9 MDPI journals with no APC
MDPI publishes 9 open access journals that charge authors nothing, according to the DOAJ: no APC and no other fees, usually because a learned society, university or funder pays the costs. 1 of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked by SCImago (0 in Q1 or Q2). Data snapshot: October 2026.
Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 6 weeks. 100% accept manuscripts in English and 0% accept at least one other language.
All 9 MDPI journals with no APC
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 | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering Proceedings 2673-4591 | Q3 | 0.254 | 25 | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
| 2 | Biology and Life Sciences Forum 2673-9976 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
| 3 | Chemistry Proceedings 2673-4583 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
| 4 | Computer Sciences & Mathematics Forum 2813-0324 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
| 5 | Materials Proceedings 2673-4605 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
| 6 | Medical Sciences Forum 2673-9992 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
| 7 | Physical Sciences Forum 2673-9984 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
| 8 | Proceedings 2504-3900 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 11 wk |
| 9 | Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal 2563-6499 | – | – | – | MDPI AG | Switzerland | 6 wk |
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About this list
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.
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.