54 free-to-publish journals published in Denmark
54 peer-reviewed open access journals published in Denmark charge no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. 18 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (9 in Q1 or Q2); the rest are listed too, Scopus-ranked journals first. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 50% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 25 weeks. The largest subject areas are Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Earth and Planetary Sciences. 85% accept manuscripts in English and 54% accept at least one other language.
All 54 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 | International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management 2246-2929 | Q1 | 0.693 | Aalborg University Open Publishing | English | 30 wk |
| 2 | Island Studies Journal 1715-2593 | Q2 | 0.597 | Island Studies Journal | English | 6 wk |
| 3 | Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies 2596-3856 | Q2 | 0.487 | Scandinavian Military Studies | English | 18 wk |
| 4 | GEUS Bulletin 2597-2154 | Q2 | 0.479 | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland | English | 25 wk |
| 5 | Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education 2246-0918 | Q2 | 0.411 | Aalborg University Open Publishing | English | 12 wk |
| 6 | Kvinder, Køn & Forskning 2245-6937 | Q2 | 0.28 | The Royal Danish Library | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English | 30 wk |
| 7 | MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research 1901-9726 | Q2 | 0.191 | Sammenslutningen af Medieforskere i Danmark (SMID) | English, Danish | 25 wk |
| 8 | Foucault Studies 1832-5203 | Q2 | 0.167 | CBS Open Journals | English | 36 wk |
| 9 | Nordic Journal of African Studies 1459-9465 | Q2 | 0.13 | Nordic Africa Research Network | Swahili, French, English | 46 wk |
| 10 | The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies 1395-4199 · 2246-2163 | Q3 | 0.176 | CBS Open Journals | English | 32 wk |
| 11 | Hermes 0904-1699 · 1903-1785 | Q3 | 0.158 | Aarhus University | German, Spanish, French, English | 35 wk |
| 12 | Age, Culture, Humanities 2373-5481 | Q3 | 0.12 | Royal Danish Library | English | 16 wk |
| 13 | Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 1904-8181 | Q3 | 0.113 | Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift | Norwegian, Swedish, Danish | 8 wk |
| 14 | Torture 1018-8185 · 1997-3322 | Q4 | 0.168 | International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims | English | 34 wk |
| 15 | Journal of Somaesthetics 2246-8498 | Q4 | 0.108 | Aalborg University Press | English | 14 wk |
| 16 | Akademisk Kvarter 1904-0008 | Q4 | 0.107 | Aalborg University Open Publishing | Swedish, Norwegian, English, Danish | 26 wk |
| 17 | American Studies in Scandinavia 0044-8060 | Q4 | 0.107 | CBS Open Journals | English | 40 wk |
| 18 | Journal of China and International Relations 2245-8921 | Q4 | 0.102 | Aalborg University Open Publishing | English, Chinese | 30 wk |
| 19 | A Peer-Reviewed Journal About 2245-7755 | – | – | Digital Aesthetics Research Cener | English | 12 wk |
| 20 | Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies 2245-4373 | – | – | Aarhus University | Spanish, Portuguese, English | 20 wk |
| 21 | Cepra-Striben 1903-8143 · 2445-818X | – | – | University College of Northern Denmark | Danish | 28 wk |
| 22 | Coaching Psykologi: The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology 2244-9698 | – | – | Aalborg University Open Publishing | Danish, English | 40 wk |
| 23 | Danish Journal of Archaeology 2166-2290 | – | – | Editorial Board of DJA | English | 34 wk |
| 24 | Dansk Universitetspaedagogisk Tidsskrift 1901-5089 · 2245-1374 | – | – | Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Netværk | Danish, English | 30 wk |
| 25 | Diálogos Latinoamericanos 1600-0110 · 2246-8609 | – | – | Latin American Center (LACUA) | English, Spanish, Portuguese | 24 wk |
| 26 | Fønix 2446-175X | – | – | Tidsskriftet Fønix | Danish | 4 wk |
