Publication fees · October 2026

Chemistry & Chem. Eng. journals in Scopus: publication fees

1,579 Chemistry & Chem. Eng. journals in Scopus have a known publication fee. 64 charge nothing. Among those that charge, the median is US$3,450 and the range is US$36 to US$12,690.

1,579
journals in Scopus
US$3,450
median fee
64
charge nothing
1,356
in Q1 or Q2
81
fee covered under ONOS

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# Journal Fee (APC) In rupees Scopus 2-yr cites Also in
1 eScience
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 32.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
2 Journal of Biomedical Science
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 14.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
3 New Crops
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 14.4 WoS ESCI
4 International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
China University of Mining and Technology
Free Q1 14.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
5 Carbon Neutralization
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 13.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
6 Responsive Materials
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Free Q1 13.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
7 Green and Smart Mining Engineering
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q3 13.0 WoS ESCI
8 Petroleum Exploration and Development
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 12.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
9 Advanced Nanocomposites
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q3 11.9 –
10 EcoEnergy
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 10.2 DOAJ
11 Green Carbon
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 9.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
12 Advanced Biotechnology
Springer
Free Q1 9.2 WoS ESCI
13 ACS Central Science
American Chemical Society
Free Q1 8.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
14 Nano Materials Science
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 8.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
15 Green Energy and Environment
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 8.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
16 Electron
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 8.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
17 Collagen and Leather
Springer
Free Q1 8.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
18 Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q1 8.2 WoS SCIE
19 Chem and Bio Engineering
American Chemical Society
Free Q2 8.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
20 Environmental Pollution and Management
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q2 7.7 DOAJ
21 Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences
Springer Nature
Free Q1 7.4 DOAJ
22 Stress Biology
Springer
Free Q1 7.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
23 Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 7.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
24 ChemPhysMater
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
25 Materials Reports: Energy
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
26 Supramolecular Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
27 Natural Products and Bioprospecting
Springer Singapore
Free Q1 5.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
28 Horticulture Advances
Springer
Free Q1 5.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
29 Advanced Membranes
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
30 Precision Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Free Q1 5.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
31 Biomedical Analysis
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q3 5.6 DOAJ
32 Reviews in Chemical Engineering
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q1 5.6 WoS SCIE
33 Green Chemical Engineering
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
34 MedComm - Oncology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 5.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
35 Journal of Ginseng Research
Elsevier B.V.
Free Q1 5.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
36 Natural Gas Industry B
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
37 Resources Chemicals and Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
38 Petroleum Science
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
39 Journal of Law and the Biosciences
Oxford University Press
Free Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
40 Advanced Agrochem
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
41 Life Metabolism
Oxford University Press
Free Q2 4.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
42 Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET)
Editions Technip
Free Q2 4.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
43 Phytopathology Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 4.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
44 Laboratory Animal Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 4.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
45 Petroleum
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
46 Green Synthesis and Catalysis
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
47 Journal of Cotton Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
48 Chemical and Biomedical Imaging
American Chemical Society
Free Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
49 Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
50 Quantitative Biology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
51 Petroleum Research
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 3.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
52 Energetic Materials Frontiers
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
53 FirePhysChem
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
54 Biological Chemistry
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q2 2.7 WoS SCIE
55 Nuclear Analysis
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q2 2.3 DOAJ
56 Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
57 OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
58 Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q3 2.0 WoS ESCI
59 Magnetic Resonance Letters
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
60 Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences
Springer International Publishing
Free Q1 1.8 DOAJ
61 Forensic Sciences Research
Chinese Laser Press
Free Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
62 Geodesy and Geodynamics
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
63 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE
64 Natures Sciences Societes
EDP Sciences
Free Q3 0.2 DOAJ
65 International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$36 … Q4 0.7 DOAJ
66 Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology
HH Publisher
US$40 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
67 Innovative Biosystems and Bioengineering
National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
US$50 … Q3 1.6 DOAJ
68 Pakistan Journal of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
University of Sindh
US$60 … Q4 0.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
69 Technology Audit and Production Reserves
Technology Center
US$75 … Q4 0.7 –
70 Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease
Airlangga University
US$75 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
71 Molekul
Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
US$81 … Q4 0.4 –
72 Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Medical University of Lublin
US$84 … Q2 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
73 Biosaintifika
Universitas Negeri Semarang
