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92 free-to-publish journals published in Slovenia

92 peer-reviewed open access journals published in Slovenia charge no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. 61 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (26 in Q1 or Q2); the rest are listed too, Scopus-ranked journals first. Data snapshot: October 2026.

92journals with no APC
61ranked in Scopus (SCImago)
26ranked Q1 or Q2

Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 43% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 16 weeks. The largest subject areas are Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Business, Management and Accounting. 92% accept manuscripts in English and 82% accept at least one other language.

All 92 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).

#JournalQuartileSJRPublisherLanguagesTime to publish
1Documenta Praehistorica
1408-967X · 1854-2492
Q10.671University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English12 wk
2Asian Studies
2232-5131 · 2350-4226
Q10.562University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English12 wk
3Traditiones
0352-0447 · 1855-6396
Q10.445ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCEnglish, Slovenian36 wk
4Acta Geographica Slovenica
1581-6613 · 1581-8314
Q10.391ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCSlovenian, English33 wk
5Slovenski Jezik - Slovene Linguistic Studies
1408-2616 · 1581-1271
Q10.39ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCSlovenian, English30 wk
6Edinost in Dialog
2335-4127 · 2385-8907
Q10.358Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, EUEnglish, German, Italian, Slovenian, Croatian6 wk
7Dileme
2591-1201
Q10.318Študijski center za narodno spravoSerbian, Croatian, English, Slovenian10 wk
8Bogoslovni Vestnik
0006-5722 · 1581-2987
Q10.31University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, Slovenian, German, Italian, French36 wk
9Slavia Centralis
1855-6302 · 2385-8753
Q10.309University of MariborEnglish, German, Slovenian, Hungarian15 wk
10Jezik in Slovstvo
0021-6933 · 1581-3754
Q10.248University of Ljubljana Press, Slovenia (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) & Zveza društev Slavistično društvo SlovenijeSlovenian10 wk
11Šolska Kronika
1318-6728
Q10.21Slovenian School MuseumSlovenian, English28 wk
12Slavistična Revija
0350-6894 · 1855-7570
Q10.202Slavistično društvo SlovenijeEnglish, Slovenian12 wk
13Ars Mathematica Contemporanea
1855-3966 · 1855-3974
Q20.508University of Primorska PressEnglish50 wk
14Central European Public Administration Review
2591-2240 · 2591-2259
Q20.325University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English16 wk
15Urbani Izziv
0353-6483 · 1855-8399
Q20.245Urbanistični inštitut RSSlovenian, English32 wk
16Arheološki Vestnik
0570-8966 · 1581-1204
Q20.237ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCItalian, German, English, Slovenian30 wk
17Phainomena
1318-3362 · 2232-6650
Q20.202Institute Nova Revija for the HumanitiesSlovenian, German, French, English13 wk
18Jezikoslovni zapiski
0354-0448 · 1581-1255
Q20.199ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCCzech, Croatian, German, English, Slovenian16 wk
19Acta Histriae
1318-0185 · 2591-1767
Q20.187The Historical Society of Southern Primorska of Koper & Institute IRRIS for Research, Development and Strategies of Society, Culture and EnvironmentSlovenian, Italian, English, Croatian40 wk
20Annales, Series Historia et Sociologia
1408-5348 · 2591-1775
Q20.178The Historical Society of Southern Primorska of Koper & Institute IRRIS for Research, Development and Strategies of Society, Culture and EnvironmentSlovenian, Italian, English, Croatian40 wk
21Acta Historiae Artis Slovenica
1408-0419 · 2536-4200
Q20.159ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCSlovenian, English, German, Italian36 wk
22Studia Mythologica Slavica
1408-6271 · 1581-128X
Q20.157ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCSlovenian, Croatian, German, Italian, English24 wk
23Etnolog
0354-0316 · 2385-8729
Q20.149Slovene Ethnographic MuseumSlovenian30 wk
24ELOPE
1581-8918 · 2386-0316
Q20.14University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English16 wk
25Primerjalna Književnost
0351-1189 · 2591-1805
Q20.132Slovenian Comparative Literature AssociationSlovenian, English20 wk
26Keria: Studia Latina et Graeca
1580-0261 · 2350-4234
Q20.118University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, Greek, Latin, Slovenian20 wk
27Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
2232-2647
Q30.373University of LjubljanaEnglish24 wk
28Acta Carsologica
0583-6050 · 1580-2612
Q30.348Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsEnglish30 wk
29Organizacija
1581-1832
Q30.339SciendoEnglish16 wk
30Geologija
0016-7789 · 1854-620X
