Publication fees · October 2026

Environment & Earth Sciences journals in Scopus: publication fees

2,172 Environment & Earth Sciences journals in Scopus have a known publication fee. 89 charge nothing. Among those that charge, the median is US$3,060 and the range is US$15 to US$12,690.

2,172
journals in Scopus
US$3,060
median fee
89
charge nothing
1,892
in Q1 or Q2
118
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 International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
China University of Mining and Technology
Free Q1 14.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
3 Carbon Neutralization
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 13.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
4 Green and Smart Mining Engineering
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q3 13.0 WoS ESCI
5 Carbon Neutrality
Springer
Free Q1 12.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
6 HydroResearch
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 12.6 DOAJ
7 Petroleum Exploration and Development
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 12.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
8 Carbon Research
Springer Nature
Free Q1 12.5 –
9 Advanced Nanocomposites
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q3 11.9 –
10 Informatics and Health
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 11.1 DOAJ
11 International Journal of Coal Science and Technology
Springer International Publishing AG
Free Q1 10.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
12 EcoEnergy
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 10.2 DOAJ
13 Green Carbon
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 9.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
14 Green Energy and Environment
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 8.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
15 Underground Space (new)
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 8.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
16 Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Free Q1 8.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
17 Biogeotechnics
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 8.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
18 Environmental Pollution and Management
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q2 7.7 DOAJ
19 Clean Energy
Oxford University Press
Free Q1 7.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
20 Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences
Springer Nature
Free Q1 7.4 DOAJ
21 Geohazard Mechanics
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 7.1 DOAJ
22 Energy and Built Environment
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
23 Natural Hazards Research
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
24 Earth Energy Science
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q2 6.1 DOAJ
25 Materials Reports: Energy
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
26 Advances in Wind Engineering
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q2 5.7 DOAJ
27 Energy Geoscience
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
28 Rock Mechanics Bulletin
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
29 Regional Sustainability
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
30 Journal of High Energy Physics
Springer Verlag
Free Q1 5.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
31 International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Beijing Normal University Press
Free Q1 5.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
32 Natural Gas Industry B
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
33 Computational Urban Science
Springer
Free Q1 5.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
34 Resources Chemicals and Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
35 Petroleum Science
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
36 Plant Diversity
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
37 Global Energy Interconnection
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 4.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
38 Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET)
Editions Technip
Free Q2 4.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
39 Intelligent Marine Technology and Systems
Springer
Free Q2 4.5 –
40 Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Elsevier B.V.
Free Q1 4.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
41 Low-Carbon Materials and Green Construction
Springer
Free Q2 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
42 Advances in Aerodynamics
Springer Nature
Free Q1 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
43 Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities
Springer Nature
Free Q1 4.3 DOAJ
44 International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
45 Petroleum
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
46 Anthropocene Coasts
Springer International Publishing
Free Q2 3.8 WoS ESCI
47 Unconventional Resources
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
48 Behavioral Science and Policy
SAGE Publications Inc.
Free Q3 3.5 –
49 Nuclear Physics B
Elsevier B.V.
Free Q2 3.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
50 Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
51 Deep Underground Science and Engineering
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
52 Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Associacao Brasileira de Ciencia Ecologica e Conservacao
Free Q1 3.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
53 Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Engineering and Architecture
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Free Q1 3.4 DOAJ
54 Petroleum Research
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 3.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
55 Water Science and Engineering
Editorial Office of Water Science and Engineering
Free Q1 3.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
56 Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q2 3.1 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
57 Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
58 Intelligent Geoengineering
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q4 3.1 –
59 FirePhysChem
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
60 Marine Development
Springer
Free Q2 2.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
61 Decoding Infection and Transmission
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q3 2.5 DOAJ
62 Aquaculture and Fisheries
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
63 Water Biology and Security
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
64 Nuclear Analysis
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q2 2.3 DOAJ
65 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 2.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
66 Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elsevier Ltd
Free Q2 2.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
67 Chinese General Practice Journal
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q3 2.2 DOAJ
68 Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
69 Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
70 Research in Cold and Arid Regions
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
71 Avian Research
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
72 Environmental Policy and Law
SAGE Publications Ltd
Free Q2 1.9 –
73 Grassland Research
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
74 Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q2 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
75 Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Free Q1 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
76 Integrative Conservation
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 1.8 WoS ESCI
77 Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences
Springer International Publishing
Free Q1 1.8 DOAJ
78 Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine
BMJ Publishing Group
Free Q3 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
79 Geodesy and Geodynamics
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
80 Animal Taxonomy and Ecology
Akademiai Kiado ZRt.
