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800 free-to-publish journals published in Poland

800 peer-reviewed open access journals published in Poland charge no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. 286 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (108 in Q1 or Q2); the rest are listed too, Scopus-ranked journals first. Data snapshot: October 2026.

800journals with no APC
286ranked in Scopus (SCImago)
108ranked Q1 or Q2

Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 38% 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 Medicine. 96% accept manuscripts in English and 64% accept at least one other language.

The top 400 of 800 journals, by quartile and SJR

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).

#JournalQuartileSJRPublisherLanguagesTime to publish
1Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
2083-5205 · 2084-1965
Q12.229Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańEnglish12 wk
2Nordic Journal of Media Studies
2003-184X
Q10.803SciendoEnglish25 wk
3Intereconomics
0020-5346 · 1613-964X
Q10.799SciendoEnglish16 wk
4Oceanologia
0078-3234 · 2300-7370
Q10.733Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish24 wk
5Opuscula Mathematica
1232-9274 · 2300-6919
Q10.717AGH Univeristy of Science and Technology PressEnglish22 wk
6Studies in Chinese Linguistics
1017-1274 · 2470-8275
Q10.697SciendoEnglish46 wk
7Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
0042-790X · 1338-4333
Q10.668SciendoEnglish8 wk
8Nordicom Review
2001-5119
Q10.574SciendoEnglish26 wk
9Scientia et Fides
2300-7648 · 2353-5636
Q10.441Uniwersytet Mikołaja KopernikaFrench, Polish, Spanish, English10 wk
10Bulletin of the Section of Logic
0138-0680 · 2449-836X
Q10.439Lodz University PressEnglish32 wk
11Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences)
2084-6762 · 2449-9579
Q10.418Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish, French, German42 wk
12Historia i Świat
2299-2464 · 2956-6436
Q10.393University of SiedlceEnglish40 wk
13Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives
2080-7147 · 2392-2397
Q10.378Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish24 wk
14The European Journal of Humour Research
2307-700X
Q10.373Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language StudiesEnglish6 wk
15LingVaria
1896-2122 · 2392-1226
Q10.368Ksiegarnia Akademicka PublishingPolish, English, Russian, German, French24 wk
16Forum Scientiae Oeconomia
2300-5947 · 2353-4435
Q10.359Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii WSB w Dąbrowie GórniczejEnglish8 wk
17Santander Art & Culture Law Review
2391-7997 · 2450-050X
Q10.349BACHLaw FoundationPolish, English26 wk
18Verbum Vitae
1644-8561 · 2451-280X
Q10.349The John Paul II Catholic University of LublinGerman, Italian, Spanish, Polish, English16 wk
19Society Register
2544-5502
Q10.335Adam Mickiewicz University, PoznanEnglish, Polish20 wk
20TalTech Journal of European Studies
2674-4600 · 2674-4619
Q10.329SciendoEnglish12 wk
21Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego
2081-8882 · 2544-3003
Q10.274The John Paul II Catholic University of LublinEnglish, Polish16 wk
22Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
1732-4254 · 2083-8298
Q10.251Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńEnglish91 wk
23Collectanea Theologica
0137-6985 · 2720-1481
Q10.232Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawEnglish, Polish14 wk
24Studia Historiae Scientiarum
2451-3202 · 2543-702X
Q10.228Polish Academy of Arts and SciencesEnglish, Polish36 wk
25Slavia Antiqua
0080-9993 · 2545-0212
Q10.218Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół NaukSlovak, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, English26 wk
26Vox Patrum
0860-9411 · 2719-3586
Q10.214The John Paul II Catholic University of LublinFrench, Spanish, Italian, Polish, English12 wk
27Studia Warmińskie
0137-6624
Q10.206Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w OlsztynieEnglish, German, Polish, Russian52 wk
28Studia Romanica Posnaniensia
0137-2475 · 2084-4158
