Monthly Report | October 2019 in the Social Sciences

Political Science
In October 2019, 155 Political Science journals published 1039 papers.The most active journals were:
- World Economy (32 papers)
- European History Quarterly (30 papers)
- Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (26 papers)
- Public Choice (26 papers)
- Marine Policy (25 papers)
- Journal of Politics (22 papers)
- West European Politics (21 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Sociology
In October 2019, 96 Sociology journals published 551 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Contemporary Sociology (53 papers)
- Sociology of Health & Illness (23 papers)
- Sport in Society (20 papers)
- Social Indicators Research (19 papers)
- Ethnic and Racial Studies (19 papers)
- Social Science Research (17 papers)
- Social Movement Studies (15 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Law
In October 2019, 56 Law journals published 206 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Regulation & Governance (14 papers)
- Annual Review of Law and Social Science (11 papers)
- Washington Quarterly (9 papers)
- American Journal of International Law (9 papers)
- Medicine, Science and the Law (9 papers)
- International & Comparative Law Quarterly (8 papers)
- Transnational Environmental Law (7 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Geography
In October 2019, 60 Geography journals published 422 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Journal of Rural Studies (28 papers)
- Geoforum (24 papers)
- Landscape and Urban Planning (22 papers)
- Journal of Transport Geography (20 papers)
- Regional Studies (19 papers)
- Annals of the American Association of Geographers (17 papers)
- Transactions in GIS (15 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
History
In October 2019, 52 History journals published 668 papers.
The most active journals were:
- American Historical Review (156 papers)
- Journal of British Studies (54 papers)
- Hispanic American Historical Review (42 papers)
- Americas (33 papers)
- English Historical Review (33 papers)
- European History Quarterly (30 papers)
- Economic History Review (23 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Area Studies
In October 2019, 47 Area Studies journals published 306 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Iranian Studies (22 papers)
- Nationalities Papers (20 papers)
- Contemporary Pacific (20 papers)
- Mediterranean Politics (12 papers)
- Asian Studies Review (12 papers)
- London Journal (11 papers)
- Bilig (11 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Communication
In October 2019, 67 Communication journals published 355 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Feminist Media Studies (18 papers)
- Political Communication (17 papers)
- Public Relations Review (13 papers)
- New Media & Society (12 papers)
- Journal of Health Communication (11 papers)
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (11 papers)
- Journalism Practice (10 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):