Fastest Review Journals in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

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Quick answerAmong 49 journals in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary that publish their review dates, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique has the shortest review time: a median of 62 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique62 32–881.42ESCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2Adolescent Research Review101 62–1369.65SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
3Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales118 92–1640.26ESCI, JCR 2024Open access
4European Journal of Futures Research120 91–1502.81SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,790
5International Journal of Play120 26–3431.07ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online127 91–1891.33ESCIOpen access
7Cogent Social Sciences142 107–1993.65ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,165
8Society152 95–1890.69SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
9Sexuality & Culture157 120–2201.66ScopusHybrid / subscription
10Policy Sciences159 120–2244.99SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
11Risk Management162 112–2361.56ScopusHybrid / subscription
12Journal of Risk Research163 103–2432.77SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Applied Research in Quality of Life164 122–2333.18SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14International Journal of Sexual Health175 132–2611.57SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15Systems Research and Behavioral Science182 125–2842.15SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
16Journal of Occupational Science184 94–3061.80ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
17Economic and Political Studies189 134–2583.96ScopusHybrid / subscription
18Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales190 161–2351.48ESCIOpen access
19Sexuality Research and Social Policy192 120–3012.51SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
20International Journal of Heritage Studies195 104–2712.00SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
21Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences207 108–3473.21ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
22Minerva211 140–2782.50SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
23Subjectivity213 167–2760.90ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
24Social Epistemology215 19–3103.22SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
25Globalizations224 150–3142.87SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
26Journal of Gender Studies235 154–3301.85SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
27Settler Colonial Studies239 192–3390.71ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
28The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries241 184–3361.91ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
29Journal of Children and Media248 202–3302.79SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
30Race and Social Problems248 186–3441.00SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
31Journal of Critical Realism256 147–3681.33ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
32Group Decision and Negotiation258 188–3422.83SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
33Conflict Resolution Quarterly259 141–3771.64ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
34Archives of Sexual Behavior270 174–4502.73SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
35Disasters272 189–3502.69SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
36Disability & Society274 170–3541.95SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
37International journal of LGBTQ+ youth studies.278 170–4021.61ESCIHybrid / subscription
38The Social Science Journal278 163–3670.60SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
39Cultural Trends290 217–4221.15SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
40Social Indicators Research292 213–3833.38SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
41International Journal of Social Research Methodology297 220–3821.82SSCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
42International Journal of Testing308 284–3792.88ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
43Gender Technology and Development313 206–3942.40ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
44Journal of Happiness Studies324 244–3963.88SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
45Crime Law and Social Change346 216–4492.08SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
46Journal of Youth Studies348 281–4412.36SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
47Humanities and Social Sciences Communications356 268–4525.35SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,890
48Critical African Studies362 266–5561.54ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
49Creative Industries Journal438 324–6381.82ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 29 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique (62 days); Adolescent Research Review (101 days); Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales (118 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 29 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 29 October 2026.

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