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312 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Engineering

312 peer-reviewed journals in Engineering are Diamond open access: no article processing charge and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. All of them are indexed in Scopus and ranked below by their SCImago quartile and SJR: 70 are Q1 and 69 Q2. Data snapshot: October 2026.

312journals with no APC
70ranked Q1 (top 25%)
69ranked Q2
170ranked Q3 or Q4
643more journals charge an APC

Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 45% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 15 weeks. Most are published in China (33), Iran (27) and United Kingdom (18). 93% accept manuscripts in English and 28% accept at least one other language.

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All 312 free-to-publish journals in Engineering

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).

#JournalQuartileSJRH-indexPublisherCountryTime to publish
1Photonics Insights
2791-1748
Q16.19122SPIEUnited States8 wk
2International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
2631-8644 · 2631-7990
Q14.09873IOP PublishingUnited Kingdom27 wk
3Satellite Navigation
2662-9291 · 2662-1363
Q13.42340SpringerOpenUnited Kingdom12 wk
4Energy Materials and Devices
3005-3315 · 3005-3064
Q12.84915Tsinghua University PressChina6 wk
5Journal of Road Engineering
2097-0498 · 2773-0077
Q12.53226KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China17 wk
6Nano Materials Science
2589-9651
Q12.44154KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China12 wk
7CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems
2096-0042
Q12.2459China electric power research instituteChina26 wk
8Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
2542-5048
Q12.20949KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China15 wk
9Nexus
2950-1601
Q12.1611ElsevierUnited States16 wk
10Light: Advanced Manufacturing
2689-9620
Q12.1337Light Publishing GroupChina22 wk
11Educational Technology & Society
1176-3647 · 1436-4522
Q12.109125International Forum of Educational Technology & SocietyTaiwan24 wk
12Underground Space
2096-2754 · 2467-9674
Q12.09551KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China11 wk
13Energy and Built Environment
2666-1233
Q11.8342KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China14 wk
14Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online)
2095-7564 · 2589-0379
Q11.7365KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China15 wk
15Space: Science & Technology
2692-7659
Q11.62225American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)United States24 wk
16Sustainable Structures
2789-3111 · 2789-312X
Q11.59624Sustainable Development Press LimitedHong Kong SAR China10 wk
17Journal of Intelligent Construction
2958-3861 · 2958-2652
Q11.51515Tsinghua University PressChina6 wk
18Collagen and Leather
2097-1419 · 2731-6998
Q11.44933SpringerOpenUnited Kingdom20 wk
19Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities
2731-9032
Q11.36114SpringerSingapore15 wk
20Journal of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles
2399-9802
Q11.35823Tsinghua University PressChina8 wk
21Resilient Cities and Structures
2772-7416
Q11.27918ElsevierNetherlands21 wk
22Railway Engineering Science
2662-4745 · 2662-4753
Q11.27845SpringerOpenGermany15 wk
23Facta Universitatis. Series: Mechanical Engineering
0354-2025 · 2335-0164
Q11.27147University of NišSerbia7 wk
24Advanced Devices & Instrumentation
2767-9713
Q11.22515American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)United States23 wk
25iEnergy
2771-9197
Q11.22318Tsinghua University PressChina8 wk
26Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering
2096-1529
Q11.20939Editorial office of Chinese Journal of Electrical EngineeringChina12 wk
27Digital Engineering
2950-550X
Q11.1669ElsevierNetherlands20 wk
28European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
1434-6044 · 1434-6052
Q11.161212SpringerOpenGermany12 wk
29International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture
2588-8404
Q11.03941KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China11 wk
30Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
1793-7078
Q11.02738The Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE)Taiwan13 wk
31Frontiers of Optoelectronics
2095-2759 · 2095-2767
Q11.01341Higher Education PressChina8 wk
32Defence Technology
2214-9147
Q11.0169KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China13 wk
33Intelligent Computing
2771-5892
Q11.00616American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)United States11 wk
34Autonomous Intelligent Systems
2730-616X
Q10.99716SpringerSingapore21 wk
35CES Transactions on Electrical Machines and Systems
2096-3564 · 2837-0325
Q10.92933China Electrotechnical SocietyChina20 wk
36Water Science and Engineering
1674-2370 · 2405-8106
Q10.90747ElsevierNetherlands50 wk
37Matter and Radiation at Extremes
2468-2047 · 2468-080X
Q10.90641AIP Publishing LLCUnited States15 wk
38Low-Carbon Materials and Green Construction
2731-6319
Q10.86811SpringerSingapore12 wk
39BIO Integration
2712-0082
Q10.85918Compuscript LtdIreland17 wk
40International Journal of Fluid Engineering
2994-9009 · 2994-9017
Q10.8168AIP Publishing LLCUnited States16 wk
41Nordic Journal of Media Studies
2003-184X
Q10.80311SciendoPoland25 wk
42Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications
2631-3871
Q10.79220Emerald PublishingUnited Kingdom10 wk
43Global Energy Interconnection
2096-5117 · 2590-0358
Q10.77733KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China15 wk
44Next Materials
2949-8228
Q10.77620ElsevierUnited Kingdom16 wk
45Journal of Management Science and Engineering
2096-2320 · 2589-5532
Q10.77329KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China21 wk
46AI in Civil Engineering
2097-0943 · 2730-5392
Q10.76111Springer NatureSingapore20 wk
47Journal of Information Technology in Construction
1874-4753
Q10.76168International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and ConstructionNetherlands26 wk
48Complex System Modeling and Simulation
2096-9929 · 2097-3705
Q10.75121Tsinghua University PressChina8 wk
49e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
2772-6711
Q10.74534ElsevierUnited Kingdom9 wk
50Energetic Materials Frontiers
2666-6472
Q10.74525KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.China12 wk

Where these journals come from

Top countries of publication

  1. China 33
  2. Iran 27
  3. United Kingdom 18
  4. Poland 17
  5. United States 17
  6. Spain 16

Top publishers

  1. KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 10
  2. Elsevier 7
  3. SpringerOpen 7
  4. Sciendo 6
  5. Springer 6
  6. Tsinghua University Press 6

Manuscript languages accepted

  1. English 291
  2. Spanish 39
  3. Portuguese 11
  4. Russian 10
  5. Chinese 10
  6. Italian 8

Narrower categories in Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering62 free journals · 13 Q1 Engineering (miscellaneous)62 free journals · 9 Q1 Architecture58 free journals · 6 Q1 Civil and Structural Engineering54 free journals · 16 Q1 Mechanical Engineering46 free journals · 6 Q1 Building and Construction40 free journals · 9 Q1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering32 free journals · 10 Q1 Mechanics of Materials28 free journals · 4 Q1

About this list

This list contains the journals that SCImago assigns to the subject area Engineering (a journal can belong to several areas) and that the DOAJ lists with no APC and no other fees. Journals in the DOAJ but not in Scopus have no quartile and are not counted here; the finder can show them too.

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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Other subject areas

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 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