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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.

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 Forum Prawnicze, Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics and Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning.

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

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Forum Prawnicze

Utriusque Iuris Foundation and Jagiellonian University Poland

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 24 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Law
Transparency score: 58

Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics

IJPAP

NISCAIR India ISSN 0975-1041

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Peer review: Anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 18 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Physics, Science
Transparency score: 58

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning

IJPBL

Purdue University Press United States ISSN 1541-5015

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 32 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Special aspects of education, Education
Transparency score: 58

International Journal of Multicultural Education

Yonsei University Korea, Republic of ISSN 1934-5267

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 52 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC
Subjects: Theory and practice of education, Education
Transparency score: 58

Journal of Technology Education

JTE

Virginia Tech Libraries United States ISSN 2331-4702

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 34 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Education (General), Technology (General)
Transparency score: 58

Juridica International

Iuridicum Foundation Estonia ISSN 1406-5509

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Peer review: Anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 20 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Law of Europe, Law
Transparency score: 58

Mediterranea. Ricerche Storiche

Mediterranea Associazione no profit Italy ISSN 1828-230X

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 20 weeks to publish
Licence: Publisher's own license
Subjects: History (General): Medieval history, History of Italy
Transparency score: 58

Methods of Functional Analysis and Topology

MFAT

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Mathematics Ukraine ISSN 2415-7503

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Peer review: Peer review
Average time to publication: 25 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-SA
Subjects: Mathematics: Analysis, Science
Transparency score: 58

Music Theory Online

MTO

Society for Music Theory United States ISSN 1067-3040

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Peer review: Anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 42 weeks to publish
Licence: Publisher's own license
Subjects: Musical instruction and study, Music and books on Music
Transparency score: 58

Narodna Umjetnost

Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research Croatia ISSN 1848-865X

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 20 weeks to publish
Licence: Publisher's own license
Subjects: Anthropology: Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology, Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
Transparency score: 58

Observational Studies

University of Pennsylvania Press United States ISSN 2767-3324

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Peer review: Peer review
Average time to publication: 20 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC
Subjects: Medicine, Social Sciences
Transparency score: 58

Památky Archeologické

Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague Czechia ISSN 2570-9496

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Peer review: Anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 54 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Archaeology, Auxiliary sciences of history
Transparency score: 58

Primerjalna Književnost

Comparative Literature

Slovenian Comparative Literature Association Slovenia ISSN 2591-1805

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Peer review: Peer review
Average time to publication: 20 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Language and Literature
Transparency score: 58

Ramon Journal of Applied Ethics

Ramon Llull Journal of Applied Ethics

Ramon Llull University and Herder (publishing house) Spain ISSN 2938-4362

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 24 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Subjects: Ethics, Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Transparency score: 58

Revija za Socijalnu Politiku

Croatian Journal of Social Policy

Studijski centar socijalnog rada Croatia ISSN 1845-6014

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 33 weeks to publish
Licence: Publisher's own license
Subjects: Social Sciences
Transparency score: 58

Revista Chilena de Fonoaudiología

Universidad de Chile Chile ISSN 0719-4692

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 20 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Subjects: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Physiology: Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
Transparency score: 58

Revista Letral

Universidad de Granada Spain ISSN 1989-3302

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 24 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC
Subjects: French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature, Literature (General)
Transparency score: 58

Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration

University of Gothenburg Sweden ISSN 2001-7413

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 26 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC
Subjects: Political institutions and public administration (General), Political science
Transparency score: 58

Science & Technology Studies

European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST); Finnish Association for Science and Technology Studies (FSTS) Finland ISSN 2243-4690

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 53 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Social sciences (General), Technology (General)
Transparency score: 58

Shima

Shima Publishing Australia ISSN 1834-6057

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 26 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Geography (General), Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
Transparency score: 58

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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.

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