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4,191 Scopus-Indexed Journals Without APC

Browse 4,191 Scopus-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 4,191 Scopus-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 Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Математика. Механика. Информатика, Quaderns de Filologia: Estudis Literaris and Arqueología de la Arquitectura.

Journals listed
4,191
Article processing charge
None (free to publish)
Indexed in
Scopus
Peer reviewed
Yes — required for listing

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Studies in African Languages and Cultures

Studies of the Department of African Languages and Cultures

University of Warsaw Press Poland ISSN 2657-4187

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
35 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
299 articles
Transparency score
64

Comparative Population Studies

CPoS

Federal Institute for Population Research Germany ISSN 1869-8999

Peer review
Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
26 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
279 articles
Licence
CC BY-SA
Transparency score
64

Frequently asked questions

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

This directory lists 4,191 Scopus-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 Scopus?

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