135 free-to-publish journals that accept manuscripts in Czech

135 peer-reviewed open access journals accept submissions in Czech and charge no APC and no other author fees. Many also accept other languages; 3 publish only in Czech. 65 are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago and appear first. Data snapshot: October 2026.

135journals with no APC

3publish only in Czech

65ranked in Scopus (SCImago)

23ranked Q1 or Q2

Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 35% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 20 weeks. Most are published in Czechia (88), Slovakia (23) and Poland (18). The largest subject areas are Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. 93% accept manuscripts in English and 100% accept at least one other language.

All 135 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	Country	Time to publish
1	Slavia Antiqua 0080-9993 · 2545-0212	Q1	0.218	Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk	Poland	26 wk
2	Archaeologia Historica 0231-5823 · 2336-4386	Q1	0.208	Masaryk University	Czechia	20 wk
3	Česká Literatura 0009-0468 · 2571-094X	Q1	0.167	Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Czech Literature	Czechia	12 wk
4	Slovenska Literatura 0037-6973	Q1	0.165	Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Slovak Literature	Slovakia	12 wk
5	Central European Forestry Journal 2454-034X · 2454-0358	Q2	0.502	Sciendo	Poland	4 wk
6	Archeologické Rozhledy 0323-1267 · 2570-9151	Q2	0.33	Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague	Czechia	15 wk
7	Památky Archeologické 0031-0506 · 2570-9496	Q2	0.311	Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague	Czechia	54 wk
8	Československá Psychologie 1804-6436	Q2	0.225	Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of psychology	Czechia	25 wk
9	DETUROPE 1821-2506	Q2	0.22	University of South Bohemia	Czechia	24 wk
10	Museologica Brunensia 1805-4722 · 2464-5362	Q2	0.203	Masaryk University	Czechia	18 wk
11	Filozofia 0046-385X · 2585-7061	Q2	0.202	Institute of Philosophy SAS, v.v.i.	Slovakia	12 wk
12	Historický Časopis 0018-2575 · 2585-9099	Q2	0.202	Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences	Slovakia	15 wk
13	Český Lid 0009-0794 · 2570-9216	Q2	0.201	Etnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.	Czechia	16 wk
14	Jezikoslovni zapiski 0354-0448 · 1581-1255	Q2	0.199	ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC	Slovenia	16 wk
15	Historia Scholastica 1804-4913 · 2336-680X	Q2	0.193	The National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, Technical University of Liberec	Czechia	18 wk
16	Forum Historiae 1337-6861	Q2	0.184	Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of History	Slovakia	17 wk
17	Přehled výzkumů 1211-7250 · 2571-0605	Q2	0.18	Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno	Czechia	23 wk
18	Studia Hercynia 1212-5865 · 2336-8144	Q2	0.179	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta	Czechia	30 wk
19	Musicologica Brunensia 1212-0391 · 2336-436X	Q2	0.148	Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts	Czechia	27 wk
20	Studia Historica Nitriensia 1338-7219 · 2585-8661	Q2	0.142	Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra	Slovakia	30 wk
21	Iluminace 0862-397X · 2570-9267	Q2	0.129	Národní filmový archiv, Prague	Czechia	16 wk
22	ESPES 1339-1119	Q2	0.128	University of Presov, Faculty of Arts	Slovakia	18 wk
23	Studia Slavica 1803-5663 · 2571-0281	Q2	0.12	University of Ostrava	Czechia	10 wk
24	Sociológia 0049-1225 · 1336-8613	Q3	0.237	Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences	Slovakia	28 wk
25	Journal of Central European Agriculture 1332-9049	Q3	0.22	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture	Croatia	50 wk
26	Orbis Scholae 1802-4637 · 2336-3177	Q3	0.207	Karolinum Press	Czechia	25 wk
27	Acta Universitatis Carolinae Iuridica 0323-0619 · 2336-6478	Q3	0.202	Karolinum Press	Czechia	25 wk
28	Demografie 0011-8265 · 1805-2991	Q3	0.193	Czech Statistical Office	Czechia	16 wk
