23 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Insect Science
23 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Insect Science 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): 3 are Q1 and 3 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 30% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 14 weeks. Most are published in Iran (6), Germany (3) and Bulgaria (2). 91% accept manuscripts in English and 43% accept at least one other language.
All 23 free-to-publish journals in Insect Science
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 | Grain & Oil Science and Technology 2096-4501 · 2590-2598 | Q1 | 1.473 | 26 | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | China | 12 wk |
| 2 | Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 1864-8312 | Q1 | 0.738 | 31 | Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung | Germany | 12 wk |
| 3 | European Journal of Taxonomy 2118-9773 | Q1 | 0.629 | 29 | Consortium of European Natural History Museums | France | 29 wk |
| 4 | SHILAP 0300-5267 · 2340-4078 | Q2 | 0.51 | 18 | Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología | Spain | 30 wk |
| 5 | Journal of Pollination Ecology 1920-7603 | Q2 | 0.448 | 11 | Enviroquest Ltd. | Canada | 17 wk |
| 6 | Records of the Australian Museum 0067-1975 · 2201-4349 | Q2 | 0.398 | 25 | Australian Museum | Australia | 6 wk |
| 7 | Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2423-8112 | Q3 | 0.34 | 10 | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | 14 wk |
| 8 | Persian Journal of Acarology 2251-8169 | Q3 | 0.337 | 12 | Acarological Society of Iran | Iran | 12 wk |
| 9 | Contributions to Entomology 0005-805X · 2511-6428 | Q3 | 0.324 | 5 | Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut | Germany | 12 wk |
| 10 | Fragmenta entomologica 0429-288X · 2284-4880 | Q3 | 0.318 | 12 | University La Sapienza of Rome | Italy | 10 wk |
| 11 | Natura Croatica 1330-0520 · 1848-7386 | Q3 | 0.303 | 25 | Croatian Natural History Museum | Croatia | 20 wk |
| 12 | Sociobiology 0361-6525 · 2447-8067 | Q3 | 0.302 | 45 | Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana | Brazil | 28 wk |
| 13 | Arachnologische Mitteilungen 1018-4171 · 2199-7233 | Q3 | 0.274 | 16 | Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES) | Germany | 24 wk |
| 14 | Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 2287-884X · 2287-9544 | Q3 | 0.259 | 30 | Elsevier | Netherlands | 10 wk |
| 15 | Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 0373-5680 · 1851-7471 | Q3 | 0.245 | 9 | Sociedad Entomológica Argentina | Argentina | 20 wk |
| 16 | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 0100-204X · 1678-3921 | Q4 | 0.226 | 68 | Embrapa Informação Tecnológica | Brazil | 28 wk |
| 17 | Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень 1814-3326 · 2713-1785 | Q4 | 0.225 | 8 | Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution | Russia | 12 wk |
| 18 | نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران 0259-9996 · 2783-3968 | Q4 | 0.222 | 6 | Entomological Society of Iran | Iran | 12 wk |
| 19 | Historia Naturalis Bulgarica 0205-3640 · 2603-3186 | Q4 | 0.22 | 6 | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | Bulgaria | 6 wk |
| 20 | Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 1223-2254 · 2247-0735 | Q4 | 0.207 | 7 | Pensoft Publishers | Bulgaria | 12 wk |
| 21 | گیاهپزشکی 2588-5936 · 2588-5421 | Q4 | 0.161 | 5 | Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz | Iran | 25 wk |
| 22 | Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 1735-434X · 2423-4222 | Q4 | 0.14 | 3 | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | Iran | 16 wk |
| 23 | تحقیقات آفات گیاهی 2322-2409 · 2538-6123 | Q4 | 0.138 | 5 | University of Guilan | Iran | 16 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- Acarological Society of Iran 1
- Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES) 1
- Australian Museum 1
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1
- Consortium of European Natural History Museums 1
- Croatian Natural History Museum 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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