Publication fees · October 2026

Agriculture & Food journals in Scopus: publication fees

807 Agriculture & Food journals in Scopus have a known publication fee. 28 charge nothing. Among those that charge, the median is US$2,740 and the range is US$15 to US$12,690.

807
journals in Scopus
US$2,740
median fee
28
charge nothing
687
in Q1 or Q2
45
fee covered under ONOS

Read this first. The fee is the publisher’s list price for open access, taken from OpenAlex. It can change, and many journals also publish without any fee by the subscription route. A fee, high or low, says nothing about quality. Confirm the price on the journal’s own website.

# Journal Fee (APC) In rupees Scopus 2-yr cites Also in
1 New Crops
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 14.4 WoS ESCI
2 Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences
Springer Nature
Free Q1 7.4 DOAJ
3 Stress Biology
Springer
Free Q1 7.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
4 Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 7.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
5 Grain and Oil Science and Technology
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
6 Molecular Horticulture
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 6.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
7 Natural Products and Bioprospecting
Springer Singapore
Free Q1 5.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
8 Horticulture Advances
Springer
Free Q1 5.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
9 Food Bioengineering
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 5.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
10 Journal of Ethnic Foods
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 5.4 DOAJ
11 Advanced Agrochem
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
12 Journal of Cotton Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
13 Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Free Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
14 Journal of Future Foods
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
15 Animal Diseases
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
16 Oil Crop Science
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
17 Water Biology and Security
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
18 Current Zoology
Oxford University Press
Free Q1 2.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
19 Holzforschung
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q3 2.1 WoS SCIE
20 OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
21 Avian Research
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
22 Grassland Research
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
23 Integrative Conservation
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 1.8 WoS ESCI
24 Cahiers Agricultures
EDP Sciences
Free Q3 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
25 Animal Taxonomy and Ecology
Akademiai Kiado ZRt.
Free Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
26 Ciencia e Tecnica Vitivinicola
Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas
Free Q2 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
27 Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
National Science Museum od Korea
Free Q3 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
28 Natures Sciences Societes
EDP Sciences
Free Q3 0.2 DOAJ
29 AgriScientia
Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
US$15 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
30 Alces
ALCES Landscape and Land-Use Ltd
US$29 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
31 Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental
Departamento de Engenharia Agricola - UFCG/Cnpq
US$34 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
32 Revista Brasileira de Saude e Producao Animal
Universidade Federal da Bahia
US$41 … Q4 0.7 DOAJ
33 Ciencia Florestal
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
US$47 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
34 Revista Ceres
Universidade Federal de Vicosa
US$47 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
35 Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales
National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research
US$48 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
36 Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal
College of Agriculture, University of Diyala
US$50 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
37 Agro Bali
Panji Sakti University
US$52 … Q3 0.7 –
38 Buletin Peternakan
Gadjah Mada University
US$52 … Q4 0.3 –
39 Sains Tanah
Sebelas Maret University - Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture
US$55 … Q3 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
40 Revista Caatinga
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arid
US$57 … Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
41 Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
US$61 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
42 Indonesian Journal of Halal Research
UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
US$65 … Q1 3.0 DOAJ
43 Caraka Tani: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
Sebelas Maret University
US$65 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
44 Jurnal Sylva Lestari
University of Lampung Faculty of Agriculture
US$65 … Q2 1.3 DOAJ
45 Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika
Institut Pertanian Bogor, Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry
US$65 … Q3 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
46 Amerta Nutrition
Airlangga University Faculty of Public Health
US$65 … Q4 0.6 DOAJ
47 Media Gizi Indonesia
Airlangga University
US$65 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
48 Journal of Seed Science
Associacao Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes
US$68 … Q3 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
49 Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Universitas Airlangga
US$70 … Q2 0.4 DOAJ
50 Neotropical Ichthyology
Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
US$76 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
51 Revista Ciencia Agronomica
Universidade Federal do Ceara
US$85 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