Free Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
81 Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Free Q3 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
82 Radioprotection
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE
83 International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q1 1.2 DOAJ
84 Discover public health
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q4 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
85 International Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technology
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q3 1.0 DOAJ
86 African Journal of Urology
SpringerOpen
Free Q3 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
87 Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
National Science Museum od Korea
Free Q3 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
88 Zdravotnicke Listy
Faculty of Healthcare, Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin
Free Q4 0.5 DOAJ
89 Natures Sciences Societes
EDP Sciences
Free Q3 0.2 DOAJ
90 AgriScientia
Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
US$15 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
91 Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
US$23 … Q2 20.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
92 Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental
Departamento de Engenharia Agricola - UFCG/Cnpq
US$34 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
93 Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College
Rawalpindi Medical University
US$35 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
94 International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$36 … Q4 0.7 DOAJ
95 Revista Brasileira de Geografia Fisica
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
US$38 … Q3 0.5 –
96 Indian Journal of Public Health
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$48 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
97 Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales
National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research
US$48 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
98 Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal
College of Agriculture, University of Diyala
US$50 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
99 Agro Bali
Panji Sakti University
US$52 … Q3 0.7 –
100 Kontakt
University of South Bohemia
US$53 … Q3 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
101 Sains Tanah
Sebelas Maret University - Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture
US$55 … Q3 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
102 Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia
US$57 … Q4 1.0 DOAJ
103 Pakistan Journal of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
University of Sindh
US$60 … Q4 0.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
104 Forum Geografi
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
US$65 … Q2 2.5 DOAJ
105 Caraka Tani: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
Sebelas Maret University
US$65 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
106 Jurnal Sylva Lestari
University of Lampung Faculty of Agriculture
US$65 … Q2 1.3 DOAJ
107 Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika
Institut Pertanian Bogor, Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry
US$65 … Q3 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
108 Amerta Nutrition
Airlangga University Faculty of Public Health
US$65 … Q4 0.6 DOAJ
109 Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
US$66 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
110 Revista Baiana de Enfermagem
Universidade Federal da Bahia
US$66 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
111 Public Health of Indonesia
Yayasan Cipta Anak Bangsa (YCAB) Publisher
US$69 … Q3 0.4 DOAJ
112 Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Universitas Airlangga
US$70 … Q2 0.4 DOAJ
113 Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease
Airlangga University
US$75 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
114 Neotropical Ichthyology
Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
US$76 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
115 International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$78 … Q2 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
116 Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$80 … Q3 1.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
117 Molekul
Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
US$81 … Q4 0.4 –
118 Revista Ciencia Agronomica
Universidade Federal do Ceara
US$85 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
119 Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
Editorial Office of Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
US$87 … Q4 0.0 DOAJ
120 Jurnal Nasional Teknik Elektro
Andalas University Faculty of Engineering
US$98 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
121 Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo
Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo
US$100 … Q2 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
122 Biosystems Diversity
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
US$100 … Q2 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
123 American Mineralogist
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$100 … Q1 1.9 WoS SCIE
124 Noise and Health
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$100 … Q3 1.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
125 Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management
Brawijaya University
US$100 … Q3 1.2 DOAJ
126 Indonesian Journal of Geography
Gadjah Mada University
US$100 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
127 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
128 Al-Rafidain Engineering Journal
University of Mosul
US$100 … Q4 0.5 DOAJ
129 Iraqi National Journal of Earth Science
University of Mosul College of Science
US$100 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
130 Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
US$100 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
131 Journal of Tropical Plant Pests and Diseases
