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11,481 Crossref-Indexed Journals Without APC

Browse 11,481 Crossref-indexed open access journals with no APC. Every journal is peer reviewed, fully open access and charges authors no article processing charge. Compare peer review, licensing, indexing and time to publication.

Summary and key facts

There are 11,481 Crossref-indexed open access journals with no APC listed in this directory. Every one is peer reviewed, fully open access, and charges authors no article processing charge (APC) to publish. Examples include Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu, Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie and Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media.

Journals listed
11,481
Article processing charge
None (free to publish)
Indexed in
Crossref
Peer reviewed
Yes — required for listing

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Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна: Серія Міжнародні відносини, економіка, країнознавство, туризм

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Ukraine

Peer review
Peer review
Average time to publication
24 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
321 articles
Licence
CC BY
Transparency score
82

Ученые записки Института Африки Российской академии наук

Journal of the Institute for African Studies

Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute for African Studies Russian Federation ISSN 3034-3496

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
26 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
297 articles
Licence
CC BY-NC
Transparency score
82

Frequently asked questions

How many Crossref-indexed open access journals with no APC are there?

This directory lists 11,481 Crossref-indexed open access journals with no APC. Every listing has been filtered to journals that charge no article processing charge.

Do these journals really charge nothing to publish?

Yes. Every journal listed charges no article processing charge. Some journals may still levy other fees such as submission or page charges — those are shown separately on each journal page, and you can filter to journals with no other fees at all.

Are all of these journals indexed in Crossref?

These journals are recorded in our directory as covered by Crossref. Indexing coverage changes over time, so confirm current status on the Crossref website before relying on it for an assessment exercise.