Monthly Report | September 2019 in the Social Sciences

Political Science
In September 2019, 151 Political Science journals published 903 papers.
The most active journals were:
- International Affairs (36 papers)
- Australian Journal of Politics and History (32 papers)
- Politics and Governance (31 papers)
- Political Science Quarterly (30 papers)
- Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (24 papers)
- Canadian Journal of Political Science (21 papers)
- Global Policy (20 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Sociology
In September 2019, 103 Sociology journals published 655 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Contemporary Sociology (55 papers)
- International Sociology (35 papers)
- Ethnic and Racial Studies (24 papers)
- Sexualities (18 papers)
- Men and Masculinities (17 papers)
- Nations and Nationalism (14 papers)
- Sociology of Health & Illness (14 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Law
In September 2019, 51 Law journals published 193 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (19 papers)
- Modern Law Review (14 papers)
- Leiden Journal of International Law (12 papers)
- Psychology, Crime & Law (9 papers)
- Journal of Legal Medicine (7 papers)
- European Business Organization Law Review (7 papers)
- Review of Central and East European Law (7 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Geography
In September 2019, 60 Geography journals published 408 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Environment and Planning B (21 papers)
- Geoforum (19 papers)
- Dialogues in Human Geography (18 papers)
- Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (18 papers)
- Landscape and Urban Planning (17 papers)
- Regional Studies (16 papers)
- Journal of Geography in Higher Education (15 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
History
In September 2019, 47 History journals published 324 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Australian Journal of Politics and History (32 papers)
- English Historical Review (28 papers)
- Scottish Historical Review (24 papers)
- Ethnohistory (17 papers)
- Central European History (16 papers)
- Nations and Nationalism (14 papers)
- Rural History (14 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Area Studies
In September 2019, 41 Area Studies journals published 229 papers.
The most active journals were:
- China Quarterly (28 papers)
- Journal of Palestine Studies (18 papers)
- East European Politics and Societies (14 papers)
- Israel Affairs (11 papers)
- Economic Development and Cultural Change (11 papers)
- East Asian Science, Technology & Society (11 papers)
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (11 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):
Communication
In September 2019, 62 Communication journals published 367 papers.
The most active journals were:
- Health Communication (22 papers)
- New Media & Society (18 papers)
- Feminist Media Studies (14 papers)
- Argumentation (14 papers)
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (13 papers)
- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (11 papers)
- Information, Communication & Society (11 papers)
The top trending papers were the following (based on Altmetric Attention Scores 14 days after the papers' publications):