42 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary
42 peer-reviewed journals in Multidisciplinary 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: 6 are Q1 and 7 Q2. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 31% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 15 weeks. Most are published in Italy (4), Iraq (3) and United States (3). 90% accept manuscripts in English and 31% accept at least one other language.
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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 | Health Data Science 2765-8783 | Q1 | 0.759 | 14 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | United States | 26 wk |
| 2 | Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science 2799-8010 | Q1 | 0.496 | 14 | Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical Science | South Korea | 12 wk |
| 3 | Forum Scientiae Oeconomia 2300-5947 · 2353-4435 | Q1 | 0.359 | 23 | Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii WSB w Dąbrowie Górniczej | Poland | 8 wk |
| 4 | Science & Technology Studies 2243-4690 | Q1 | 0.359 | 27 | European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST); Finnish Association for Science and Technology Studies (FSTS) | Finland | 53 wk |
| 5 | Interaction Design and Architecture(s) 1826-9745 · 2283-2998 | Q1 | 0.354 | 22 | ASLERD | Italy | 20 wk |
| 6 | Historia Agraria 1139-1472 · 2340-3659 | Q1 | 0.316 | 23 | Universidad de Murcia | Spain | 30 wk |
| 7 | Open Research Europe 2732-5121 | Q2 | 0.391 | 17 | F1000 Research Ltd | United Kingdom | 7 wk |
| 8 | Karbala International Journal of Modern Science 2405-609X · 2405-6103 | Q2 | 0.349 | 35 | University of Kerbala | Iraq | 12 wk |
| 9 | European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2067-3795 | Q2 | 0.274 | 10 | Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) | Romania | 16 wk |
| 10 | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 1516-8913 · 1678-4324 | Q2 | 0.255 | 71 | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) | Brazil | 15 wk |
| 11 | Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering & Science 1949-0569 | Q2 | 0.252 | 9 | TheATLAS Publishing | United States | 12 wk |
| 12 | Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 0022-4456 · 0975-1084 | Q2 | 0.235 | 67 | CSIR-NIScPR | India | 36 wk |
| 13 | Polytechnic Journal 2313-5727 · 2707-7799 | Q2 | 0.231 | 7 | Erbil Polytechnic University | Iraq | 6 wk |
| 14 | Gateways 1836-3393 | Q3 | 0.218 | 8 | UTS ePRESS | Australia | 34 wk |
| 15 | Universitas Scientiarum 0122-7483 | Q3 | 0.205 | 17 | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | Colombia | 15 wk |
| 16 | Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics 0019-5596 · 0975-1041 | Q3 | 0.197 | 51 | NISCAIR | India | 18 wk |
| 17 | Ceylon Journal of Science 2513-2814 · 2513-230X | Q3 | 0.193 | 10 | Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 15 wk |
| 18 | Vodohospodářské Technicko-Ekonomické Informace 0322-8916 · 1805-6555 | Q3 | 0.183 | 5 | Výzkumný ústav vodohospodářský T. G. Masaryka (T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute) | Czechia | 14 wk |
| 19 | Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal 2423-1398 · 2408-3755 | Q3 | 0.181 | 7 | Center for Policy, Research and Development Studies | Philippines | 8 wk |
| 20 | Natures Sciences Sociétés 1240-1307 · 1765-2979 | Q3 | 0.179 | 24 | EDP Sciences | France | 52 wk |
| 21 | Economic and Business Review 1580-0466 · 2335-4216 | Q3 | 0.164 | 3 | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 20 wk |
| 22 | Cultura e Scienza del Colore 2384-9568 | Q3 | 0.163 | 4 | Gruppo del Colore - Associazione Italiana Colore | Italy | 16 wk |
| 23 | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) 0125-3395 | Q3 | 0.163 | 48 | Prince of Songkla University | Thailand | 20 wk |
| 24 | Al-Bāhir 2312-5721 · 2313-0083 | Q3 | 0.16 | 5 | University of AlKafeel | Iraq | 6 wk |
| 25 | EQA 2039-9898 · 2281-4485 | Q3 | 0.158 | 9 | University of Bologna | Italy | 12 wk |
| 26 | Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review 2174-3487 · 2174-9221 | Q3 | 0.141 | 9 | Universitat de València | Spain | 19 wk |
| 27 | ASM Science Journal 1823-6782 | Q4 | 0.157 | 15 | Academy of Sciences Malaysia | Malaysia | 24 wk |
| 28 | Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии 2075-5473 · 2409-2533 | Q4 | 0.154 | 8 | Research Center of Neurology | Russia | 18 wk |
| 29 | GIS Odyssey Journal 2720-2682 | Q4 | 0.144 | 4 | SILGIS Association | Poland | 8 wk |
| 30 | Landscape Review 2253-1440 | Q4 | 0.141 | 2 | Lincoln University | New Zealand | 20 wk |
| 31 | Maskana 1390-6143 · 2477-8893 | Q4 | 0.14 | 3 | Universidad de Cuenca | Ecuador | 23 wk |
| 32 | Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Basic and Applied Sciences 1658-0311 · 1658-8371 | Q4 | 0.136 | 11 | Springer Nature | Switzerland | 12 wk |
| 33 | Anales de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba 2304-0106 | Q4 | 0.135 | 11 | Academia de Ciencias de Cuba | Cuba | 10 wk |
| 34 | Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital 2091-0185 · 2091-0193 | Q4 | 0.134 | 3 | Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences | Nepal | 12 wk |
| 35 | Conhecimento Online 2176-8501 | Q4 | 0.133 | 5 | Universidade Feevale | Brazil | 12 wk |
| 36 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal 2074-2908 · 2224-7750 | Q4 | 0.125 | 3 | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University | Bangladesh | 12 wk |
| 37 | Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran 1016-1104 · 2345-6914 | Q4 | 0.123 | 17 | University of Tehran | Iran | 12 wk |
| 38 | Kriminologija & Socijalna Integracija 1848-7963 | Q4 | 0.117 | 4 | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences | Croatia | 10 wk |
| 39 | WikiJournal of Science 2470-6345 | Q4 | 0.107 | 6 | WikiJournal User Group | United States | 12 wk |
| 40 | المجلة العربية للبحث العلمي 2708-0463 | Q4 | 0.105 | 2 | Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press | Qatar | 10 wk |
| 41 | Radovi Zavoda za znanstvenoistraživački i umjetnički rad u Bjelovaru 1846-9787 · 1848-7912 | Q4 | 0.103 | 2 | Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti | Croatia | 50 wk |
| 42 | Proceedings of Science 1824-8039 | – | 0.132 | 25 | Sissa Medialab | Italy | 6 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- Academia de Ciencias de Cuba 1
- Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) 1
- Academy of Sciences Malaysia 1
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1
- ASLERD 1
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University 1
About this list
This list contains the journals that SCImago assigns to the subject area Multidisciplinary (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.
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