24 free-to-publish journals published in Estonia
24 peer-reviewed open access journals published in Estonia charge no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. 17 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (10 in Q1 or Q2); the rest are listed too, Scopus-ranked journals first. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 59% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 20 weeks. The largest subject areas are Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. 92% accept manuscripts in English and 71% accept at least one other language.
All 24 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 | Sign Systems Studies 1406-4243 · 1736-7409 | Q1 | 0.565 | University of Tartu Press | English, Russian | 8 wk |
| 2 | Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat 1736-2563 · 2228-0677 | Q1 | 0.554 | Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühing (Estonian Association for Applied Linguistics) | English, Estonian | 28 wk |
| 3 | Keel ja Kirjandus 0131-1441 · 2346-6014 | Q1 | 0.356 | SA Kultuurileht | Estonian | 24 wk |
| 4 | Acta Historica Tallinnensia 1406-2925 · 1736-7476 | Q1 | 0.208 | Estonian Academy Publishers | Estonian, English | 20 wk |
| 5 | Methis: Studia Humaniora Estonica 1736-6852 · 2228-4745 | Q1 | 0.162 | University of Tartu and Estonian Literary Museum | English, Estonian | 12 wk |
| 6 | Studia Metrica et Poetica 2346-6901 · 2346-691X | Q1 | 0.162 | University of Tartu Press | English | 16 wk |
| 7 | Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri 1736-8987 · 2228-1339 | Q2 | 0.242 | University of Tartu Press | English, Estonian | 12 wk |
| 8 | Lähivõrdlusi 1736-9290 · 2228-3854 | Q2 | 0.224 | Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühing = Estonian Association for Applied Linguistics | English, Estonian, Finnish | 30 wk |
| 9 | Linguistica Uralica 0868-4731 · 1736-7506 | Q2 | 0.199 | Estonian Academy Publishers | English, German, Russian | 36 wk |
| 10 | Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum 2228-2009 · 2228-2017 | Q2 | 0.14 | Estonian Association of the History and Philosophy of Science | English | 30 wk |
| 11 | Mäetagused 1406-992X · 1406-9938 | Q3 | 0.128 | Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum | Estonian | 16 wk |
| 12 | Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies 2613-7844 · 2613-7852 | Q3 | 0.112 | ELM Scholarly Press | English | 18 wk |
| 13 | Agraarteadus 1024-0845 · 2228-4893 | Q4 | 0.183 | Estonian Academic Agricultural Society | Estonian, English | 6 wk |
| 14 | Metsanduslikud Uurimused 1736-8723 | Q4 | 0.157 | Sciendo | English, Estonian | 12 wk |
| 15 | Studies of Transition States and Societies 1736-874X · 1736-8758 | Q4 | 0.155 | Tallinn University | English | 24 wk |
| 16 | Eesti Majanduspoliitilised Väitlused 1736-5597 · 2228-1878 | Q4 | 0.152 | Mattimar OÜ and Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag GmbH | English, Estonian, German | 16 wk |
| 17 | Juridica International 1406-1082 · 1406-5509 | Q4 | 0.129 | Iuridicum Foundation | German, French, English | 20 wk |
| 18 | Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri 2346-562X | – | – | University of Tartu Press | English, Estonian | 30 wk |
| 19 | EURODL 1027-5207 | – | – | EDEN Digital Learning Europe | English | 7 wk |
| 20 | European Journal of Mathematical Analysis 2733-3957 | – | – | Ada Academica | English | 7 wk |
| 21 | Interlitteraria 1406-0701 · 2228-4729 | – | – | University of Tartu Press | Spanish, German, French, English | 20 wk |
| 22 | Journal on Baltic Security 2382-9230 | – | – | Baltic Defence College | English | 12 wk |
| 23 | Slavica Revalensia 2346-5824 · 2504-7531 | – | – | Tallinn University Press | Russian, English, Polish | 20 wk |
| 24 | Studia Philosophica Estonica 2228-110X · 1736-5899 | – | – | University of Tartu | English, Estonian, German | 20 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top subject areas (Scopus-ranked)
Top publishers
- University of Tartu Press 5
- Estonian Academy Publishers 2
- Ada Academica 1
- Baltic Defence College 1
- EDEN Digital Learning Europe 1
- Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum 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).