52 Engenharia Agricola
Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola
US$95 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
53 Revista Arvore
Sociedade de Investigacoes Florestais
US$95 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
54 Jurnal Pengolahan Hasil Perikanan Indonesia
IPB University Department of Aquatic Product Technology
US$98 … Q3 0.9 –
55 Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo
Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo
US$100 … Q2 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
56 Food Research
Rynnye Lyan Resources
US$100 … Q3 1.2 DOAJ
57 Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan
Pusat Penelitian Lingkungan Hidup - Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Institut Pertanian Bogor (PPLH-LPPM IPB)
US$100 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
58 Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
Diponegoro University
US$100 … Q3 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
59 Journal of Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
US$100 … Q2 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
60 Vitae
Universidad de Antioquia
US$100 … Q3 0.4 DOAJ
61 Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
University of Mosul College of Agriculture and Forestry
US$100 … Q2 0.3 DOAJ
62 Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases
University of Lampung Faculty of Agriculture
US$104 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
63 South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
South African Society for Agricultural Extension (SASAE)
US$108 … Q2 1.4 DOAJ
64 Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
US$114 … Q2 0.9 ABDC C · DOAJ
65 Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia
IPB University Faculty of Agriculture
US$114 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
66 Terra Latinoamericana
Mexican Society of Soil Science
US$118 … Q4 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
67 Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research
Society of Pathological Biochemistry and Hematology
US$120 … Q2 0.6 DOAJ
68 Ciencia Rural
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
US$133 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
69 Semina:Ciencias Agrarias
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
US$133 … Q3 0.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
70 Journal of Orthoptera Research
Pensoft Publishers
US$150 … Q2 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
71 Baghdad Science Journal
University of Baghdad
US$150 … Q1 1.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
72 Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Research Center for Biotechnology
US$150 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
73 Microbial Biosystems
Arab Society for Fungal Conservation
US$150 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
74 Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Biology
US$150 … Q3 0.5 –
75 Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences
University of Basrah, College of Agriculture
US$150 … Q2 0.5 DOAJ
76 Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences
Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
US$150 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
77 Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan
US$150 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
78 Ecologica Montenegrina
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecology
US$161 … Q2 2.1 –
79 Brazilian Journal of Food Technology
Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos - ITAL
US$161 … Q3 1.8 DOAJ
80 Evolutionary Systematics
Pensoft Publishers
US$161 … Q2 1.3 DOAJ
81 Caryologia
Firenze University Press
US$161 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
82 Check List
Pensoft Publishers
US$161 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
83 Organic Farming
Acadlore Publishing Services Limited
US$168 … Q3 1.1 –
84 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
Universidad de Antioquia
US$200 … Q4 3.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
85 Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura
Universidad Autonoma Chapingo
US$200 … Q3 2.4 DOAJ
86 Revista Chapingo, Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente
Universidad Autonoma Chapingo
US$200 … Q3 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
87 Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences
Society for Innovative Agriculture, University of Agriculture
US$200 … Q3 1.4 DOAJ
88 International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
Chaoyang University of Technology
US$200 … Q2 1.0 DOAJ
89 Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
University of Baghdad - Iraq Natural History Reseach Center and Museum
US$200 … Q3 0.3 DOAJ
90 Applied Food Biotechnology
National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute
US$200 … Q3 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
91 Acta Technologica Agriculturae
Sciendo
US$215 … Q3 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
92 Acta Biologica Sibirica
Altai State University
US$215 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
93 Ciencia e Agrotecnologia
Federal University of Lavras
US$240 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
94 Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies
Technology Center
US$242 … Q2 0.8 –
95 Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research
Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh
US$250 … Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
96 Zoologia
Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
US$250 … Q3 1.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
97 Scientia Agropecuaria
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
US$250 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
98 Agrivita
Agriculture Faculty Brawijaya University
US$250 … Q3 1.2 WoS ESCI
99 Agraris
Department of Agribusiness, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
US$250 … Q2 0.9 DOAJ
100 HAYATI Journal of Biosciences
Institut Pertanian Bogor
US$250 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
101 Nativa
Federal University of Mato Grosso
US$250 … Q4 0.5 WoS ESCI