29	Vodohospodářské Technicko-Ekonomické Informace 0322-8916 · 1805-6555	Q3	0.183	Výzkumný ústav vodohospodářský T. G. Masaryka (T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute)	Czechia	14 wk
30	Acta Geographica Universitatis Comenianae 1338-6034	Q3	0.162	Comenius University in Bratislava	Slovakia	26 wk
31	Časopis pro Moderní Filologii 0008-7386 · 2336-6591	Q3	0.152	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta	Czechia	22 wk
32	Slovenský Národopis 1335-1303 · 1339-9357	Q3	0.146	Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences	Slovakia	30 wk
33	Reflexe 0862-6901 · 2533-7637	Q3	0.126	Karolinum Press and Oikoymenh Press	Czechia	25 wk
34	Filosoﬁcký časopis 0015-1831 · 2570-9232	Q3	0.123	Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy	Czechia	10 wk
35	Historická sociologie 1804-0616 · 2336-3525	Q3	0.119	Karolinum Press	Czechia	50 wk
36	Studia Theologica 1212-8570 · 2570-9798	Q3	0.113	Univerzita Palackého	Czechia	26 wk
37	Svět Literatury 0862-8440 · 2336-6729	Q3	0.113	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická Fakulta	Czechia	30 wk
38	Postscriptum Polonistyczne 1898-1593 · 2353-9844	Q3	0.112	University of Silesia Press	Poland	25 wk
39	Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne 2084-3011 · 2450-2731	Q3	0.11	Adam Mickiewicz University	Poland	30 wk
40	Právněhistorické studie 0079-4929 · 2464-689X	Q3	0.11	Karolinum Press	Czechia	30 wk
41	Slavia 0037-6736 · 3029-8830	Q3	0.105	Institute of Slavonic Studies of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Czechia	60 wk
42	Studia Paedagogica 1803-7437 · 2336-4521	Q4	0.177	Masaryk University	Czechia	12 wk
43	Gender a Výzkum 2570-6578 · 2570-6586	Q4	0.146	Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology	Czechia	36 wk
44	Tichodroma 1337-026X · 2644-4992	Q4	0.13	Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology	Slovakia	10 wk
45	Časopis pro Právní Vědu a Praxi 1210-9126 · 1805-2789	Q4	0.128	Masaryk University, Brno	Czechia	19 wk
46	Sociální studia 1214-813X · 1803-6104	Q4	0.112	Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies	Czechia	41 wk
47	Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej 0081-7090 · 2392-2435	Q4	0.111	Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland	24 wk
48	Bohemistyka 1642-9893	Q4	0.103	Instytut Filologii Słowiańskiej Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Komisja Slawistyczna Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Oddział w Poznaniu, Wydawnictwo "Pro"	Poland	20 wk
49	Teorie vědy 1210-0250 · 1804-6347	Q4	0.103	Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy	Czechia	32 wk
50	Theatralia 1803-845X · 2336-4548	Q4	0.103	Masaryk University	Czechia	40 wk
51	Dějiny – Teorie – Kritika 1214-7249 · 2464-5370	Q4	0.102	Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta humanitních studií	Czechia	12 wk
52	Knihy a Dějiny 1210-8510 · 2571-2322	Q4	0.102	Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Czechia	30 wk
53	Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica 1804-5588 · 2336-3398	Q4	0.101	Karolinum Press	Czechia	30 wk
54	Ars 0044-9008 · 2729-7349	Q4	0.101	Slovak Academy of Sciences	Slovakia	20 wk
55	Bohemica Litteraria 1213-2144 · 2336-4394	Q4	0.101	Masaryk University, Brno	Czechia	20 wk
56	Cornova 1804-6983 · 2787-9151	Q4	0.101	Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Czech Literature	Czechia	20 wk
57	Historica 1803-7550 · 2695-060X	Q4	0.101	University of Ostrava	Czechia	12 wk
58	Mediaevalia Historica Bohemica 0862-979X · 2788-2543	Q4	0.101	Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Czechia	24 wk
59	Opuscula Historiae Artium 1211-7390 · 2336-4467	Q4	0.101	Masaryk University	Czechia	26 wk
60	Střed 1803-9243 · 2571-0338	Q4	0.101	Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Czechia	40 wk
61	Teologická Reflexe 1211-1872 · 2788-0796	Q4	0.101	Karolinum Press	Czechia	20 wk