University of Lampung Faculty of Agriculture
US$104 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
132 Applied Engineering Letters
The Association of Intellectuals for the Development of Science in Serbia "The Serbian Academic Center" Novi Sad
US$107 … Q2 2.9 –
133 Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"
US$107 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
134 Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia
IPB University Faculty of Agriculture
US$114 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
135 Terra Latinoamericana
Mexican Society of Soil Science
US$118 … Q4 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
136 Annals of Health Research
Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital
US$120 … Q4 0.6 DOAJ
137 Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction
IRBIS LLC
US$142 … Q3 1.2 DOAJ
138 Farmakoekonomika
IRBIS LLC
US$142 … Q3 1.1 DOAJ
139 International Journal of Renewable Energy Development
Diponegoro university Indonesia - Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy (CBIORE)
US$150 … Q2 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
140 Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$150 … Q2 1.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
141 Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences
Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
US$150 … Q2 1.6 WoS ESCI
142 Journal of Orthoptera Research
Pensoft Publishers
US$150 … Q2 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
143 Kemas
Universitas Negeri Semarang
US$150 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
144 Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Research Center for Biotechnology
US$150 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
145 Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Biology
US$150 … Q3 0.5 –
146 Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences
University of Basrah, College of Agriculture
US$150 … Q2 0.5 DOAJ
147 Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences
Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
US$150 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
148 Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan
US$150 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
149 Interface: Communication, Health, Education
Fundacao UNI Botucatu/UNESP
US$152 … Q3 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
150 Ecologica Montenegrina
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecology
US$161 … Q2 2.1 –
151 Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
Vinca Inst Nuclear Sci
US$161 … Q3 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
152 Evolutionary Systematics
Pensoft Publishers
US$161 … Q2 1.3 DOAJ
153 Ecological Engineering and Environmental Technology
Polskie Towarzystwo Inzynierii Ekologicznej
US$161 … Q3 1.2 –
154 Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny / Annals of the National Institute of Hygiene
National Institute of Public Health NIH - National Research Institute
US$161 … Q3 1.1 DOAJ
155 Thermal Science
Serbian Society of Heat Transfer Engineers
US$161 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE
156 Check List
Pensoft Publishers
US$161 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
157 Organic Farming
Acadlore Publishing Services Limited
US$168 … Q3 1.1 –
158 Ilmu Kelautan: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences
Diponegoro University
US$175 … Q3 0.9 DOAJ
159 Iraqi Geological Journal
Union of Iraqi Geologists
US$175 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
160 Pan African Medical Journal
African Field Epidemiology Network
US$180 … Q2 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
161 Georesursy
Georesursy LLC
US$190 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
162 Romanian Medical Journal
Amaltea Medical Publishing House
US$192 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
163 Journal of Tropical Life Science
Brawijaya University
US$196 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
164 Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Korean Nuclear Society
US$200 … Q1 2.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
165 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
US$200 … Q2 1.8 DOAJ
166 Revista Chapingo, Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente
Universidad Autonoma Chapingo
US$200 … Q3 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
167 Physical Education Theory and Methodology
OVS LLC
US$200 … Q2 1.7 DOAJ
168 Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$200 … Q2 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
169 Pan African Medical Journal One Health
Pan African Medical Journal
US$200 … Q3 1.4 DOAJ
170 International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal
US$200 … Q3 0.8 DOAJ
171 Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
University of Baghdad - Iraq Natural History Reseach Center and Museum
US$200 … Q3 0.3 DOAJ
172 Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Indonesian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
US$200 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
173 Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites
Editura Universitatii din Oradea
US$204 … Q1 1.6 DOAJ
174 Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
US$214 … Q2 2.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
175 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
US$215 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
176 Acta Technologica Agriculturae
Sciendo
US$215 … Q3 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
177 Acta Biologica Sibirica
Altai State University
US$215 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
178 Environment Conservation Journal
Action for Sustainable Efficacious development and Awareness
US$225 … Q4 0.8 DOAJ
179 Revista Ambiente e Agua
Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrograficas (IPABHi)
US$225 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
180 Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology
Korean Radioactive Waste Society
US$230 … Q3 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
