Free-to-publish journals by publisher
Large commercial publishers are known for APCs, but they also run journals that are free for authors, typically paid for by a society or institution. The table counts Diamond open access journals per publisher group; groups with at least 8 journals have a full list. Data snapshot: October 2026.
| Publisher | No-APC journals | In Scopus | Q1 + Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Gruyter (incl. Brill) | 163 | 98 | 50 |
| Elsevier | 93 | 61 | 46 |
| IMIST (Morocco) | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerald | 74 | 39 | 32 |
| Springer Nature (incl. BMC) | 65 | 32 | 29 |
| SAGE | 39 | 27 | 21 |
| EDP Sciences | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| Taylor & Francis | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Oxford University Press | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| MDPI | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| OpenEdition | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Wiley | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| IOP Publishing | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Cambridge University Press | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Frontiers | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| IEEE | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Publisher names are matched on the publisher field in the DOAJ (which often names the society or university that owns the journal) and in SCImago, so imprints and subsidiaries are grouped together. Always confirm the current fee policy on the journal’s own website before submitting.