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Social Sciences

Browse journals by subject. Each subject page shows how many journals it contains, how many are open access or free of charge, and the median time from submission to publication.

Journals36,504
Open access54%
No APC5,165
Median weeks to publish15 weeks
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0022-0574

Journal of Education

SAGE Publishing · United States

APC
$3,650
Time to publish
—
Articles/yr
47,766
0020-5850

International Affairs

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

APC
$4,936
Time to publish
—
Articles/yr
36,684

36,504 journals · Browse journals by subject. Each subject page shows how many journals it contains, how many are open access or free of charge, and the median time from submission to publication.

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