62	Theatrum Historiae 1802-2502 · 2571-0621	Q4	0.101	University of Pardubice	Czechia	8 wk
63	Český Časopis Historický 0862-6111 · 2570-9208	Q4	0.1	Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.	Czechia	12 wk
64	Slovo a Smysl 1214-7915 · 2336-6680	Q4	0.1	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta	Czechia	30 wk
65	Studia Historica Brunensia 1803-7429 · 2336-4513	Q4	0.1	Masaryk University	Czechia	24 wk
66	ACC Journal 1803-9782 · 2571-0613	–	–	Technical University of Liberec	Czechia	12 wk
67	Acta Fakulty filozofické Západočeské univerzity v Plzni 1802-0364 · 2336-6346	–	–	University of West Bohemia, Pilsen	Czechia	15 wk
68	Acta Sting 1805-6873	–	–	Sting Academy	Czechia	12 wk
69	Acta Universitatis Carolinae Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis 0323-0562 · 2336-5730	–	–	Karolinum Press	Czechia	50 wk
70	Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica 0567-8269 · 2464-6830	–	–	Karolinum Press	Czechia	30 wk
71	Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philosophica et Historica 0567-8293 · 2464-7055	–	–	Karolinum Press	Czechia	30 wk
72	Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis. Slavica Wratislaviensia 0137-1150 · 2957-2312	–	–	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego	Poland	75 wk
73	Annales Scientia Politica 1339-0732	–	–	University of Presov	Slovakia	8 wk
74	Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Linguistica 2083-1765 · 3072-1776	–	–	University of the National Education Commission, Krakow	Poland	24 wk
75	AntropoWebzin 1801-8807	–	–	University of West Bohemia, Pilsen	Czechia	25 wk
76	Archeologia Technica 1805-7241 · 2788-3817	–	–	Technical Museum in Brno	Czechia	24 wk
77	Archiwa - Kancelarie - Zbiory 1895-9075 · 2544-5685	–	–	Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń	Poland	40 wk
78	Belvedere Research Journal 2960-5741	–	–	Belvedere Research Center	Austria	30 wk
79	Bohemica Olomucensia 1803-876X · 2788-2632	–	–	Palacký University Olomouc	Czechia	12 wk
80	Central European Journal of Politics 2464-479X	–	–	Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science	Czechia	13 wk
81	Česká Stomatologie a Praktické Zubní Lékařství 1213-0613 · 1805-4471	–	–	Czech Dental Chamber	Czechia	28 wk
82	Český Jazyk a Literatura 3029-6846	–	–	Palacký University Olomouc	Czechia	8 wk
83	Duševné vlastníctvo 1335-2881 · 1339-5564	–	–	Indrustrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic	Slovakia	20 wk
84	E-Logos 1211-0442	–	–	University of Economics, Prague	Czechia	12 wk
85	Elementary Mathematics Education Journal 2694-8133	–	–	Palacký University Olomouc	Czechia	8 wk
86	Envigogika 1802-3061	–	–	Karolinum Press	Czechia	6 wk
87	Ergot 2694-8834 · 2533-7564	–	–	Jan Evangelista Purkyně University	Czechia	12 wk
88	eSamizdat 1723-4042	–	–	Aracne editrice	Italy	16 wk
89	Etnologické Rozpravy 2729-9759	–	–	Ethnographic Society of Slovakia	Slovakia	14 wk
90	Filosofie Dnes 1804-0969	–	–	University of Hradec Králové, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences	Czechia	20 wk
91	Geografická revue 2585-8955 · 2585-8947	–	–	Belianum. Matej Bel University Press.	Slovakia	6 wk
92	Góry, Literatura, Kultura 2084-4107 · 2957-2495	–	–	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego	Poland	24 wk
93	Historia Slavorum Occidentis 2084-1213	–	–	Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek	Poland	24 wk
94	Historie - Otázky - Problémy 1804-1132 · 2336-6672	–	–	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta	Czechia	22 wk
95	Idei 1313-9703 · 2367-6108	–	–	Humanus. Center for personal development. Bulgaria	Bulgaria	20 wk
96	ITlib 1335-793X · 1336-0779	–	–	Centrum vedecko-technických informácií Slovenskej republiky	Slovakia	8 wk
97	Journal of Urban Ethnology 1429-0618 · 2719-6526	–	–	Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland	32 wk
98	Kulturní Studia 2336-2766	–	–	Kulturní studia	Czechia	10 wk
99	Kvasný průmysl 2570-8619	–	–	Research Institute of Brewing and Malting, Plc.	Czechia	12 wk
