Best Open Access Journals for Social Sciences (2026)

We track 55 open access journals in Social Sciences, with an average impact factor of 37.95 and average APC of $113074. 55 are open access.

Top 10 Open Access Social Sciences Journals by Impact Factor

#1
Akadèmeia
Universidad Gabriela Mistral (UGM) · ISSN: 0717-9936 OA Free
Free
#2
Antropologías del Sur
Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano · ISSN: 0719-4498 OA Free
Free
#3
Análise Psicológica
ISPA - CRL · ISSN: 0870-8231 OA Free
Free
#4
Ascarya
Perkumpulan Alumni dan Santri Mahyajatul Qurro' · ISSN: 2798-5083 OA
$1500000
#5
Cahiers Africains des Droits de l’Homme et de la Démocratie ainsi que du Développement Durable
Institut Africain des Droits de l'homme et de la Démocratie · ISSN: 2791-1063 OA
$180
#6
Conexões: Ciência e Tecnologia
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará · ISSN: 2176-0144 OA Free
Free
#7
Cultura giuridica e diritto vivente
Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo · ISSN: 2384-8901 OA Free
Free
#8
Derecho Animal
Tirant lo Blanch · ISSN: 3020-1063 OA Free
Free
#9
Doxa
Universidade Estadual Paulista · ISSN: 1413-2060 OA Free
Free
#10
Forum Prawnicze
Utriusque Iuris Foundation and Jagiellonian University · ISSN: 2081-688X OA Free
Free

All Open Access Social Sciences Journals

Akadèmeia

Universidad Gabriela Mistral (UGM)

0717-9936
OA
Antropologías del Sur

Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano

0719-4498
OA
Análise Psicológica

ISPA - CRL

0870-8231
OA
Ascarya

Perkumpulan Alumni dan Santri Mahyajatul Qurro'

2798-5083
OA
Cahiers Africains des Droits de l’Homme et de la Démocratie ainsi que du Développement Durable

Institut Africain des Droits de l'homme et de la Démocratie

2791-1063
OA
Conexões: Ciência e Tecnologia

Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará

2176-0144
OA
Cultura giuridica e diritto vivente

Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo

2384-8901
OA
Derecho Animal

Tirant lo Blanch

3020-1063
OA
Doxa

Universidade Estadual Paulista

1413-2060
OA
Forum Prawnicze

Utriusque Iuris Foundation and Jagiellonian University

2081-688X
OA
Harmoni Sosial: Jurnal Pendidikan IPS

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

2460-7916
OA
Hybrida

Universitat de València

2660-6259
OA
Insaniyat: Journal of Islam and Humanities

Faculty of Adab and Humanities UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

2614-6010
OA
International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy

International Integrative Psychotherapy Association

2156-9703
OA
International Journal of Qualitative Research

CV. Literasi Indonesia

2798-6047
OA
Journal of Health Education Teaching

Dewald Academic Enterprises

2333-4851
OA
Journal of Numerical Cognition

PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Insitute for Psychology

2363-8761
OA
Jurnal Ilmiah Didaktika: Media Ilmiah Pendidikan dan Pengajaran

Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry

1411-612X
OA
Jurnal Indria: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Prasekolah dan Sekolah Awal

Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo

2579-7255
OA
Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Malang

2502-471X
OA
Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

2685-7111
OA
Khazanah Pendidikan Islam

UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

2715-968X
OA
Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

1985-7454
OA
Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education

Ignatianum University Press

2543-7585
OA

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The best journals for Social Sciences are ranked by impact factor on this page. We track 55 journals in this field, with an average impact factor of 37.95.

There are currently 55 open access journals in Social Sciences indexed in our database.

The average Article Processing Charge for Social Sciences journals is approximately $113074 USD.
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