US$98 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
74 American Mineralogist
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$100 … Q1 1.9 WoS SCIE
75 Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
US$100 … Q4 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
76 Jurnal Kimia Valensi
State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry
US$100 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
77 Iraqi National Journal of Earth Science
University of Mosul College of Science
US$100 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
78 Hemijska Industrija
Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia
US$107 … Q4 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
79 Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
CI and CEQ
US$107 … Q3 0.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
80 Terra Latinoamericana
Mexican Society of Soil Science
US$118 … Q4 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
81 Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research
Society of Pathological Biochemistry and Hematology
US$120 … Q2 0.6 DOAJ
82 Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences
Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences
US$140 … Q1 1.4 DOAJ
83 IIUM Engineering Journal
International Islamic University Malaysia-IIUM
US$140 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
84 Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis
Masyarakat Katalis Indonesia - Indonesian Catalyst Society (MKICS)
US$150 … Q3 1.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
85 Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences
Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
US$150 … Q2 1.6 WoS ESCI
86 Baghdad Science Journal
University of Baghdad
US$150 … Q1 1.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
87 Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences
University of Basrah, College of Agriculture
US$150 … Q2 0.5 DOAJ
88 Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences
Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
US$150 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
89 Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences
US$150 … Q2 0.0 WoS ESCI
90 Polimeros
Associacao Brasileira de Polimeros
US$152 … Q3 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
91 Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics
Bangladesh Society for Microbiology, Immunology and Advanced Biotechnology
US$169 … Q3 1.0 DOAJ
92 Journal of Biological Research (Italy)
Page Press Publications
US$194 … Q3 0.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
93 International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
Chaoyang University of Technology
US$200 … Q2 1.0 DOAJ
94 Science and Technology Indonesia
Magister Program of Material Sciences, Graduate School of Sriwijaya University
US$200 … Q1 0.9 DOAJ
95 Indonesian Biomedical Journal
Prodia Education and Research Institute
US$200 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
96 Papers in Physics
Instituto de Fisica de Liquidos y Sistemas Biologicos
US$200 … Q2 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
97 Journal of Aeronautical Materials
Science Press
US$217 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
98 Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
US$218 … Q2 0.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
99 Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies
Technology Center
US$242 … Q2 0.8 –
100 Advancements in Life Sciences
The Running Line
US$250 … Q2 0.7 DOAJ
101 HAYATI Journal of Biosciences
Institut Pertanian Bogor
US$250 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
102 International Journal of Corrosion and Scale Inhibition
Russian Association of Corrosion Engineers
US$250 … Q2 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
103 Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica
US$275 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
104 AIMS Biophysics
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
US$300 … Q3 2.2 WoS ESCI
105 Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Gadjah Mada University
US$300 … Q3 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
106 Advanced Biomedical Research
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$300 … Q2 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
107 IUCrData
International Union of Crystallography
US$300 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
108 Journal of Oleo Science
Japan Oil Chemists Society
US$301 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
109 Biophysics and Physicobiology
Biophysical Society of Japan
US$301 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
110 Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures
S.C. Virtual Company of Physics S.R.L
US$323 … Q3 3.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
111 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
112 Materiali in Tehnologije
Institute of Metals Technology
US$323 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
113 Quimica Nova
Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica
US$330 … Q4 0.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
114 SynOpen
Georg Thieme Verlag
US$340 … Q2 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
115 GigaByte
GigaScience Press
US$350 … Q3 3.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
116 Advances in Weed Science
Sociedade Brasileira da Ciencia das Plantas Daninha
US$350 … Q2 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
117 Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Science and Innovation Center Publishing House
US$350 … Q3 0.2 DOAJ
118 Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
US$350 … Q2 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
119 Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
M/S GN Corporation Co. Ltd
US$380 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
120 Journal of Animal Science and Technology
Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology
US$383 … Q1 2.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
121 Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Via Medica
US$399 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
122 Letters in Biomathematics
LETTERS IN BIOMATHEMATICS
US$400 … Q1 0.0 DOAJ
123 Ceramics - Silikaty
University of Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Environmental Technology
US$431 … Q3 1.1 WoS SCIE
124 Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite
IMR Press Limited
US$500 … Q2 6.5 DOAJ
125 Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar
IMR Press Limited
US$500 … Q2 3.7 DOAJ
126 Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$500 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
127 Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
International Union of Crystallography
US$500 … Q4 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
128 Chemical Engineering Transactions
Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC
US$545 … Q3 0.2 DOAJ
129 BMB Reports
The Biochemical Society of the Republic of Korea
US$550 … Q2 4.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
130 He-Huaxue yu Fangshe Huaxue/Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry
Editorial Department of Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemistry
US$581 … Q4 0.0 DOAJ
131 Journal of Materials Engineering
Science Press
US$581 … Q3 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
132 Biomedical Papers
Palacky University Olomouc
US$591 … Q2 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
133 MolBank
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$603 … Q4 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
134 Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
KeAi Communications Co.
