Open Access Finder

4,279 Scopus-indexed journals that are free to publish in

These journals are indexed in Scopus, ranked by SCImago, and listed in the DOAJ with no article processing charge and no other author fees (Diamond open access). Unlike most “free Scopus journals” lists, every title here is checked automatically against both databases at each data refresh, and journals that Scopus has discontinued are flagged. Data snapshot: October 2026.

4,279journals with no APC
711ranked Q1 (top 25%)
1,020ranked Q2
2,522ranked Q3 or Q4

By quartile

QuartileScopus journals with no APC
Q1711Full list →
Q21,020Full list →
Q31,325
Q41,197

By subject

Social Sciences1,864 free journals · 381 Q1 Arts and Humanities1,215 free journals · 285 Q1 Medicine731 free journals · 68 Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences319 free journals · 32 Q1 Engineering312 free journals · 70 Q1 Computer Science225 free journals · 55 Q1 Environmental Science225 free journals · 27 Q1 Mathematics210 free journals · 45 Q1 Business, Management and Accounting191 free journals · 28 Q1 Earth and Planetary Sciences186 free journals · 32 Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance169 free journals · 22 Q1 Psychology156 free journals · 27 Q1 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology119 free journals · 22 Q1 Health Professions101 free journals · 12 Q1 Materials Science96 free journals · 20 Q1 Physics and Astronomy94 free journals · 19 Q1 Energy83 free journals · 27 Q1 Chemistry78 free journals · 13 Q1 Decision Sciences66 free journals · 11 Q1 Nursing63 free journals · 9 Q1 Chemical Engineering52 free journals · 12 Q1 Immunology and Microbiology49 free journals · 6 Q1 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics45 free journals · 9 Q1 Dentistry42 free journals · 5 Q1 Multidisciplinary42 free journals · 6 Q1 Veterinary42 free journals · 5 Q1 Neuroscience37 free journals · 5 Q1

The top 300 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).

