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1,299 Crossref-Indexed Science Journals Without APC

Browse 1,299 Crossref-indexed Science 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 1,299 Crossref-indexed Science 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 Геофизический журнал, Mathematical Modelling and Analysis and Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae.

Journals listed
1,299
Article processing charge
None (free to publish)
Subject
Science
Indexed in
Crossref
Peer reviewed
Yes — required for listing

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Міжнародний науково-технічний журнал "Проблеми керування та інформатики"

International Scientific Technical Journal "Problems of Control and Informatics"

V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ukraine ISSN 2786-6505

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
10 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
645 articles
Transparency score
93

Физика волновых процессов и радиотехнические системы

Physics of Wave Processes and Radio Systems

Povolzhskiy State University of Telecommunications & Informatics Russian Federation ISSN 2782-294X

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
10 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
626 articles
Licence
CC BY
Transparency score
93

Frequently asked questions

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

This directory lists 1,299 Crossref-indexed Science 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.

How do I choose between these science journals?

Start with scope fit — read the aims and scope and the two most recent issues. Then check the indexing databases your institution recognises, the peer review model, the licence, whether you keep copyright, and whether articles receive DOIs and are preserved long term. Every one of those is shown on each journal page here.