| 1 | Annual Review of Political Science | 8.60 | 6.42 | 1 | 150 | — | Annual Reviews Inc. |
| 2 | American Political Science Review | 5.90 | 5.43 | 1 | 228 | — | Cambridge University |
| 3 | Review of Educational Research | 8.60 | 5.04 | 1 | 210 | — | SAGE Publications In |
| 4 | Political Analysis | 7.70 | 4.37 | 1 | 96 | — | Cambridge University |
| 5 | International Security | 6.50 | 4.17 | 1 | 136 | — | MIT Press |
| 6 | Digital Journalism | 5.10 | 3.81 | 1 | 94 | — | Taylor and Francis L |
| 7 | Sociological Methods and Research | 5.30 | 3.47 | 1 | 106 | — | SAGE Publications In |
| 8 | Annual Review of Sociology | 8.40 | 3.44 | 1 | 230 | — | Annual Reviews Inc. |
| 9 | Progress in Human Geography | 7.00 | 3.28 | 1 | 195 | — | SAGE Publications Lt |
| 10 | American Sociological Review | 6.90 | 3.28 | 1 | 252 | — | American Sociologica |
| 11 | Research Synthesis Methods | 8.00 | 3.14 | 2 | 88 | — | Cambridge University |
| 12 | Journal of Democracy | 5.90 | 3.14 | 1 | 119 | — | Johns Hopkins Univer |
| 13 | Assessing Writing | 7.60 | 2.97 | 1 | 61 | — | Elsevier Ltd |
| 14 | Political Communication | 5.90 | 2.91 | 1 | 119 | — | Taylor and Francis L |
| 15 | Educational Researcher | 5.50 | 2.81 | 1 | 167 | — | SAGE Publications In |
| 16 | Yale Law Journal | 5.40 | 2.80 | 1 | 100 | — | Yale Law Journal |
| 17 | Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education | 6.90 | 2.80 | 1 | 121 | — | Taylor and Francis L |
| 18 | Communication Theory | 7.50 | 2.79 | 1 | 108 | — | Wiley-Blackwell |
| 19 | RELC Journal | 7.20 | 2.78 | 1 | 61 | — | SAGE Publications Lt |
| 20 | Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication | 7.40 | 2.69 | 1 | 153 | — | Oxford University Pr |
| 21 | Communication Methods and Measures | 5.80 | 2.63 | 1 | 51 | — | Routledge |
| 22 | Public Management Review | 5.20 | 2.54 | 2 | 115 | — | Taylor and Francis L |
| 23 | Studies in Second Language Acquisition | 5.20 | 2.51 | 1 | 128 | — | Cambridge University |
| 24 | Language Teaching | 8.00 | 2.49 | 1 | 96 | — | Cambridge University |
| 25 | System | 8.00 | 2.45 | 1 | 125 | — | Elsevier Ltd |
| 26 | Journal of Second Language Writing | 7.70 | 2.32 | 1 | 121 | — | Elsevier Ltd |
| 27 | TESOL Quarterly | 5.10 | 2.23 | 1 | 139 | — | John Wiley and Sons |
| 28 | Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching | 5.10 | 2.23 | 1 | 40 | — | Adam Mickiewicz Univ |
| 29 | Journal of European Public Policy | 5.60 | 2.22 | 1 | 146 | — | Routledge |
| 30 | Annual Review of Criminology | 7.10 | 2.14 | 1 | 46 | — | Annual Reviews Inc. |
| 31 | Education and Information Technologies | 7.20 | 2.13 | 1 | 121 | — | Springer |
| 32 | International Affairs | 5.00 | 2.10 | 1 | 113 | — | Wiley-Blackwell |
| 33 | Journal of Communication | 5.30 | 2.08 | 1 | 180 | — | Wiley-Blackwell |
| 34 | Journal of Planning Literature | 6.20 | 1.96 | 2 | 77 | — | SAGE Publications In |
| 35 | International Journal of Qualitative Methods | 7.20 | 1.93 | 2 | 107 | — | SAGE Publications In |
| 36 | Educational Administration Quarterly | 5.00 | 1.91 | 1 | 107 | — | SAGE Publications In |
| 37 | Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching | 5.50 | 1.88 | 2 | 44 | — | Taylor and Francis L |
| 38 | Educational Technology Research and Development | 5.60 | 1.84 | 1 | 128 | — | Springer Boston |
| 39 | Annual Review of Linguistics | 5.20 | 1.82 | 1 | 42 | — | Annual Reviews Inc. |
| 40 | Innovations in Education and Teaching International | 6.20 | 1.82 | 3 | 74 | — | Taylor and Francis L |
| 41 | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology | 6.30 | 1.79 | 2 | 82 | — | Australasian Society |
| 42 | Thinking Skills and Creativity | 5.30 | 1.72 | 1 | 84 | — | Elsevier B.V. |
| 43 | Progress in Planning | 8.30 | 1.67 | 1 | 64 | — | Elsevier Ltd |
| 44 | Travel Behaviour and Society | 5.80 | 1.64 | 1 | 67 | — | Elsevier B.V. |
| 45 | Journal of Urban Mobility | 6.50 | 1.62 | 1 | 21 | — | Elsevier Ltd |
| 46 | Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research | 6.60 | 1.61 | 1 | 31 | — | Springer Internation |
| 47 | Regulation and Governance | 5.20 | 1.54 | 1 | 70 | — | Wiley-Blackwell Publ |
| 48 | Policy and Society | 6.20 | 1.44 | 1 | 70 | — | Oxford University Pr |
| 49 | Transport Policy | 6.20 | 1.44 | 1 | 144 | — | Elsevier Ltd |
| 50 | Journal of Chinese Political Science | 5.40 | 1.42 | 1 | 36 | — | Springer Netherlands |
| 51 | European Journal of Education | 5.30 | 1.28 | 2 | 72 | — | Wiley-Blackwell Publ |
| 52 | Journal of Legal Analysis | 7.10 | 1.21 | 2 | 21 | — | Oxford University Pr |
| 53 | Public Policy and Administration | 5.50 | 1.01 | 3 | 54 | — | SAGE Publications Lt |
| 54 | Journal of Chinese Governance | 5.50 | 0.92 | 1 | 26 | — | Taylor and Francis L |