28 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
28 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 6 are Q1 and 3 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 46% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 14 weeks. Most are published in China (3), Iran (3) and France (2). 100% accept manuscripts in English and 11% accept at least one other language.
All 28 free-to-publish journals in Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACS Central Science 2374-7951 | Q1 | 2.684 | 166 | American Chemical Society | United States | 14 wk |
| 2 | Nano Materials Science 2589-9651 | Q1 | 2.441 | 54 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 12 wk |
| 3 | Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research 2542-5048 | Q1 | 2.209 | 49 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 15 wk |
| 4 | Biofuel Research Journal 2292-8782 | Q1 | 1.485 | 54 | Alpha Creation Enterprise | Malaysia | 8 wk |
| 5 | Collagen and Leather 2097-1419 · 2731-6998 | Q1 | 1.449 | 33 | SpringerOpen | United Kingdom | 20 wk |
| 6 | Energetic Materials Frontiers 2666-6472 | Q1 | 0.745 | 25 | KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. | China | 12 wk |
| 7 | Food Technology and Biotechnology 1330-9862 · 1334-2606 | Q2 | 0.551 | 88 | University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology | Croatia | 36 wk |
| 8 | Science and Technology for Energy Transition 2804-7699 | Q2 | 0.535 | 81 | EDP Sciences | France | 8 wk |
| 9 | KONA Powder and Particle Journal 0288-4534 · 2187-5537 | Q2 | 0.497 | 51 | Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation | Japan | 14 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering 1847-9286 | Q3 | 0.391 | 26 | International Association of Physical Chemists (IAPC) | Croatia | 6 wk |
| 11 | eXPRESS Polymer Letters 1788-618X | Q3 | 0.388 | 95 | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Hungary | 14 wk |
| 12 | New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 0048-0134 · 1179-5395 | Q3 | 0.344 | 39 | Scion | New Zealand | 39 wk |
| 13 | Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología 0717-3644 · 0718-221X | Q3 | 0.335 | 42 | Universidad del Bío-Bío | Chile | 20 wk |
| 14 | Communications in Science and Technology 2502-9258 · 2502-9266 | Q3 | 0.327 | 15 | Komunitas Ilmuwan dan Profesional Muslim Indonesia | Indonesia | 24 wk |
| 15 | ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University 2410-9355 · 2307-549X | Q3 | 0.311 | 12 | Koya University | Iraq | 8 wk |
| 16 | Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering 2423-673X · 2423-6721 | Q3 | 0.254 | 9 | University of Tehran | Iran | 8 wk |
| 17 | Comptes Rendus. Chimie 1878-1543 | Q3 | 0.25 | 96 | Académie des sciences | France | 20 wk |
| 18 | Journal of Techniques 1818-653X · 2708-8383 | Q3 | 0.228 | 12 | middle technical university | Iraq | 6 wk |
| 19 | Nanochemistry Research 2538-4279 · 2423-818X | Q3 | 0.21 | 11 | Iranian Chemical Society | Iran | 11 wk |
| 20 | Indian Journal of Chemical Technology 0971-457X · 0975-0991 | Q3 | 0.209 | 45 | CSIr-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research | India | 16 wk |
| 21 | Chimica Techno Acta 2409-5613 · 2411-1414 | Q4 | 0.196 | 9 | Ural Federal University | Russia | 4 wk |
| 22 | Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry 1984-6428 | Q4 | 0.185 | 16 | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul | Brazil | 10 wk |
| 23 | Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research 0971-0426 · 0975-1025 | Q4 | 0.182 | 54 | CSIR-NIScPR | India | 36 wk |
| 24 | Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 1857-5552 · 1857-5625 | Q4 | 0.182 | 23 | Society of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia | North Macedonia | 10 wk |
| 25 | CT&F Ciencia, Tecnología & Futuro 0122-5383 · 2382-4581 | Q4 | 0.155 | 21 | Instituto Colombiano del petróleo y energías de la Transición - ICPET | Colombia | 24 wk |
| 26 | فناوریهای جدید در صنعت غذا 2783-350X · 2783-1760 | Q4 | 0.152 | 4 | Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) | Iran | 20 wk |
| 27 | International Journal of Nuclear Security 2376-9955 | Q4 | 0.133 | 5 | Institute for Nuclear Security | United States | 30 wk |
| 28 | Contributions to Tobacco and Nicotine Research 2719-9509 | – | – | 20 | Sciendo | Poland | 14 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2
- Académie des sciences 1
- Alpha Creation Enterprise 1
- American Chemical Society 1
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics 1
- CSIr-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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