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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 RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety, Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology and Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny.

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

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RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety

Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экология и безопасность жизнедеятельности

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) Russian Federation ISSN 2408-8919

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
6 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
1,033 articles
Licence
CC BY-NC
Transparency score
95

Вестник Донского государственного технического университета

Vestnik of Don State Technical University

Don State Technical University Russian Federation ISSN 1992-6006

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
4 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
957 articles
Licence
CC BY
Transparency score
95

Вестник урологии

Urology Herald

Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Rostov State Medical University, State Budget Educational Institute of Higher Professional Education Russian Federation ISSN 2308-6424

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
4 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
647 articles
Licence
CC BY
Transparency score
95

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.