US$700 … Q1 6.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
135 Mitochondrial Communications
KeAi Communications Co.
US$700 … Q3 3.9 DOAJ
136 Advances in Biomarker Sciences and Technology
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
US$700 … Q3 2.2 DOAJ
137 ISIJ International
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
US$700 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
138 Genetics and Molecular Biology
Brazilian Society of Genetics
US$700 … Q3 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
139 Research in Plant Disease
Korean Society of Plant Pathology
US$700 … Q4 0.8 DOAJ
140 Metalurgija
Faculty of Metallurgy
US$701 … Q3 0.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
141 Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Wroclaw Medical University
US$754 … Q1 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
142 Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Elsevier Ltd
US$760 … Q1 8.9 DOAJ
143 Earthquake Research Advances
KeAi Communications Co.
US$800 … Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
144 China Geology
KeAi Communications Co.
US$800 … Q1 2.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
145 Nukleonika
Sciendo
US$800 … Q3 1.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
146 Advanced Powder Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
US$840 … Q1 19.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
147 Sensors International
KeAi Communications Co.
US$840 … Q1 11.5 DOAJ · ONOS
148 Materials Science for Energy Technologies
KeAi Communications Co.
US$840 … Q1 10.8 DOAJ
149 Chemistry Teacher International
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$848 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
150 Turkish Journal of Biochemistry
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$848 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
151 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$848 … Q4 0.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
152 Mountain Research and Development
International Mountain Society
US$850 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
153 Polar Research
Norwegian Polar Institute
US$852 … Q2 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
154 Scientific World Journal
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$860 … Q1 3.7 DOAJ
155 Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab
Elsevier B.V.
US$900 … Q1 3.7 WoS SCIE
156 Journal of Taibah University for Science
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$944 … Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
157 Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$944 … Q1 2.3 DOAJ
158 South African Journal of Chemical Engineering
Elsevier B.V.
US$950 … Q1 4.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
159 Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
Elsevier B.V.
US$975 … Q4 0.6 DOAJ
160 Magnetic Resonance
Copernicus Publications
US$992 … Q3 2.2 DOAJ
161 Desalination and Water Treatment
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,000 … Q2 8.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
162 European Cells and Materials
Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC
US$1,000 … Q3 6.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
163 Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q1 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
164 Journal of Integrative Agriculture
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
US$1,000 … Q1 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
165 Earthquake Science
KeAi Communications Co.
US$1,000 … Q1 2.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
166 Biochemistry Research International
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
167 Journal of Nucleic Acids
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q3 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
168 International Journal of Geophysics
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q2 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
169 Journal of Combustion
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
170 Chemistry Letters
Oxford University Press
US$1,003 … Q3 1.1 WoS SCIE
171 European Journal of Mineralogy
Copernicus Publications
US$1,024 … Q3 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
172 RSC Advances
Royal Society of Chemistry
US$1,042 … Q1 7.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
173 Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,060 … Q2 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
174 Non-coding RNA Research
KeAi Communications Co.
