49 free-to-publish journals published in Singapore
49 peer-reviewed open access journals published in Singapore charge no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. 27 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (19 in Q1 or Q2); the rest are listed too, Scopus-ranked journals first. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 70% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 17 weeks. The largest subject areas are Engineering, Computer Science and Social Sciences. 100% accept manuscripts in English and 0% accept at least one other language.
All 49 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 | Visual Intelligence 2097-3330 · 2731-9008 | Q1 | 3.434 | Springer | English | 30 wk |
| 2 | Stress Biology 2731-0450 | Q1 | 1.712 | Springer | English | 12 wk |
| 3 | Horticulture Advances 2948-1104 | Q1 | 1.601 | Springer | English | 18 wk |
| 4 | Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities 2731-9032 | Q1 | 1.361 | Springer | English | 15 wk |
| 5 | Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art 2524-4442 | Q1 | 1.188 | SpringerOpen | English | 5 wk |
| 6 | Urban Informatics 2731-6963 | Q1 | 1.104 | Springer | English | 30 wk |
| 7 | Autonomous Intelligent Systems 2730-616X | Q1 | 0.997 | Springer | English | 21 wk |
| 8 | Quantum Frontiers 2731-6106 | Q1 | 0.957 | Springer | English | 10 wk |
| 9 | Low-Carbon Materials and Green Construction 2731-6319 | Q1 | 0.868 | Springer | English | 12 wk |
| 10 | AI in Civil Engineering 2097-0943 · 2730-5392 | Q1 | 0.761 | Springer Nature | English | 20 wk |
| 11 | Holistic Integrative Oncology 2731-4529 | Q1 | 0.701 | Springer | English | 25 wk |
| 12 | Journal of Advanced Dielectrics 2010-135X · 2010-1368 | Q2 | 0.661 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 18 wk |
| 13 | Asian Review of Political Economy 2731-5835 | Q2 | 0.534 | Springer | English | 8 wk |
| 14 | Marine Development 3004-832X | Q2 | 0.466 | Springer | English | 16 wk |
| 15 | Urban Lifeline 2731-9989 | Q2 | 0.422 | Springer Nature | English | 13 wk |
| 16 | Guidance, Navigation and Control 2737-4807 · 2737-4920 | Q2 | 0.366 | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd | English | 12 wk |
| 17 | Asian Development Review 0116-1105 · 1996-7241 | Q2 | 0.357 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 53 wk |
| 18 | Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies 2345-7481 · 2345-752X | Q2 | 0.319 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 16 wk |
| 19 | Southeast of Now 2424-9947 · 2425-0147 | Q2 | 0.15 | National University of Singapore Press | English | 30 wk |
| 20 | Vietnam Journal of Computer Science 2196-8888 · 2196-8896 | Q3 | 0.308 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 13 wk |
| 21 | China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies 2377-7400 · 2377-7419 | Q3 | 0.238 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 12 wk |
| 22 | International Journal of Empirical Economics 2810-9430 · 2810-9449 | Q3 | 0.21 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 11 wk |
| 23 | The Asia Pacific Scholar 2424-9335 · 2424-9270 | Q3 | 0.209 | National University of Singapore | English | 12 wk |
| 24 | Fertility & Reproduction 2661-3182 · 2661-3174 | Q3 | 0.19 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 16 wk |
| 25 | International Journal of Mathematics for Industry 2661-3352 · 2661-3344 | Q4 | 0.204 | World Scientific Publishing | English | 24 wk |
| 26 | Journal of Rare Diseases 2731-085X | Q4 | 0.153 | Springer | English | 27 wk |
| 27 | LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal 1058-6768 | Q4 | 0.138 | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | English | 24 wk |
| 28 | Agricultural Products Processing and Storage 3059-4510 | – | – | Springer Nature | English | 16 wk |
| 29 | Anesthesiology and Perioperative Science 2731-8389 | – | – | Springer | English | 19 wk |
| 30 | Architectural Intelligence 2731-6726 | – | – | Springer | English | 29 wk |
| 31 | Chinese Journal of International Review 2630-5313 · 2630-5321 | – | – | World Scientific Publishing | English | 16 wk |
| 32 | Clinical Cancer Bulletin 2791-3937 | – | – | Springer Nature | English | 17 wk |
| 33 | Crop Health 2948-1945 | – | – | Springer | English | 14 wk |
| 34 | Digital Economy and Sustainable Development 2731-9423 | – | – | Springer | English | 20 wk |
| 35 | Discover Chemistry 3005-1193 | – | – | Springer | English | 25 wk |
| 36 | Discover Electrochemistry 3005-1215 | – | – | Springer | English | 16 wk |
| 37 | Discover Forests 3059-2666 | – | – | Springer Nature | English | 20 wk |
| 38 | Discover Plants 3005-1207 | – | – | Springer Nature | English | 20 wk |
| 39 | Discover Robotics 3059-3204 | – | – | Springer Nature | English | 29 wk |
| 40 | Discover Sensors 3005-1851 | – | – | Springer Nature | English | 29 wk |
| 41 | Discover Soil 3005-1223 | – | – | Springer | English | 18 wk |
| 42 | East Asian Policy 1793-9305 · 2251-3175 | – | – | World Scientific Publishing | English | 15 wk |
| 43 | Journal of Business & Economic Analysis 2737-5668 · 2618-0324 | – | – | World Scientific Publishing | English | 20 wk |
| 44 | Management System Engineering 2731-5843 | – | – | Springer | English | 16 wk |
| 45 | Molecular Frontiers Journal 2529-7325 · 2529-7333 | – | – | World Scientific Publishing | English | 8 wk |
| 46 | Moore and More 2097-616X · 3004-8680 | – | – | Springer Nature Singapore | English | 22 wk |
| 47 | Propulsion and Energy 2948-2089 | – | – | Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. | English | 43 wk |
| 48 | The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies 2717-5413 · 2717-5766 | – | – | World Scientific Publishing | English | 12 wk |
| 49 | Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine 2575-9000 · 2575-9019 | – | – | World Scientific Publishing | English | 12 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top subject areas (Scopus-ranked)
Top publishers
- Springer 20
- World Scientific Publishing 14
- Springer Nature 8
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 1
- National University of Singapore 1
- National University of Singapore Press 1
Manuscript languages accepted
- English 49
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).