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 |
| 111 | Administration and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00953997, 15523039 | 1.238 |
| 112 | British Journal of Sociology | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 00071315, 14684446 | 1.231 |
| 113 | Race and Social Problems | Springer Verlag | 18671748, 18671756 | 1.218 |
| 114 | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford University Press | 17521386, 17521378 | 1.216 |
| 115 | Journal of European Integration | Routledge | 07036337, 14772280 | 1.209 |
| 116 | Social Networks | Elsevier BV | 3788733 | 1.203 |
| 117 | Social Movement Studies | Routledge | 14742837 | 1.195 |
| 118 | Theory, Culture and Society | SAGE Publications Ltd | 02632764, 14603616 | 1.193 |
| 119 | Poetics | Elsevier | 0304422X | 1.173 |
| 120 | Science Technology and Human Values | SAGE Publications Inc. | 01622439, 15528251 | 1.17 |
| 121 | Population and Development Review | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 17284457, 00987921 | 1.169 |
| 122 | Social Science Research | Academic Press Inc. | 10960317, 0049089X | 1.156 |
| 123 | Political Studies Review | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14789299, 14789302 | 1.154 |
| 124 | Comparative Politics | City University of New York | 00104159, 21516227 | 1.146 |
| 125 | Studies in Comparative International Development | Springer New York | 00393606, 19366167 | 1.14 |
| 126 | China Journal | University of Chicago Press | 18358535, 13249347 | 1.136 |
| 127 | Urban Affairs Review | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10780874 | 1.128 |
| 128 | Forest Policy and Economics | Elsevier | 13899341 | 1.124 |
| 129 | Mobilities | Routledge | 17450101, 1745011X | 1.124 |
| 130 | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis | Wiley-Blackwell | 19383703, 00218855 | 1.123 |
| 131 | Security Dialogue | SAGE Publications Ltd | 9670106 | 1.123 |
| 132 | Journal of Aging and Health | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15526887, 08982643 | 1.119 |
| 133 | Annual Review of Law and Social Science | Annual Reviews Inc. | 15503585 | 1.117 |
| 134 | Chinese Sociological Review | M.E. Sharpe Inc. | 21620555, 21620563 | 1.117 |
| 135 | Administrative Theory and Praxis | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 19490461, 10841806 | 1.112 |
| 136 | Sociological Review | SAGE Publications Inc. | 1467954X, 00380261 | 1.112 |
| 137 | Journal of Economic Inequality | Springer Netherlands | 15691721, 15738701 | 1.109 |
| 138 | Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights | Elsevier BV | 26669579 | 1.096 |
| 139 | Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies | SAGE Publications Inc. | 19397089, 15480518 | 1.096 |
| 140 | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships | SAGE Publications Ltd | 2654075 | 1.091 |
| 141 | American Behavioral Scientist | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523381, 00027642 | 1.088 |
| 142 | Ethnic and Racial Studies | Routledge | 01419870, 14664356 | 1.076 |
| 143 | Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis | Cambridge University Press | 21522812, 21945888 | 1.072 |
| 144 | Review of International Studies | Cambridge University Press | 14699044, 02602105 | 1.07 |
| 145 | International Journal of Public Opinion Research | Oxford University Press | 14716909, 09542892 | 1.058 |
| 146 | Canadian Public Policy/ Analyse de Politiques | University of Toronto Press | 3170861 | 1.054 |
| 147 | Educational Technology and Society | International Forum of Educational Technology, National Taiwan Normal University and Society | 11763647, 14364522 | 1.049 |
| 148 | American Journal of Cultural Sociology | Springer International Publishing AG | 20497121, 20497113 | 1.045 |
| 149 | Housing Studies | Routledge | 14661810, 02673037 | 1.043 |
| 150 | Social Psychology of Education | Springer Netherlands | 15731928, 13812890 | 1.042 |
| 151 | International Review for the Sociology of Sport | SAGE Publications Ltd | 10126902 | 1.035 |
| 152 | Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties | Routledge | 17457289 | 1.027 |
| 153 | Representation | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 17494001, 00344893 | 1.025 |
| 154 | Journal of Leisure Research | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 222216 | 1.021 |
