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23 Scopus-Indexed Social Sciences Journals Without APC licensed CC BY-SA

Browse 23 Scopus-indexed Social Sciences journals with no APC licensed CC BY-SA. 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 23 Scopus-indexed Social Sciences journals with no APC licensed CC BY-SA listed in this directory. Every one is peer reviewed, fully open access, and charges authors no article processing charge (APC) to publish. Examples include Urbano, Studies in Communication Sciences and Sub\urban.

Journals listed
23
Article processing charge
None (free to publish)
Subject
Social Sciences
Indexed in
Scopus
Licence
CC BY-SA
Peer reviewed
Yes — required for listing

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Sub\urban

Sub\urban: Zeitschrift für Kritische Stadtforschung

sub\urban. zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung Germany ISSN 2197-2567

Indexed in Scopus Crossref Google Scholar
Peer review
Editorial review, Double anonymous peer review
Average time to publication
45 weeks to publish
Articles indexed
696 articles
Licence
CC BY-SA
Subjects
Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology, Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography
Transparency score
82

Frequently asked questions

How many Scopus-indexed Social Sciences journals with no APC licensed CC BY-SA are there?

This directory lists 23 Scopus-indexed Social Sciences journals with no APC licensed CC BY-SA. 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.

How do I choose between these social sciences 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.