100	Lidé Města 2571-0958	–	–	Charles University, Faculty of Humanities	Czechia	8 wk
101	Linguistica Brunensia 1803-7410 · 2336-4440	–	–	Masaryk University	Czechia	12 wk
102	Listy klinicke logopedie 2570-6179	–	–	Association of Speech-Language Pathologists of Czech Republic	Czechia	11 wk
103	Malacologica Bohemoslovaca 1336-6939	–	–	Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University	Czechia	8 wk
104	Mediamatika a Kultúrne Dedičstvo 1339-777X	–	–	Institute of Mediamatics and Cultural Heritage, University of Žilina	Slovakia	16 wk
105	Medzinárodné vzťahy 1336-1562 · 1339-2751	–	–	University of Economics in Bratislava	Slovakia	8 wk
106	Mundo Eslavo 1579-8372 · 2255-517X	–	–	Universidad de Granada	Spain	8 wk
107	Musicologica Olomucensia 2787-9186 · 2787-9194	–	–	Palacký University Olomouc	Czechia	16 wk
108	Neograeca Bohemica 1803-6414 · 2694-913X	–	–	Czech Society for Modern Greek Studies	Czechia	26 wk
109	Nová Čeština Doma a ve Světě 1805-367X	–	–	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta	Czechia	16 wk
110	Opera slavica 1211-7676 · 2336-4459	–	–	Masaryk University	Czechia	30 wk
111	Ostium 1339-942X · 1336-6556	–	–	Ostium	Slovakia	12 wk
112	Paidagogos 1213-3809	–	–	Paidagogos - Society For Philosophy, Theory and Praxis of Education	Czechia	16 wk
113	Pedagogická Orientace 1211-4669 · 1805-9511	–	–	Czech Pedagogical Society	Czechia	16 wk
114	Pedagogika 0031-3815 · 2336-2189	–	–	Charles University	Czechia	20 wk
115	Perner’s Contacts 1801-674X	–	–	University of Pardubice	Czechia	12 wk
116	Pražské Egyptologické Studie 1214-3189 · 1801-3899	–	–	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta	Czechia	30 wk
117	Psychology and its Contexts 1803-9278 · 1805-9023	–	–	University of Ostrava	Czechia	18 wk
118	Roczniki Historyczne 0324-8585 · 2451-134X	–	–	Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences	Poland	26 wk
119	Romano Džaniben 1210-8545 · 2788-3809	–	–	Romano džaniben, z. s.	Czechia	20 wk
120	Scientia in Educatione 1804-7106	–	–	Karolinum Press	Czechia	18 wk
121	Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka 0037-7511 · 2658-2082	–	–	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego	Poland	13 wk
122	Sociální Pedagogika 1805-8825	–	–	Tomas Bata University in Zlín	Czechia	16 wk
123	Societas et Iurisprudentia 1339-5467	–	–	Trnava University, Faculty of Law	Slovakia	8 wk
124	Sociologický Časopis 2336-128X	–	–	Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology	Czechia	20 wk
125	Štát a Právo 2644-643X	–	–	Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Law	Slovakia	16 wk
126	Studia Ethnologica Pragensia 1803-9812 · 2336-6699	–	–	Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická Fakulta	Czechia	35 wk
127	Studia Etnologiczne i Antropologiczne 1506-5790 · 2353-9860	–	–	University of Silesia Press	Poland	12 wk
128	Studia Lednickie 0860-7893 · 2353-7906	–	–	Muzeum Pierwszych Piastów na Lednicy	Poland	7 wk
129	Studia Politica Slovaca 1337-8163 · 2585-8459	–	–	Institute of Political Science of Slovak Academy of Sciences	Slovakia	12 wk
130	Studia Polityczne 1230-3135 · 2720-0302	–	–	Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN	Poland	24 wk
131	Tělesná Kultura 1211-6521 · 1803-8360	–	–	Palacký University Olomouc	Czechia	24 wk
132	Trendy v podnikání 1805-0603 · 2788-0079	–	–	Vydavatelství ZČU v Plzni	Czechia	16 wk
133	Vojenské Reflexie 1336-9202	–	–	Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik	Slovakia	15 wk
134	Vojenské rozhledy 1210-3292 · 2336-2995	–	–	Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic	Czechia	30 wk
135	Zeszyty Cyrylo-Metodiańskie 2449-8297	–	–	Maria Curie-Skłodowska University	Poland	20 wk

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Karolinum Press 11
Masaryk University 8
Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 6
Palacký University Olomouc 5
University of Ostrava 3
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego 3

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