57 Scopus-Indexed Social Sciences Journals Without APC published in United Kingdom

Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation

Pluto Journals United Kingdom ISSN 1745-6428

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 36 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 339 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class, Social Sciences
Transparency score: 80

Journal of International Logistics and Trade

Emerald Publishing United Kingdom ISSN 2508-7592

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 24 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 310 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Commerce, Social Sciences
Transparency score: 80

Journal of Long-Term Care

LSE Press United Kingdom ISSN 2516-9122

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 33 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 303 articles
Licence: CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Medicine, Social Sciences
Transparency score: 80

HIMALAYA

University of Edinburgh United Kingdom ISSN 2471-3716

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 31 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 241 articles
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Anthropology, History of Asia
Transparency score: 80

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

LSE Press United Kingdom ISSN 2516-7227

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 38 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 172 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform, Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Transparency score: 80

Organization Theory

SAGE Publishing United Kingdom ISSN 2631-7877

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 16 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 148 articles
Licence: CC BY, CC BY-NC
Subjects: Social Sciences
Transparency score: 79

European Journal of Management Studies

Emerald Publishing United Kingdom ISSN 2635-2648

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 10 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 82 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Commerce: Business, Social Sciences
Transparency score: 79

Central European Management Journal

Emerald Publishing United Kingdom ISSN 2658-2430

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 24 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 170 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Commerce: Business, Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Management information systems
Transparency score: 78

International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies

Pluto Journals United Kingdom ISSN 2516-5518

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 30 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 149 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Political theory, Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Transparency score: 78

Journal of Business and Socio-Economic Development

Emerald Publishing United Kingdom ISSN 2635-1692

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 30 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 118 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Commerce: Business, Finance
Transparency score: 78

International Journal of Disability and Social Justice

Pluto Journals United Kingdom ISSN 2732-4044

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 36 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 103 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Social sciences (General), Social Sciences
Transparency score: 78

Nordic Social Work Research

Taylor & Francis Group United Kingdom ISSN 2156-8588

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 25 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 102 articles
Licence: CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform, Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Transparency score: 76

European Transport Studies

Elsevier United Kingdom ISSN 2950-2985

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 25 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 50 articles
Licence: CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND
Subjects: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Transportation engineering, Transportation and communications
Transparency score: 76

Survey Research Methods

SRM

European Survey Research Association United Kingdom ISSN 1864-3361

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Peer review: Anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 52 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 392 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Social sciences (General), Social Sciences
Transparency score: 70

International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management

International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management United Kingdom ISSN 1753-0296

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Peer review: Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication: 10 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 192 articles
Licence: CC BY
Subjects: Commerce: Business, Social Sciences
Transparency score: 53

Law, Environment and Development Journal

LEAD Journal

School of Oriental and African Studies United Kingdom ISSN 1746-5893

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Peer review: Peer review
Average time to publication: 12 weeks to publish
Articles indexed: 146 articles
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
Subjects: Industries. Land use. Labor: Economic growth, development, planning, Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence: Comparative law. International uniform law: Environmental law
Transparency score: 47

Economic Thought

World Economics Association United Kingdom ISSN 2049-3509

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Peer review: Open peer review
Average time to publication: 26 weeks to publish
Licence: CC BY-NC
Subjects: Economic history and conditions, Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science
Transparency score: 44

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How many Scopus-indexed Social Sciences journals with no APC published in United Kingdom are there?

This directory lists 57 Scopus-indexed Social Sciences journals with no APC published in United Kingdom. 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.

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57 Scopus-Indexed Social Sciences Journals Without APC published in United Kingdom

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