| 27 | Forskning i Pædagogers Profession og Uddannelse 2794-2929 · 2446-2810 | – | – | Pædagoguddannelsens Ledernetværk | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian | 24 wk |
| 28 | Geoforum Perspektiv 1601-8796 · 2245-8433 | – | – | Aalborg University Open Publishing | English, Danish | 24 wk |
| 29 | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 1604-8156 · 1904-4666 | – | – | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland | English | 25 wk |
| 30 | Globe 2246-8838 | – | – | Aalborg University Open Publishing | Danish, English | 6 wk |
| 31 | Imagining the Impossible 2794-3690 | – | – | Royal Danish Library | English | 12 wk |
| 32 | Journal of Business Anthropology 2245-4217 | – | – | CBS Open Journals | English | 15 wk |
| 33 | Journal of Visualization and Interaction 2794-5502 | – | – | Aalborg University Open Publishing | English | 50 wk |
| 34 | Journalistica 1904-7967 | – | – | Royal Danish Library | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English | 30 wk |
| 35 | K&K 0905-6998 · 2246-2589 | – | – | K&K | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish | 25 wk |
| 36 | Kulturstudier 1904-5352 | – | – | Dansk Historisk Fællesråd & Foreningen Danmarks Folkeminder | Danish | 12 wk |
| 37 | Læring og Medier 1903-248X | – | – | Statsbiblioteket | English, Danish | 25 wk |
| 38 | Meddelelser om Konservering 0106-469X | – | – | Nordisk Konservatorforbund | Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, English | 28 wk |
| 39 | Naveiñ Reet: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research 2246-7483 · 2246-7807 | – | – | University of Copenhagen, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies | English | 10 wk |
| 40 | Nordic Journal of Commercial Law 1459-9686 | – | – | Aalborg University Open Publishing | English | 24 wk |
| 41 | Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies 2597-0593 | – | – | Editorial Board of Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies | Norwegian, Danish, English, Swedish | 16 wk |
| 42 | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab 2446-3051 | – | – | De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger | English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish | 10 wk |
| 43 | Outlines 1399-5510 · 1904-0210 | – | – | The Outlines Association | English | 8 wk |
| 44 | Peripeti 1604-0325 · 2245-893X | – | – | Peripeti | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English | 30 wk |
| 45 | Periskop 0908-6919 · 2596-4283 | – | – | Foreningen Periskop - Forum for kunsthistorisk debat | English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish | 64 wk |
| 46 | Qualitative Health Communication 2597-1417 | – | – | Aarhus University, Center for Health Communication | English | 36 wk |
| 47 | Qualitative Studies 1903-7031 | – | – | State Library & Aalborg University | English | 36 wk |
| 48 | Serendipities 2521-0947 | – | – | Royal Danish Library | English | 20 wk |
| 49 | Skandinaviske Sprogstudier 1904-7843 | – | – | Royal Danish Library | English | 37 wk |
| 50 | Social Interaction 2446-3620 | – | – | University of Copenhagen | English | 30 wk |
| 51 | Studier i Læreruddannelse og -Profession 2445-8538 | – | – | Læreruddannelsens Ledernetværk (LLN) | Norwegian, Swedish, Danish | 11 wk |
| 52 | Tidsskrift for Forskning i Sygdom og Samfund 1904-7975 | – | – | The Association of Medical Anthropological Forum | Danish, English, Swedish, Norwegian | 62 wk |
| 53 | Tidsskrift for Islamforskning 1901-9580 | – | – | Forum for Islamforskning | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish | 4 wk |
| 54 | Tidsskrift for Professionsstudier 2446-0273 · 2446-0281 | – | – | Aarhus University | Danish | 12 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top subject areas (Scopus-ranked)
Top publishers
- Aalborg University Open Publishing 9
- Royal Danish Library 5
- CBS Open Journals 4
- Aarhus University 3
- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2
- Aalborg University Press 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).