102 Archives Animal Breeding
Copernicus Publications
US$258 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
103 Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura
US$266 … Q2 1.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
104 Economia Agro-Alimentare
FrancoAngeli
US$269 … Q2 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
105 Nota Lepidopterologica
Pensoft Publishers
US$269 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
106 South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
South African Society for Enology and Viticulture
US$271 … Q2 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
107 AIMS Agriculture and Food
AIMS Press
US$300 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI
108 Forest and Society
Hasanuddin University
US$300 … Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
109 Tropical Animal Science Journal
Bogor Agricultural University
US$300 … Q2 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
110 Boletim do Instituto de Pesca
Instituto de Pesca
US$300 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
111 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
US$300 … Q3 0.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
112 Journal of Oleo Science
Japan Oil Chemists Society
US$301 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
113 Biodiversitas
Biology department, Sebelas Maret University Surakarta
US$320 … Q2 0.9 –
114 Journal of Applied Biomedicine
University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
US$323 … Q1 2.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
115 Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Page Press Publications
US$323 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
116 Agricultural and Resource Economics
Institute of Eastern European Research and Consulting
US$323 … Q2 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
117 Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Pensoft Publishers
US$323 … Q3 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
118 Journal of Horticultural Research
Sciendo
US$323 … Q2 1.0 DOAJ
119 Agronomy Research
Eesti Pollumajandusulikool
US$323 … Q3 0.3 DOAJ
120 Advances in Weed Science
Sociedade Brasileira da Ciencia das Plantas Daninha
US$350 … Q2 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
121 Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Science and Innovation Center Publishing House
US$350 … Q3 0.2 DOAJ
122 African Entomology
Academy of Science of South Africa
US$369 … Q3 0.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
123 Comparative Cytogenetics
Pensoft Publishers
US$377 … Q3 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
124 Journal of Animal Science and Technology
Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology
US$383 … Q1 2.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
125 Journal of Nematology
Sciendo
US$400 … Q2 1.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
126 Research on World Agricultural Economy
Nan Yang Academy of Sciences Pte. Ltd
US$400 … Q3 1.5 WoS ESCI
127 Revista Brasileira de Ciencia Avicola / Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Fundacao APINCO de Ciencia e Tecnologia Avicolas
US$400 … Q3 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
128 African Invertebrates
Pensoft Publishers
US$404 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
129 Acta Agrobotanica
Polish Botanical Society
US$431 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
130 International Journal of Food Studies
ISEKI Food Association
US$431 … Q3 1.0 DOAJ
131 Italian Journal of Food Safety
Page Press Publications
US$431 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
132 Tropical Zoology
Page Press Publications
US$431 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
133 Animal Reproduction
Colegio Brasileiro de Reproducao Animal
US$450 … Q1 2.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
134 Journal of Poultry Science
Japan Poultry Science Association
US$452 … Q1 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
135 Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias
INIFAP-CENID Parasitologia Veterinaria
US$455 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
136 Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences
Polish Academy Sciences. Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research
US$485 … Q2 2.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
137 One Ecosystem
Pensoft Publishers
US$485 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
138 Biodiversity Data Journal
Pensoft Publishers
US$485 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
139 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos
US$500 … Q1 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
140 South African Journal of Animal Science
South African Society for Animal Science
US$500 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
141 Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
US$500 … Q2 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
142 Bioscience Journal
Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
US$500 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
143 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
GJESM Publication
US$500 … Q1 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
144 Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
AcademicPres
US$539 … Q2 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
145 Herpetozoa
Pensoft Publishers
US$539 … Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
146 Water Saving Irrigation
Editorial Office Of Water Saving Irrigation
US$581 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
147 Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Pensoft Publishers
US$593 … Q3 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
148 Veterinary World
Veterinary World
US$600 … Q1 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
149 BioProducts Business
Society of Wood Science and Technology
US$600 … Q3 0.8 DOAJ
150 Journal of Threatened Taxa
Zoo Outreach Organisation
US$600 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
151 Plant, Soil and Environment
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 3.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