US$1,100 … Q1 7.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
175 Carbon Resources Conversion
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
US$1,100 … Q1 4.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
176 Biology Methods and Protocols
Oxford University Press
US$1,120 … Q2 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
177 Wellcome Open Research
F1000 Research Ltd
US$1,128 … Q3 1.2 DOAJ
178 Electrochemistry
Electrochemical Society of Japan
US$1,130 … Q4 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
179 Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,130 … Q1 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
180 Genes and Genetic Systems
Genetics Society of Japan
US$1,130 … Q4 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
181 Gates Open Research
F1000 Research Ltd
US$1,150 … Q2 1.7 DOAJ
182 Cogent Engineering
Cogent OA
US$1,165 … Q1 5.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
183 Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
Sciendo
US$1,187 … Q1 5.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
184 Science and Engineering of Composite Materials
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q3 3.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
185 Energy Harvesting and Systems
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q1 2.8 –
186 Nonlinear Engineering
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q2 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
187 High Temperature Materials and Processes
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q3 2.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
188 Main Group Metal Chemistry
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q2 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
189 Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,190 … Q2 5.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
190 Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,200 … Q1 4.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
191 Chinese Herbal Medicines
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,200 … Q1 3.9 WoS ESCI · ONOS
192 Biomass (Switzerland)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 7.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
193 Macromol
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 7.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
194 Analytica
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 7.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
195 Bacteria
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 6.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
196 Stresses
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 5.0 DOAJ
197 Sustainable Chemistry
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 5.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
198 Fuels
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 4.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
199 Methane
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 4.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
200 Hydrogen (Switzerland)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 4.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
201 BioChem
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 4.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
202 Receptors (Switzerland)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 4.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
203 Reactions
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 4.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
204 Applied Biosciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 4.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
205 Organics
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
206 Compounds
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
207 Electrochem
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 4.0 DOAJ
208 Polysaccharides
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 3.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
209 Electronic Materials
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.9 DOAJ
210 Applied Microbiology (Switzerland)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.8 DOAJ
211 Powders
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
212 Seeds
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
213 Applied Nano
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.3 DOAJ
214 Gases
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 3.3 DOAJ
215 Physchem
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
216 Journal of Molecular Pathology
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
217 Photochem
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
218 Colorants
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 2.8 DOAJ
219 Crops
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
220 Immuno
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
221 Thermo
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
222 Liquids
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
223 Agrochemicals
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
224 Endocrines
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
225 Poultry
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
226 Solids
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
227 Organoids
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
228 Biologics
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.3 DOAJ
229 AppliedChem
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
230 Muscles
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
231 Ecologies
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
232 International Journal of Translational Medicine
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 1.9 DOAJ
233 Biophysica
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 1.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
234 Journal of Nuclear Engineering
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 1.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
235 Oxygen
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
236 Reproductive Medicine
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 1.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
237 Organic Materials
Georg Thieme Verlag
US$1,250 … Q2 2.8 DOAJ
238 Journal of Cartilage and Joint Preservation
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,250 … Q2 1.1 DOAJ
239 Next Sustainability
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,280 … Q3 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
240 Next Nanotechnology
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,280 … Q2 3.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
241 Next Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,280 … Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
242 Cell Stress
Shared Science Publishers OG
US$1,283 … Q2 3.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
243 Microbial Cell
Shared Science Publishers OG
US$1,283 … Q1 3.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
244 Engineering
Elsevier Ltd
US$1,300 … Q1 8.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
245 Journal of Membrane Science Letters
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,310 … Q1 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
246 Chemical Data Collections
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,330 … Q2 3.1 WoS ESCI
247 International Journal of Biological Sciences
Ivyspring International Publisher
US$1,337 … Q1 10.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
248 Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermal Analysis
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,350 … Q3 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
249 F1000Research
F1000 Research Ltd
US$1,350 … Q1 1.1 DOAJ
250 PeerJ
PeerJ Inc.
US$1,395 … Q1 3.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ

The 250 lowest fees are in the table; the other 1,329 follow below. Cheapest first. Rupee amounts are estimates at a fixed exchange rate. Index data dated 2026-10-04.

The other 1,329 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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