44 free-to-publish journals published in Belgium
44 peer-reviewed open access journals published in Belgium charge no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. 19 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (7 in Q1 or Q2); the rest are listed too, Scopus-ranked journals first. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 37% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 24 weeks. The largest subject areas are Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. 95% accept manuscripts in English and 61% accept at least one other language.
All 44 journals
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 | Publisher | Languages | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Writing Research 2030-1006 · 2294-3307 | Q1 | 0.49 | University of Antwerp | English | 40 wk |
| 2 | European Journal of Geography 1792-1341 · 2410-7433 | Q1 | 0.394 | European Association of Geographers | English | 12 wk |
| 3 | TheoLogica 2593-0265 | Q1 | 0.272 | Catholic University of Louvain | Spanish, Italian, German, English | 24 wk |
| 4 | DiGeSt: Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies 2593-0273 · 2593-0281 | Q1 | 0.251 | Ghent University | English | 12 wk |
| 5 | Geologica Belgica 1374-8505 | Q2 | 0.655 | University of Liege | English | 15 wk |
| 6 | Plant Ecology and Evolution 2032-3913 · 2032-3921 | Q2 | 0.39 | Meise Botanic Garden | English | 12 wk |
| 7 | Journal of European Periodical Studies 2506-6587 | Q2 | 0.117 | Ghent University | English | 26 wk |
| 8 | Facts, Views & Vision in ObGyn 2032-0418 · 2684-4230 | Q3 | 0.452 | European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy | English | 15 wk |
| 9 | Belgian Journal of Zoology 0777-6276 · 2295-0451 | Q3 | 0.238 | Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences | English | 25 wk |
| 10 | Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement 1370-6233 · 1780-4507 | Q3 | 0.215 | Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux | French, English | 15 wk |
| 11 | Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning 2566-2147 | Q3 | 0.177 | AESOP Association of the European Schools of Planning | English | 15 wk |
| 12 | Signata 2032-9806 · 2565-7097 | Q3 | 0.151 | Université de liège | English, French | 52 wk |
| 13 | Brussels Studies 2031-0293 | Q3 | 0.128 | Université libre de Bruxelles - ULB | French, English, Dutch | 21 wk |
| 14 | Authorship 2034-4643 | Q3 | 0.106 | Ghent University | English | 24 wk |
| 15 | Tropicultura 0771-3312 · 2295-8010 | Q4 | 0.159 | Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux | French, English | 30 wk |
| 16 | Belgeo 1377-2368 · 2294-9135 | Q4 | 0.157 | Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography | French, English | 52 wk |
| 17 | Bulletin de la Société Géographique de Liège 0770-7576 · 2507-0711 | Q4 | 0.138 | Société Géographique de Liège | French, English | 20 wk |
| 18 | PlaNext 2468-0648 | Q4 | 0.133 | AESOP Association of the European Schools of Planning | English | 52 wk |
| 19 | Euphrosyne 0870-0133 · 2736-3082 | Q4 | 0.101 | Brepols Publishers | English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French | 53 wk |
| 20 | Bulletin de l’Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique 0085-1892 · 2983-855X | – | – | Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique - Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium | English, Walloon, French | 45 wk |
| 21 | Cahier voor Literatuurwetenschap 3041-6027 | – | – | Vlaamse Vereniging voor Algemene en Vergelijkende Literatuurwetenschap | Dutch, English | 57 wk |
| 22 | CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art 1784-5092 | – | – | Association CeROArt | English, French | 20 wk |
| 23 | Comicalités 2117-4911 | – | – | Presses universitaires de Liège | French, English | 16 wk |
| 24 | Communication & Professionnalisation 2566-2171 | – | – | Presses universitaires de Louvain | French | 32 wk |
| 25 | Contextes 1783-094X | – | – | Université de Liège | French | 8 wk |
| 26 | European Geologist 1028-267X · 2294-8813 | – | – | European Federation of Geologists | English | 8 wk |
| 27 | Faunistic Entomology 2030-6318 · 2295-7235 | – | – | University of Liege | French, English | 30 wk |
| 28 | Image & Narrative 1780-678X | – | – | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | English, French | 20 wk |
| 29 | Interférences Litteraires 2031-2970 | – | – | KU Leuven | Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | 15 wk |
| 30 | JETEN 2183-2234 | – | – | European Teacher Education Network | English | 10 wk |
| 31 | Journal for Digital Legal History 2796-0226 | – | – | Ghent University | Dutch, Italian, French, English, German | 16 wk |
| 32 | Journal of Latin Cosmopolitanism and European Literatures 2593-743X | – | – | RELICS | Spanish, Italian, German, French, English | 30 wk |
| 33 | Journal of Strategic Trade Control 2952-7597 | – | – | University of Liège | English | 11 wk |
| 34 | Journal of Structural Dynamics 2684-6500 | – | – | University of Liege | English | 25 wk |
| 35 | Langue(s) & Parole 2466-7757 · 2684-6691 | – | – | Centre International de Phonétique Appliquée | Spanish, French, English, Catalan | 20 wk |
| 36 | Law & Criminology Journal 3041-2854 | – | – | Ghent University | Dutch, English | 25 wk |
| 37 | Passage 2795-6644 | – | – | Hasselt University | English | 40 wk |
| 38 | Projectics 2032-0043 | – | – | De Boeck | French, English, Spanish | 40 wk |
| 39 | Recherches Sociologiques et Anthropologiques 1782-1592 · 2033-7485 | – | – | Université Catholique de Louvain | French, English | 52 wk |
| 40 | Review of Irish Studies in Europe 2398-7685 | – | – | European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies | English, Irish | 36 wk |
| 41 | Revue Belge d'Histoire Contemporaine 0035-0869 · 2295-3744 | – | – | State Archives in Belgium | English, Dutch, French, German | 90 wk |
| 42 | Revue Critique de Fixxion Française Contemporaine 2033-7019 · 2295-9106 | – | – | Ghent University | English, French | 24 wk |
| 43 | Studies on National Movements 2295-1466 | – | – | NISE | English | 16 wk |
| 44 | Sur le Journalisme 2295-0710 · 2295-0729 | – | – | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Spanish, Portuguese, French, English | 24 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top subject areas (Scopus-ranked)
Top publishers
- Ghent University 6
- University of Liege 3
- AESOP Association of the European Schools of Planning 2
- Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2
- Association CeROArt 1
- Brepols Publishers 1
About this list
Country means the publisher’s country as recorded in the DOAJ, not the language or the authors’ origin: most journals accept submissions from anywhere. Community-verified journals were checked by hand against a short checklist (ISSN, peer review, no fees, recent issues) and are marked “Not in DOAJ”.
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.
Before submitting, always confirm the journal on its own website and in the DOAJ, verify Scopus indexing by ISSN with the Scopus check rather than trusting claims on the journal’s site, and watch out for look-alike titles (see the predatory journal checklist).