Q30.305Geological Survey of SloveniaEnglish, Slovenian10 wk
31Science of Gymnastics Journal
1855-7171
Q30.289University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English16 wk
32Tekstilec
0351-3386 · 2350-3696
Q30.273University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, Slovenian12 wk
33Acta Chimica Slovenica
1318-0207 · 1580-3155
Q30.22Slovenian Chemical SocietyEnglish12 wk
34Revija za Elementarno Izobraževanje
1855-4431 · 2350-4803
Q30.21University of Maribor PressSlovenian, German, English20 wk
35Geodetski Vestnik
0351-0271 · 1581-1328
Q30.207Association of Surveyors of Slovenia (Zveza geodetov Slovenije)Slovenian, English12 wk
36Moderna Arhivistika
2591-0884
Q30.206Pokrajinski arhiv MariborEnglish, Slovenian16 wk
37Slovenian Veterinary Research
1580-4003 · 2385-8761
Q30.184University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, Slovenian12 wk
38Economic and Business Review
1580-0466 · 2335-4216
Q30.164University of LjubljanaEnglish20 wk
39Acta Linguistica Asiatica
2232-3317
Q30.153University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Slovenian, English20 wk
40Kinesiologia Slovenica
1318-2269 · 2232-4062
Q30.153University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English12 wk
41Vestnik za Tuje Jezike
1855-8453 · 2350-4269
Q30.146University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)French, Slovenian, Spanish, Italian, German20 wk
42Slovenščina 2.0: Empirične, aplikativne in interdisciplinarne raziskave
2335-2736
Q30.135University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Slovenian, English16 wk
43Muzikološki Zbornik
0580-373X · 2350-4242
Q30.131University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, German, Slovenian16 wk
44Studia Universitatis Hereditati
2350-5443
Q30.13University of PrimorskaEnglish, Italian, Slovenian24 wk
45De Musica Disserenda
1854-3405 · 2536-2615
Q30.125ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCFrench, Italian, German, English, Slovenian23 wk
46Ars & Humanitas
1854-9632 · 2350-4218
Q30.124University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, French, German, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish16 wk
47Linguistica
0024-3922 · 2350-420X
Q30.117University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, French, German, Italian, Slovenian20 wk
48Družboslovne Razprave
0352-3608 · 1581-968X
Q30.115University of LjubljanaEnglish, Slovenian16 wk
49Amfiteater
1855-4539 · 1855-850X
Q30.111University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) & Slovenian Theatre Institute (Slovenski gledališki inštitut)Slovenian, English24 wk
50Clotho
2670-6210 · 2670-6229
Q30.108University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Slovenian, English12 wk
51AR: Arhitektura, Raziskave
1580-5573 · 1581-6974
Q30.105University of LjubljanaEnglish, Slovenian24 wk
52Annales, Series Historia Naturalis
1408-533X · 2591-1783
Q40.187The Historical Society of Southern Primorska KoperSlovenian, Italian, English, Croatian40 wk
53Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
1581-9175 · 1854-1941
Q40.179University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)English, Slovenian12 wk
54Acta Biologica Slovenica
1854-3073
Q40.166University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Slovenian, English16 wk
55Dynamic Relationships Management Journal (DRMJ)
2232-5867 · 2350-367X
Q40.153Slovenian Academy of ManagementEnglish12 wk
56Dela
0354-0596 · 1854-1089
Q40.139University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Slovenian, English16 wk
57Managing Global Transitions
1581-6311 · 1854-6935
Q40.139University of PrimorskaEnglish16 wk
58Psihološka Obzorja
2350-5141
Q40.125University of Ljubljana Press, Slovenia (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) & Slovenian Psychologists’ AssociationSlovenian, English12 wk
59Dve Domovini
0353-6777 · 1581-1212
Q40.111ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCSlovenian, English24 wk
60Zdravniški Vestnik
1318-0347 · 1581-0224
Q40.108Slovenian Medical AssociationSlovenian, English8 wk

Where these journals come from

Top publishers

  1. University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 32
  2. ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 9
  3. University of Ljubljana 4
  4. University of Primorska 3
  5. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2
  6. The Historical Society of Southern Primorska of Koper & Institute IRRIS for Research, Development and Strategies of Society, Culture and Environment 2

Manuscript languages accepted

  1. English 85
  2. Slovenian 71
  3. German 20
  4. Italian 15
  5. French 9
  6. Croatian 9

About this list

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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.

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