2.589 |
| 28 | World Development | Elsevier BV | 0305750X, 18735991 | 2.504 |
| 29 | Journal of Peace Research | SAGE Publications Ltd | 223433 | 2.444 |
| 30 | International Journal of Press/Politics | SAGE Publications Inc. | 19401612, 19401620 | 2.412 |
| 31 | Accounting, Organizations and Society | Elsevier Ltd. | 3613682 | 2.411 |
| 32 | Policy and Society | Oxford University Press | 14494035 | 2.37 |
| 33 | Quarterly Journal of Political Science | Now Publishers Inc | 15540634, 15540626 | 2.364 |
| 34 | Socio-Economic Review | Oxford University Press | 14751461 | 2.346 |
| 35 | Sociology of Education | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00380407, 19398573 | 2.335 |
| 36 | Review of International Political Economy | Routledge | 09692290, 14664526 | 2.331 |
| 37 | Journal of Democracy | Johns Hopkins University Press | 10455736, 10863214 | 2.322 |
| 38 | Government Information Quarterly | Elsevier Ltd. | 0740624X | 2.321 |
| 39 | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | Gerontological Society of America | 10795014, 17585368 | 2.311 |
| 40 | Sociological Methods and Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00491241, 15528294 | 2.252 |
| 41 | Social Issues and Policy Review | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 17512409, 17512395 | 2.245 |
| 42 | Journal of Conflict Resolution | SAGE Publications Inc. | 220027 | 2.164 |
| 43 | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 03091317, 14682427 | 2.149 |
| 44 | Journal of Experimental Political Science | Cambridge University Press | 20522630, 20522649 | 2.143 |
| 45 | Social Forces | Oxford University Press | 15347605, 00377732 | 2.132 |
| 46 | Public Opinion Quarterly | Oxford University Press | 0033362X, 15375331 | 2.129 |
| 47 | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management | Wiley-Liss Inc. | 02768739, 15206688 | 2.111 |
| 48 | New Media and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14614448, 14617315 | 2.084 |
| 49 | Administrative Science Quarterly | Johnson School at Cornell University | 00018392, 19303815 | 16.555 |
| 50 | Sociological Methodology | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14679531, 00811750 | 1.996 |
| 51 | Work, Employment and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14698722, 09500170 | 1.988 |
| 52 | Policy Studies Journal | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 0190292X, 15410072 | 1.97 |
| 53 | Social Problems | Oxford University Press | 15338533, 00377791 | 1.932 |
| 54 | Party Politics | SAGE Publications Ltd | 13540688, 14603683 | 1.93 |
| 55 | Journal of European Public Policy | Routledge | 14664429, 13501763 | 1.922 |
| 56 | Food Policy | Elsevier BV | 3069192 | 1.896 |
| 57 | Science Communication | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15528545, 10755470 | 1.886 |
| 58 | Resources Policy | Elsevier Ltd. | 3014207 | 1.869 |
| 59 | Gender and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 08912432, 15523977 | 1.866 |
| 60 | Environmental Politics | Routledge | 9644016 | 1.851 |
| 61 | Political Research Quarterly | SAGE Publications Inc. | 1938274X, 10659129 | 1.792 |
| 62 | European Political Science Review | Cambridge University Press | 17557739, 17557747 | 1.776 |
| 63 | International Studies Quarterly | Oxford University Press | 14682478, 00208833 | 1.768 |
| 64 | European Sociological Review | Oxford University Press | 02667215, 14682672 | 1.758 |
| 65 | American Review of Public Administration | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523357, 02750740 | 1.745 |
| 66 | Cities | Elsevier Ltd. | 2642751 | 1.718 |
| 67 | Work, Aging and Retirement | Oxford University Press | 20544650 | 1.699 |
| 68 | Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health | Wiley-Blackwell | 15386341 | 1.698 |
| 69 | Theory and Society | Springer Netherlands | 15737853, 03042421 | 1.673 |
| 70 | Research in Social Stratification and Mobility | JAI Press | 2765624 | 1.666 |
| 71 | Internet Research | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | 10662243 | 1.65 |
| 72 | Media, Culture and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | 01634437, 14603675 | 1.641 |
| 73 | European Journal of International Relations | SAGE Publications Ltd | 13540661 | 1.639 |
| 74 | Group Processes and Intergroup Relations | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14617188, 13684302 | 1.631 |
| 75 | Early Childhood Research Quarterly | Elsevier Ltd. | 8852006 | 1.63 |
| 76 | Canadian Journal of Political Science | Cambridge University Press | 17449324, 00084239 | 1.621 |
| 77 | Journal of Economic Psychology | Elsevier | 1674870 | 1.601 |
| 78 | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | Academic Press Inc. | 00221031, 10960465 | 1.596 |
| 79 | Journal of Criminal Justice | Elsevier BV | 472352 | 1.573 |
| 80 | Political Studies | SAGE Publications Ltd | 00323217, 14679248 | 1.566 |
| 81 | African Affairs | Oxford University Press | 00019909, 14682621 | 1.565 |
| 82 | Public Administration | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 14679299, 00333298 | 1.561 |
| 83 | Theory and Research in Social Education | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 00933104, 21631654 | 1.561 |
| 84 | Sustainability Science | Springer Japan | 18624065, 18624057 | 1.535 |
| 85 | Technology in Society | Elsevier Ltd. | 0160791X | 1.491 |
| 86 | Critical Perspectives on Accounting | Academic Press Inc. | 10452354, 10959955 | 1.483 |
| 87 | Sociology | SAGE Publications Ltd | 00380385, 14698684 | 1.482 |
| 88 | International Affairs | Wiley-Blackwell | 14682346, 00205850 | 1.46 |
| 89 | Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities | Springer Nature | 21968837 | 1.453 |
| 90 | Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics | Cambridge University Press | 20566085 | 1.452 |
| 91 | Regulation and Governance | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 17485983, 17485991 | 1.449 |
| 92 | Health and Place | Elsevier Ltd. | 13538292 | 1.448 |
| 93 | Journal of Migration and Health | Elsevier BV | 26666235 | 1.445 |
| 94 | Legislative Studies Quarterly | Wiley-Blackwell | 03629805, 19399162 | 1.43 |
| 95 | Government and Opposition | Cambridge University Press | 0017257X, 14777053 | 1.41 |
| 96 | Men and Masculinities | SAGE Publications Inc. | 1097184X | 1.397 |
| 97 | Work and Occupations | SAGE Publications Inc. | 07308884, 15528464 | 1.388 |
| 98 | Politics and Gender | Cambridge University Press | 1743923X, 17439248 | 1.359 |
| 99 | Political Geography | Elsevier BV | 9626298 | 1.354 |
| 100 | Geoforum | Elsevier BV | 167185 | 1.351 |
| 101 | Comparative Migration Studies | SpringerOpen | 2214594X | 1.34 |
| 102 | American Politics Research | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523373, 1532673X | 1.334 |
| 103 | Journal of Rural Studies | Elsevier Ltd. | 7430167 | 1.316 |
| 104 | Governance | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 09521895, 14680491 | 1.305 |
| 105 | Policy and Politics | Policy Press | 03055736, 14708442 | 1.295 |
| 106 | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology | American Psychological Association | 10999809, 19390106 | 1.293 |
| 107 | Journal of Accounting and Public Policy | Elsevier Inc. | 2784254 | 1.26 |
| 108 | Policy Sciences | Springer Netherlands | 00322687, 15730891 | 1.256 |
| 109 | Journal of Sex Research | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 00224499, 15598519 | 1.25 |
| 110 | Housing, Theory and Society | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 16512278, 14036096 | 1.249 |