152 Soil and Water Research
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 3.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
153 Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
154 Czech Journal of Animal Science
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
155 Plant Protection Science
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
156 Agricultural Economics (Czech Republic)
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
157 Czech Journal of Food Sciences
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q3 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
158 Horticultural Science
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q3 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
159 International Agrophysics
Polska Akademia Nauk
US$647 … Q2 2.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
160 Soil Science Annual
Soil Science Society of Poland
US$647 … Q3 1.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
161 Primate Biology
Copernicus Publications
US$647 … Q4 0.9 –
162 Brazilian Journal of Biology
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
US$680 … Q2 0.9 DOAJ
163 Food Physics
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
US$700 … Q1 6.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
164 Reproduction and Breeding
KeAi Communications Co.
US$700 … Q2 3.0 DOAJ
165 Animal Bioscience
Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
US$700 … Q1 2.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
166 Research in Plant Disease
Korean Society of Plant Pathology
US$700 … Q4 0.8 DOAJ
167 Metabarcoding and Metagenomics
Pensoft Publishers
US$701 … Q1 3.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
168 Folia Horticulturae
Sciendo
US$701 … Q2 2.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
169 Guangdong Agricultural Sciences
Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$726 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
170 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT)
US$750 … Q3 1.9 DOAJ
171 California Fish and Wildlife Journal
Department of Fish and Game
US$750 … Q4 0.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
172 Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Pensoft Publishers
US$754 … Q1 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
173 PhytoKeys
Pensoft Publishers
US$754 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
174 ZooKeys
Pensoft Publishers
US$754 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
175 Avian Conservation and Ecology
Resilience Alliance
US$800 … Q2 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
176 Vegetation Classification and Survey
Pensoft Publishers
US$808 … Q1 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
177 Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Firenze University Press
US$808 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
178 Journal of Marine Sciences
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$820 … Q2 1.3 –
179 Journal of Reproduction and Development
The Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction (JSAR)
US$828 … Q1 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
180 Plant Pathology Journal
Korean Society of Plant Pathology
US$850 … Q2 2.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
181 International Journal of Food Science
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$860 … Q2 3.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
182 Advances in Agriculture
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$860 … Q1 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
183 International Journal of Zoology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$860 … Q3 1.3 DOAJ
184 International Journal of Forestry Research
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$860 … Q2 1.1 DOAJ
185 Silva Fennica
Finnish Society of Forest Science
US$862 … Q2 2.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
186 Scientia Agricola
University of Sao Paolo
US$900 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
187 Acta Agronomica Sinica (China)
Institute of Crop Sciences
US$941 … Q2 0.4 DOAJ
188 Journal of Taibah University for Science
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$944 … Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
189 Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$944 … Q1 2.3 DOAJ
190 NeoBiota
Pensoft Publishers
US$970 … Q1 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
191 MycoKeys
Pensoft Publishers
US$970 … Q1 2.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
192 Forest Ecosystems
KeAi Communications Co.
US$1,000 … Q1 4.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
193 Annals of Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University
US$1,000 … Q1 3.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
194 Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q2 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
195 Scientifica
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q1 3.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
196 Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
US$1,000 … Q1 3.2 –
197 Journal of Integrative Agriculture
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
US$1,000 … Q1 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
198 Applied and Environmental Soil Science
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q1 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
199 International Journal of Agronomy
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
200 Meat and Muscle Biology
Iowa State University Digital Press
US$1,000 … Q1 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
201 International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering
US$1,000 … Q1 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
202 Gayana
Universidad de Concepcion
US$1,000 … Q4 0.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
203 Gayana - Botanica
Universidad de Concepcion
US$1,000 … Q4 0.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
204 Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture
Science Press
US$1,000 … Q2 0.0 DOAJ
205 Plant Production Science
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,017 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