| 155 | Social Development | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 14679507, 0961205X | 0.999 |
| 156 | Globalizations | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 1474774X, 14747731 | 0.997 |
| 157 | International Review of Administrative Sciences | SAGE Publications Ltd | 00208523, 14617226 | 0.993 |
| 158 | Journal of Information Technology and Politics | Routledge | 19331681, 1933169X | 0.992 |
| 159 | Politics and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 00323292, 15527514 | 0.986 |
| 160 | Social Indicators Research | Springer Netherlands | 03038300, 15730921 | 0.984 |
| 161 | Journal of Urban Affairs | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 07352166, 14679906 | 0.98 |
| 162 | Children and Youth Services Review | Elsevier Ltd. | 1907409 | 0.974 |
| 163 | Latin American Politics and Society | Cambridge University Press | 15482456, 1531426X | 0.971 |
| 164 | Law and Society Review | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 00239216, 15405893 | 0.97 |
| 165 | Theoretical Criminology | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14617439, 13624806 | 0.965 |
| 166 | Chinese Political Science Review | Springer Nature Switzerland AG | 23654252, 23654244 | 0.961 |
| 167 | Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | SpringerOpen | 21925372 | 0.958 |
| 168 | American Journal of Evaluation | SAGE Publications Inc. | 10982140 | 0.956 |
| 169 | Journal of Political Philosophy | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 14679760, 09638016 | 0.952 |
| 170 | Language Policy | Springer Netherlands | 15684555 | 0.952 |
| 171 | Sociological Perspectives | SAGE Publications Inc. | 07311214, 15338673 | 0.952 |
| 172 | International Political Science Review | SAGE Publications Ltd | 01925121, 1460373X | 0.951 |
| 173 | Journal of Gambling Studies | Springer International Publishing AG | 10505350, 15733602 | 0.951 |
| 174 | Sociological Forum | Wiley-Blackwell | 15737861, 08848971 | 0.948 |
| 175 | Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15523349, 00027162 | 0.943 |
| 176 | Environmental Hazards | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 14642867, 17477891, 18780059 | 0.943 |
| 177 | Dementia | SAGE Publications Ltd | 17412684, 14713012 | 0.942 |
| 178 | Journal of Language and Social Psychology | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15526526, 0261927X | 0.937 |
| 179 | Social Policy and Administration | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 01445596, 14679515 | 0.937 |
| 180 | International Journal of Strategic Communication | Routledge | 1553118X, 15531198 | 0.932 |
| 181 | Security Studies | Routledge | 15561852, 09636412 | 0.931 |
| 182 | Language in Society | Cambridge University Press | 14698013, 00474045 | 0.926 |
| 183 | Health and Social Care in the Community | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd | 09660410, 13652524 | 0.923 |
| 184 | International Political Sociology | Oxford University Press | 17495687, 17495679 | 0.923 |
| 185 | Area Development and Policy | Routledge | 23792957 | 0.919 |
| 186 | Public Policy and Administration | SAGE Publications Ltd | 09520767, 17494192 | 0.916 |
| 187 | Journal of Chinese Political Science | Springer Netherlands | 10806954, 15557898 | 0.906 |
| 188 | Utilities Policy | Elsevier BV | 9571787 | 0.906 |
| 189 | World Englishes | Wiley-Blackwell | 8832919 | 0.904 |
| 190 | Policing and Society | Routledge | 10439463 | 0.901 |
| 191 | Youth and Society | SAGE Publications Inc. | 15528499, 0044118X | 0.901 |
| 192 | Voluntas | Springer New York | 09578765, 15737888 | 0.898 |
| 193 | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge University Press | 20575637, 20575645 | 0.897 |
| 194 | Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice | Routledge | 13876988, 15725448 | 0.897 |
| 195 | Evaluation | SAGE Publications Ltd | 13563890, 14617153 | 0.893 |
| 196 | Futures | Elsevier Ltd. | 163287 | 0.889 |
| 197 | Child Indicators Research | Springer Netherlands | 18748988, 1874897X | 0.887 |
| 198 | Journal of Consumer Culture | SAGE Publications Ltd | 14695405, 17412900 | 0.886 |
| 199 | British Journal of Sociology of Education | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 14653346, 01425692 | 0.884 |
| 200 | Leadership | SAGE Publications Ltd | 17427150, 17427169 | 0.87 |