Social Sciences journals by time to acceptance (2025)
46 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orvosi Hetilap | 17 (10–27) | 248 | 55 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Juntendō Igaku/Juntendo igaku | 30 (14–63) | 63 | 76 | ≈$716 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Current Opinion in Psychology | 43 (25–68) | 201 | 5 | ≈$4,260 | — | 0.0 |
| The World Journal of Men s Health | 64 (44–99) | 91 | 88 | $1,000 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Voice | 71 (50–97) | 489 | 24 | ≈$3,650 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Intensive Care | 71 (53–91) | 63 | 18 | $2,665 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Medical Ultrasonics | 76 (49–125) | 81 | 58 | ≈$4,190 | — | 0.0 |
| The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine | 86 (55–124) | 86 | 150 | $500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Youth and Adolescence | 88 (62–116) | 176 | 15 | ≈$3,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Frontiers in Sociology | 109 (73–161) | 360 | 25 | ≈$1,436 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| SSM - Population Health | 114 (82–143) | 149 | 1 | $3,610 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Occupational Health | 116 (69–162) | 65 | — | $1,250 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology Science | 135 (88–181) | 56 | 23 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Sage Open Aging | 137 (67–268) | 70 | 33 | $2,250 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Innovation in Aging | 142 (117–182) | 66 | 26 | $3,615 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| The Medical Journal of Australia | 144 (111–184) | 159 | 70 | ≈$3,400 | — | 0.0 |
| African Journal of Disability | 148 (120–188) | 75 | 72 | ≈$1,166 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Australasian Journal on Ageing | 154 (109–241) | 105 | — | ≈$3,840 | — | 0.0 |
| Child Abuse & Neglect | 155 (116–232) | 381 | 11 | ≈$4,050 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde | 155 (118–205) | 154 | 132 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Health & Justice | 159 (99–225) | 75 | 33 | $1,890 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities | 165 (123–238) | 548 | 18 | ≈$5,190 | — | 0.0 |
| The Journals of Gerontology Series B | 168 (139–201) | 121 | — | ≈$4,408 | — | 0.0 |
| Social Science & Medicine | 171 (127–235) | 975 | 3 | ≈$3,800 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Behavioral Addictions | 173 (137–227) | 104 | 31 | ≈$1,615 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| PNAS Nexus | 175 (122–238) | 391 | 28 | $4,202 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.6 |
| The Gerontologist | 176 (118–235) | 152 | — | ≈$4,408 | — | 0.0 |
| Health & Place | 182 (134–243) | 178 | 11 | ≈$3,380 | — | 0.0 |
| British Journal of Sociology | 189 (131–257) | 90 | 10 | ≈$3,840 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Economics & Human Biology | 198 (158–245) | 75 | 6 | ≈$3,290 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Adolescence | 210 (132–286) | 172 | 12 | ≈$3,150 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Religion and Health | 218 (99–342) | 120 | 23 | ≈$3,290 | — | 0.0 |
| British Journal of Social Psychology | 226 (157–299) | 97 | — | ≈$3,970 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Research on Adolescence | 236 (174–323) | 135 | — | ≈$3,400 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities | 240 (168–362) | 161 | — | ≈$4,600 | — | 0.0 |
| British Journal of Educational Psychology | 242 (171–312) | 100 | 16 | ≈$3,760 | — | 0.0 |
| Journal of Migration and Health | 243 (173–428) | 86 | 1 | $3,100 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Disasters | 245 (143–321) | 55 | — | ≈$3,730 | — | 0.0 |
| American Journal of Community Psychology | 256 (96–390) | 82 | 18 | ≈$3,620 | — | 0.0 |
| Risk Analysis | 300 (166–462) | 154 | 22 | ≈$4,880 | — | 0.0 |
| Archives of Sexual Behavior | 314 (201–443) | 291 | 80 | ≈$3,090 | — | 0.79 |
| Journal of Community Psychology | 334 (224–413) | 81 | — | ≈$3,730 | — | 9.93 |
| Child Development | 337 (257–416) | 147 | 33 | ≈$4,320 | — | 0.0 |
| Nature Human Behaviour | 339 (248–465) | 173 | 50 | ≈$12,690 | Hybrid | 0.93 |
| Journal of Aging Studies | 353 (243–496) | 54 | 8 | ≈$3,340 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Campbell Systematic Reviews | 379 (219–538) | 57 | 50 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Social Sciences (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
9 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Weekly Report | 31 (21–41) | 127 | 3 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Japan Journal of Nursing Science | 118 (90–162) | 56 | — | ≈$2,890 | — | 0.0 |
| Biomedical and Environmental Sciences | 129 (94–165) | 95 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Sarcoidosis vasculitis and diffuse lung diseases | 145 (80–243) | 59 | 148 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Behavioral Sciences & the Law | 163 (92–235) | 55 | 15 | ≈$3,400 | — | 0.0 |
| Vaccine X | 169 (95–237) | 160 | 2 | $2,520 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Ciência & Saúde Coletiva | 171 (141–244) | 374 | 2 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| GMS journal for medical education | 215 (165–257) | 73 | 120 | ≈$923 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Social Science Research | 257 (201–316) | 99 | 13 | ≈$3,020 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education | 105 (64–167) | 77 | 24 | $1,700 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing | 150 (118–215) | 50 | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Education and Information Technologies | 164 (119–210) | 150 | 18 | ≈$3,590 | — | 3.09 |
| Aggressive Behavior | 191 (126–274) | 63 | 16 | ≈$3,600 | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2022
5 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMIR Infodemiology | 181 (130–202) | 56 | 33 | $1,985 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction | 217 (168–261) | 88 | 5 | ≈$3,200 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Health & Social Care in the Community | 223 (165–291) | 379 | 18 | ≈$2,700 | — | 0.0 |
| SN Social Sciences | 279 (209–393) | 82 | 18 | ≈$2,290 | Hybrid | — |
| Cities | 339 (225–439) | 65 | 7 | ≈$3,000 | Hybrid | — |
Latest available year: 2021
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport Policy | 27 (15–90) | 76 | 6 | ≈$2,890 | — | — |
| História Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos | 146 (121–192) | 54 | — | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
Latest available year: 2020
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children and Youth Services Review | 76 (59–109) | 51 | 7 | ≈$4,000 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
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Which Social Sciences journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?
Among 46 Social Sciences journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 17 days (Orvosi Hetilap). The middle journal's median was 171 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.
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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.