23 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Condensed Matter Physics
23 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Condensed Matter Physics 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): 4 are Q1 and 2 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 43% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 13 weeks. Most are published in Ukraine (5), Iran (4) and Russia (3). 100% accept manuscripts in English and 30% accept at least one other language.
All 23 free-to-publish journals in Condensed Matter Physics
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 | Opto-Electronic Science 2097-0382 | Q1 | 3.494 | 33 | Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, China | China | 12 wk |
| 2 | SciPost Physics Lecture Notes 2590-1990 | Q1 | 1.887 | 24 | SciPost | Netherlands | 12 wk |
| 3 | Quantum Frontiers 2731-6106 | Q1 | 0.957 | 11 | Springer | Singapore | 10 wk |
| 4 | SciPost Physics Core 2666-9366 | Q1 | 0.902 | 23 | SciPost | Netherlands | 10 wk |
| 5 | Journal of Advanced Dielectrics 2010-135X · 2010-1368 | Q2 | 0.661 | 32 | World Scientific Publishing | Singapore | 18 wk |
| 6 | Успехи физики металлов 1608-1021 · 2617-0795 | Q2 | 0.533 | 18 | G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics of the N.A.S. of Ukraine | Ukraine | 13 wk |
| 7 | Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Research 2345-508X · 2383-3068 | Q3 | 0.411 | 11 | Semnan University | Iran | 20 wk |
| 8 | Journal of Holography Applications in Physics 2783-4778 · 2783-3518 | Q3 | 0.403 | 10 | Damghan University Press | Iran | 11 wk |
| 9 | Kongqi donglixue xuebao 0258-1825 | Q3 | 0.349 | 28 | Editorial Office of Acta Aerodynamica Sinica | China | 16 wk |
| 10 | Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics 1735-3572 · 1735-3645 | Q3 | 0.341 | 46 | Isfahan University of Technology | Iran | 15 wk |
| 11 | Science of Sintering 0350-820X · 1820-7413 | Q3 | 0.325 | 32 | International Institute for the Science of Sintering, Beograd | Serbia | 24 wk |
| 12 | Physical Sciences and Technology 2409-6121 · 2522-1361 | Q3 | 0.322 | 7 | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | Kazakhstan | 20 wk |
| 13 | Vestnik Samarskogo Gosudarstvennogo Tehničeskogo Universiteta. Seriâ: Fiziko-Matematičeskie Nauki 1991-8615 · 2310-7081 | Q3 | 0.307 | 11 | Samara State Technical University | Russia | 12 wk |
| 14 | Металлофизика и новейшие технологии 1024-1809 · 2617-1511 | Q4 | 0.243 | 24 | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics | Ukraine | 15 wk |
| 15 | Фізика і хімія твердого тіла 1729-4428 · 2309-8589 | Q4 | 0.228 | 18 | Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University | Ukraine | 23 wk |
| 16 | Condensed Matter Physics 1607-324X · 2224-9079 | Q4 | 0.227 | 30 | Yukhnovskii Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | Ukraine | 15 wk |
| 17 | Журнал нано- та електронної фізики 2077-6772 · 2306-4277 | Q4 | 0.215 | 29 | Sumy State University | Ukraine | 8 wk |
| 18 | Archives of Mechanics 0373-2029 · 2083-8514 | Q4 | 0.211 | 33 | Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences | Poland | 23 wk |
| 19 | Nanochemistry Research 2538-4279 · 2423-818X | Q4 | 0.21 | 11 | Iranian Chemical Society | Iran | 11 wk |
| 20 | Revista de Metalurgia 0034-8570 · 1988-4222 | Q4 | 0.193 | 25 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Spain | 30 wk |
| 21 | Modern Electronic Materials 2452-1779 | Q4 | 0.169 | 7 | Pensoft Publishers | Russia | 12 wk |
| 22 | Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials 2522-9869 · 2616-8537 | Q4 | 0.161 | 8 | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Kazakhstan | 5 wk |
| 23 | Конденсированные среды и межфазные границы 1606-867X | Q4 | 0.15 | 9 | Voronezh State University | Russia | 8 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top countries of publication
- Ukraine 5
- Iran 4
- Russia 3
- China 2
- Kazakhstan 2
- Netherlands 2
Top publishers
- SciPost 2
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 1
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1
- Damghan University Press 1
- Editorial Office of Acta Aerodynamica Sinica 1
- Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, China 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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