List of Q2 Journals indexed in Scopus & Web of Science (2026)

Q2 journals are the most prestigious journals. They rank in the top 25-50% of their subject area based on metrics such as impact factor and citation rates.

List of free to publish Q2 journals


S.No. Title Publisher Broad Publication Area ISSN Quartile
1 Marketing Science INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Business, Management and Accounting; Economics, Econometrics and Finance 07322399, 1526548X Q2
2 RAND Journal of Economics Wiley-Blackwell Economics, Econometrics and Finance 17562171, 07416261 Q2
3 Quantitative Economics Wiley-Blackwell Economics, Econometrics and Finance 17597323, 17597331 Q2
4 American Economic Journal: Microeconomics American Economic Association Economics, Econometrics and Finance 19457669, 19457685 Q2
5 Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory Now Publishers Inc Computer Science; Mathematics 15672190, 15672328 Q2
6 Operations Research INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences Computer Science; Decision Sciences 0030364X, 15265463 Q2
7 Review of Corporate Finance Studies Oxford University Press Business, Management and Accounting; Economics, Econometrics and Finance 20469136, 20469128 Q2
8 Global Strategy Journal John Wiley & Sons Inc. Business, Management and Accounting 20425805 Q2
9 Journal of Applied Econometrics John Wiley and Sons Ltd Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Social Sciences 10991255, 08837252 Q2
10 Journal of Cell Biology Rockefeller University Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine 15408140, 00219525 Q2
11 Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis Springer New York Engineering; Mathematics 00039527, 14320673 Q2
12 Review of Economic Dynamics Academic Press Inc. Economics, Econometrics and Finance 10966099, 10942025 Q2
13 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine 21571422 Q2
14 Current Opinion in Cell Biology Elsevier Ltd Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 09550674, 18790410 Q2
15 International Economic Review Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd Economics, Econometrics and Finance 14682354, 00206598 Q2
16 EMBO Reports Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 14693178, 1469221X Q2
17 Nucleus Taylor and Francis Ltd. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine 19491042, 19491034 Q2
18 Cell Reports Methods Cell Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Computer Science; Medicine 26672375 Q2
19 Cell Insight Elsevier B.V. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 27728927 Q2
20 British Journal of Clinical Psychology Wiley-Blackwell Medicine; Psychology 01446657, 20448260 Q2
21 Research in Organizational Behavior Emerald Publishing Business, Management and Accounting; Psychology 1913085 Q2
22 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy University of Chicago Press Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Environmental Science 17506824, 17506816 Q2
23 Journal of Family Business Strategy Elsevier Ltd Business, Management and Accounting; Economics, Econometrics and Finance 18778585 Q2
24 IMF Economic Review Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Business, Management and Accounting; Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2041417X, 20414161 Q2
25 RNA Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 13558382, 14699001 Q2
26 Algebraic Geometry European Mathematical Society Publishing House Mathematics 23131691, 22142584 Q2
27 Transportation Science INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Engineering; Social Sciences 15265447, 00411655 Q2
28 Weather and Climate Dynamics Copernicus Publications Earth and Planetary Sciences 26984016 Q2
29 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA John Wiley and Sons Inc Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 17577012, 17577004 Q2
30 Legislative Studies Quarterly Wiley-Blackwell Social Sciences 03629805, 19399162 Q2
31 Journal of Financial Intermediation Academic Press Inc. Economics, Econometrics and Finance 10960473, 10429573 Q2
32 European Accounting Review Routledge Arts and Humanities; Business, Management and Accounting; Economics, Econometrics and Finance; Engineering 09638180, 14684497 Q2
33 Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1420682X, 14209071 Q2
34 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Elsevier B.V. Environmental Science; Social Sciences 18773435 Q2
35 Journal of Climate American Meteorological Society Earth and Planetary Sciences 15200442, 08948755 Q2
36 Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems John Wiley and Sons Inc Earth and Planetary Sciences; Environmental Science 19422466 Q2
37 Journal of Molecular Biology Academic Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 00222836, 10898638 Q2
38 Communications in Partial Differential Equations Taylor and Francis Ltd. Mathematics 03605302, 15324133 Q2
39 JCO Precision Oncology Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine 24734284 Q2
40 International Journal of Human Resource Management Routledge Business, Management and Accounting 09585192, 14664399 Q2
41 Structure Cell Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 09692126, 18784186 Q2
42 FEBS Journal John Wiley and Sons Inc Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1742464X, 17424658 Q2
43 Assessment SAGE Publications Inc. Psychology 10731911, 15523489 Q2
44 Stem Cell Reports Cell Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 22136711 Q2
45 NAR Cancer Oxford University Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine 26328674 Q2
46 European Economic Review Elsevier B.V. Economics, Econometrics and Finance 142921 Q2
47 Agronomy for Sustainable Development Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science 17730155, 17740746 Q2
48 Conservation Biology Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science; Medicine 15231739, 08888892 Q2
49 CRISPR Journal Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 25731599, 25731602 Q2
50 Journal of Money, Credit and Banking Wiley-Blackwell Business, Management and Accounting; Economics, Econometrics and Finance 15384616, 00222879 Q2
51 INFORMS Journal on Computing INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences Computer Science; Decision Sciences 10919856, 15265528 Q2
52 Organization SAGE Publications Ltd Business, Management and Accounting 13505084, 14617323 Q2
53 Oncologist Oxford University Press Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine 1549490X, 10837159 Q2
54 Review of Public Personnel Administration SAGE Publications Inc. Business, Management and Accounting; Social Sciences 1552759X, 0734371X Q2
55 Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 21593345, 21593337 Q2
56 Political Psychology Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd Arts and Humanities; Psychology; Social Sciences 0162895X, 14679221 Q2
57 Party Politics SAGE Publications Ltd Social Sciences 13540688, 14603683 Q2
58 Selecta Mathematica, New Series Springer International Publishing Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy 10221824, 14209020 Q2
59 Child Development Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd Medicine; Psychology; Social Sciences 14678624, 00093920 Q2
60 International Journal of Cancer John Wiley and Sons Inc Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine 00207136, 10970215 Q2