206 Forest Science and Technology
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,024 … Q2 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
207 International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
Wageningen Academic Publishers
US$1,078 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
208 Zoosystematics and Evolution
Pensoft Publishers
US$1,078 … Q3 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
209 Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
Pensoft Publishers
US$1,078 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
210 Alpine Entomology
Pensoft Publishers
US$1,082 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
211 Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
KeAi Communications Co.
US$1,100 … Q1 8.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
212 Italian Journal of Food Science
Codon Publications
US$1,100 … Q2 3.7 DOAJ
213 SOIL
Copernicus Publications
US$1,110 … Q1 6.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
214 Biology Methods and Protocols
Oxford University Press
US$1,120 … Q2 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
215 Mycobiology
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,134 … Q2 2.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
216 Journal of Integrated Pest Management
Oxford University Press
US$1,175 … Q1 2.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
217 Open Agriculture
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q2 2.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
218 International Soil and Water Conservation Research
KeAi Communications Co.
US$1,200 … Q1 3.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
219 Biomass (Switzerland)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 7.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
220 Bacteria
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 6.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
221 Stresses
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 5.0 DOAJ
222 Applied Biosciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 4.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
223 Nutraceuticals
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.8 DOAJ
224 Nitrogen (Switzerland)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
225 Seeds
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
226 Phycology
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
227 Crops
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
228 Agrochemicals
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
229 Poultry
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
230 Ruminants
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
231 Onco
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
232 Geographies
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
233 Grasses
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
234 Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 1.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
235 Hydrobiology
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
236 Oxygen
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
237 Taxonomy
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
238 JDS Communications
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,310 … Q1 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
239 Soil Security
Elsevier Ltd
US$1,390 … Q1 5.4 DOAJ
240 PeerJ
PeerJ Inc.
US$1,395 … Q1 3.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
241 Spanish Journal of Soil Science
Frontiers Media SA
US$1,413 … Q2 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
242 Studies in Mycology
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
US$1,430 … Q1 7.5 WoS SCIE
243 Dairy
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,448 … Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
244 Birds
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,448 … Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
245 Communicative and Integrative Biology
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,459 … Q2 5.7 DOAJ
246 Animal Cells and Systems
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,459 … Q1 4.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
247 All Life
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,459 … Q2 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
248 Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
John Wiley and Sons Inc
US$1,460 … Q1 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
249 Animal Nutrition
KeAi Communications Co.
US$1,462 … Q1 6.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
250 Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,490 … Q1 8.7 ONOS

The 250 lowest fees are in the table; the other 557 follow below. Cheapest first. Rupee amounts are estimates at a fixed exchange rate. Index data dated 2026-10-04.

The other 557 journals

Questions people ask

Where do these fees come from?

They are the article processing charge (APC) each publisher lists for open access publishing, as recorded by OpenAlex, which takes most of them from DOAJ. A publisher can change its price at any time, so confirm the amount on the journal’s own website before you submit.

Does paying a fee mean the journal is low quality?

No. Many respected open access journals charge an APC, and many weak journals charge very little. The fee tells you the cost, not the quality. Look at the journal’s Scopus quartile, Web of Science coverage and ABDC or ABS rating, which are on each journal’s page here.

Can I publish in these journals without paying?

Often, yes. Many journals are hybrid: the listed APC applies only if you choose open access, and the subscription route costs the author nothing. Authors at Indian institutions should also check the ONOS page, where the fee is covered for a set of journals.

How do I check that a journal is really in Scopus?

Every journal on this page is on the current Scopus source list held by this site, with its coverage years and quartile on its profile page. A journal’s own website saying “Scopus indexed” is not proof. Check the journal’s page here or the official Scopus source list.

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