Q10.203Adam Mickiewicz UniversityCatalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish24 wk
29Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne. Seria Literacka
1233-8680 · 2450-4947
Q10.179Adam Mickiewicz UniversityGerman, English, Polish14 wk
30Art Inquiry
1641-9278 · 2451-0327
Q10.178Łódzkie Towarzystwo NaukoweEnglish12 wk
31Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica
1505-9057 · 2353-1908
Q10.17Lodz University PressEnglish, Polish20 wk
32Meander
0025-6285
Q10.167Committee on Ancient Culture, Polish Academy of Sciences / Institute of Classical Studies, Faculty of Polish Studies, University of WarsawLatin, Polish52 wk
33Przekładaniec
1425-6851 · 1689-1864
Q10.167Jagiellonian University PressEnglish, Polish29 wk
34Electrum
1897-3426 · 2084-3909
Q10.166Jagiellonian UniversityEnglish, German, French, Italian28 wk
35Zoophilologica
2719-2687 · 2451-3849
Q10.158University of Silesia PressRussian, English, Polish40 wk
36Slovenian Journal of Public Health
1854-2476
Q20.684SciendoEnglish23 wk
37Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation
2299-7075 · 2299-7326
Q20.567Cognitione Foundation for the Dissemination of Knowledge and ScienceEnglish28 wk
38Mineralogia
1899-8291 · 1899-8526
Q20.556SciendoEnglish20 wk
39Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy
1507-1367 · 2083-4640
Q20.548Via MedicaEnglish16 wk
40Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory
1234-3099 · 2083-5892
Q20.531University of Zielona GóraEnglish25 wk
41Moravian Geographical Reports
1210-8812 · 2199-6202
Q20.527SciendoEnglish40 wk
42Central European Forestry Journal
2454-034X · 2454-0358
Q20.502SciendoCzech, English, Slovak4 wk
43Journal of Landscape Ecology
1805-4196
Q20.497SciendoEnglish16 wk
44Central and Eastern European Migration Review
2300-1682
Q20.46Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw, and Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish9 wk
45Australasian Orthodontic Journal
2207-7480
Q20.447SciendoEnglish8 wk
46Economics and Business Review
2392-1641 · 2450-0097
Q20.412SciendoEnglish23 wk
47Journal of Economics and Management
1732-1948 · 2719-9975
Q20.4SciendoEnglish28 wk
48Folia Oecologica
1338-7014
Q20.388SciendoEnglish38 wk
49Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
2354-0079
Q20.38SciendoEnglish12 wk
50Plant and Fungal Systematics
2544-7459 · 2657-5000
Q20.376W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish10 wk
51Journal of Plant Protection Research
1427-4345 · 1899-007X
Q20.352Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish30 wk
52Journal of Horticultural Research
2300-5009 · 2353-3978
Q20.341SciendoEnglish20 wk
53Białostockie Studia Prawnicze
1689-7404 · 2719-9452
Q20.337SciendoPolish, English36 wk
54Review of Economic Perspectives
1804-1663
Q20.324SciendoEnglish38 wk
55Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
1731-6375 · 2449-8289
Q20.316Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityEnglish24 wk
56Acta Palaeobotanica
2082-0259
Q20.304W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish20 wk
57Poradnik Językowy
0551-5343
Q20.299Towarzystwo Kultury JęzykaPolish25 wk
58Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition
2450-5455 · 2451-2125
Q20.298University of Silesia PressEnglish40 wk
59Sprawozdania Archeologiczne
0081-3834 · 2719-647X
Q20.289Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of SciencesEnglish35 wk
60Przeglad Socjologii Jakosciowej
1733-8069
Q20.286University of LodzPolish, English12 wk

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Where these journals come from

Top publishers

  1. Sciendo 111
  2. Lodz University Press 41
  3. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 22
  4. Jagiellonian University Press 18
  5. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw 16
  6. University of Silesia Press 14

Manuscript languages accepted

  1. English 770
  2. Polish 469
  3. German 154
  4. French 99
  5. Russian 66
  6. Italian 61

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).

Other countries

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