#JournalQuartileSJRSubject areaPublisherCountryTime to publish
1Living Reviews in Relativity
1433-8351
Q114.227Physics and AstronomySpringerOpenGermany20 wk
2Living Reviews in Solar Physics
1614-4961
Q18.871Earth and Planetary SciencesSpringerSwitzerland20 wk
3International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
2365-9440
Q17.947Computer ScienceSpringerOpenUnited Kingdom6 wk
4Photonics Insights
2791-1748
Q16.191EngineeringSPIEUnited States8 wk
5Military Medical Research
2054-9369
Q15.898MedicineKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China28 wk
6Organization Theory
2631-7877
Q14.852Business, Management and AccountingSAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom16 wk
7International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
2631-8644 · 2631-7990
Q14.098EngineeringIOP PublishingUnited Kingdom27 wk
8Nano Research Energy
2791-0091 · 2790-8119
Q14.016ChemistryTsinghua University PressChina8 wk
9Journal of Sport and Health Science
2095-2546
Q13.715Health ProfessionsElsevierNetherlands22 wk
10Journal of the European Mathematical Society
1435-9855 · 1435-9863
Q13.687MathematicsEMS PressGermany100 wk
11Journal of Statistical Software
1548-7660
Q13.677Computer ScienceFoundation for Open Access StatisticsUnited States53 wk
12Journal of Biomedical Science
1021-7770 · 1423-0127
Q13.601Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyBMCUnited Kingdom14 wk
13Opto-Electronic Science
2097-0382
Q13.494Physics and AstronomyEditorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, ChinaChina12 wk
14Energy Material Advances
2692-7640
Q13.459EnergyAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)United States21 wk
15Visual Intelligence
2097-3330 · 2731-9008
Q13.434Computer ScienceSpringerSingapore30 wk
16Satellite Navigation
2662-9291 · 2662-1363
Q13.423Computer ScienceSpringerOpenUnited Kingdom12 wk
17Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
2508-6235 · 2508-7576
Q13.116MedicineKorean Society for the Study of ObesitySouth Korea19 wk
18International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
2095-2686 · 2589-062X
Q13.052Earth and Planetary SciencesElsevierNetherlands40 wk
19Computational Visual Media
2096-0433 · 2096-0662
Q12.965Computer ScienceTsinghua University PressChina16 wk
20Alcohol Research
2168-3492 · 2169-4796
Q12.906MedicineNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)United States55 wk
21Energy Materials and Devices
3005-3315 · 3005-3064
Q12.849EngineeringTsinghua University PressChina6 wk
22Eurosurveillance
1560-7917
Q12.81Immunology and MicrobiologyEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlSweden30 wk
23Annales de l'Institut Henri Poincaré. C, Analyse non Linéaire
0294-1449 · 1873-1430
Q12.783MathematicsEMS PressGermany76 wk
24Journal of Remote Sensing
2694-1589
Q12.727Earth and Planetary SciencesAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)United States16 wk
25Journal of Stroke
2287-6391 · 2287-6405
Q12.705MedicineKorean Stroke SocietySouth Korea12 wk
26Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
1083-6101
Q12.692Social SciencesOxford University PressUnited Kingdom15 wk
27ACS Central Science
2374-7951
Q12.684Chemical EngineeringAmerican Chemical SocietyUnited States14 wk
28Green Energy & Environment
2468-0257
Q12.681EnergyKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China15 wk
29Petroleum Exploration and Development
2096-4803 · 1876-3804
Q12.681Earth and Planetary SciencesKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China15 wk
30CCS Chemistry
2096-5745
Q12.607ChemistryChinese Chemical SocietyChina10 wk
31Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
1674-7755
Q12.542Earth and Planetary SciencesElsevierNetherlands9 wk
32Journal of Road Engineering
2097-0498 · 2773-0077
Q12.532EngineeringKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China17 wk
33eGastroenterology
2766-0125 · 2976-7296
Q12.465MedicineBMJ Publishing GroupUnited Kingdom23 wk
34Campbell Systematic Reviews
1891-1803
Q12.46Social SciencesSAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom6 wk
35Nano Materials Science
2589-9651
Q12.441Chemical EngineeringKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China12 wk
36Algebraic Geometry
2313-1691 · 2214-2584
Q12.412MathematicsFoundation Compositio MathematicaNetherlands52 wk
37Materials Futures
2752-5724
Q12.341Materials ScienceIOP PublishingUnited Kingdom19 wk
38CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems
2096-0042
Q12.24EnergyChina electric power research instituteChina26 wk
39Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
2083-5205 · 2084-1965
Q12.229Social SciencesAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland12 wk
40Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
2542-5048
Q12.209Chemical EngineeringKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China15 wk
41Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
1818-0876
Q12.196Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China20 wk
42Carbon Neutrality
2788-8614 · 2731-3948
Q12.179Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSpringerSwitzerland10 wk
43Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
2196-5420
Q12.175EnergyIEEEUnited States13 wk
44Nexus
2950-1601
Q12.16EngineeringElsevierUnited States16 wk
45Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics
2307-387X
Q12.144Computer ScienceThe MIT PressUnited States8 wk
46Light: Advanced Manufacturing
2689-9620
Q12.13EngineeringLight Publishing GroupChina22 wk
47Educational Technology & Society
1176-3647 · 1436-4522
Q12.109EngineeringInternational Forum of Educational Technology & SocietyTaiwan24 wk
48Underground Space
2096-2754 · 2467-9674
Q12.095Earth and Planetary SciencesKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China11 wk
49Advances in Combinatorics
2517-5599
Q12.055MathematicsAlliance of Diamond Open Access JournalsUnited Kingdom30 wk
50Emerging Infectious Diseases
1080-6040 · 1080-6059
Q12.034MedicineCenters for Disease Control and PreventionUnited States8 wk

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About this list

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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