181 Korean Journal of Mycology
Korean Society of Mycology
US$230 … Q4 0.0 DOAJ
182 Ciencia e Agrotecnologia
Federal University of Lavras
US$240 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
183 Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies
Technology Center
US$242 … Q2 0.8 –
184 Scientia Agropecuaria
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
US$250 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
185 Nativa
Federal University of Mato Grosso
US$250 … Q4 0.5 WoS ESCI
186 Journal of Engineering Sciences
Assiut University, Faculty of Engineering
US$250 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
187 Advances in Science and Research
Copernicus Publications
US$253 … Q2 1.4 DOAJ
188 International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
Research and Clinical Center for Infertitlity
US$260 … Q2 1.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
189 Oil Shale
Estonian Academy Publishers
US$269 … Q3 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
190 Portuguese Journal of Public Health
S. Karger AG
US$269 … Q3 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
191 Italian Botanist
Pensoft Publishers
US$269 … Q3 1.2 DOAJ
192 Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
Page Press Publications
US$269 … Q3 1.0 DOAJ
193 Nota Lepidopterologica
Pensoft Publishers
US$269 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
194 Scientific Review Engineering and Environmental Sciences
WULS - SGGW Press
US$269 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
195 Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
University of Cape Town
US$271 … Q2 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
196 Automotive Experiences
Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang
US$275 … Q1 1.4 DOAJ
197 South African Journal of Bioethics and Law
South African Medical Association
US$296 … Q2 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
198 AIMS Public Health
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
US$300 … Q1 6.5 WoS ESCI
199 AIMS Energy
AIMS Press
US$300 … Q2 3.2 WoS ESCI
200 AIMS Environmental Science
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
US$300 … Q2 3.0 WoS ESCI
201 Journal of Human Rights, Culture and Legal System
Lembaga Contrarius Indonesia
US$300 … Q1 2.6 –
202 Frontiers of Biogeography
Pensoft Publishers
US$300 … Q1 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
203 Forest and Society
Hasanuddin University
US$300 … Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
204 Iranian Journal of Public Health
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
US$300 … Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
205 Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
Departamento de Ciencia e Tecnologia Aeroespacial
US$300 … Q2 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
206 Advances in Geosciences
Copernicus Publications
US$301 … Q2 2.0 DOAJ
207 Environmental Economics
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
US$318 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · ABS 1 · DOAJ
208 Challenges in Sustainability
Acadlore Publishing Services Limited
US$323 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI
209 BioInvasions Records
Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre
US$323 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
210 Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Pensoft Publishers
US$323 … Q3 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
211 Journal of Horticultural Research
Sciendo
US$323 … Q2 1.0 DOAJ
212 TransNav
Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University
US$323 … Q3 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
213 Gynecology
Consilium MediCum
US$323 … Q3 0.4 DOAJ
214 E3 Journal of Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship in the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Ponteditora
US$323 … Q4 0.1 –
215 Journal of Ecological Engineering
Polskie Towarzystwo Inzynierii Ekologicznej (PTIE)
US$330 … Q2 1.8 WoS ESCI
216 Advances in Science and Technology Research Journal
Politechnika Lubelska
US$330 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI
217 South of Russia: Ecology, Development
Kamerton
US$333 … Q4 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
218 Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
JMIR Publications Inc.
US$350 … Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
219 Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Nasional
Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of public health
US$350 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI
220 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
US$350 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
221 African Entomology
Academy of Science of South Africa
US$369 … Q3 0.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
222 Journal of Applied Engineering Science
Institute for research and design in industry
US$377 … Q2 1.1 –
223 Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Roskilde University
US$377 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
224 Water Alternatives
Water Alternatives Association
US$377 … Q1 0.0 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
225 Journal of Animal Science and Technology
Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology
US$383 … Q1 2.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
226 Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sciendo
US$388 … Q3 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
227 Green Technologies and Sustainability
KeAi Communications Co.
US$400 … Q1 8.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
228 International Journal of One Health
Veterinary World
US$400 … Q2 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
229 African Invertebrates
Pensoft Publishers
US$404 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
230 Hydrological Research Letters
Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources
US$414 … Q3 1.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
231 Landscape Online
International Association for Landscape Ecology Chapter Germany
US$431 … Q2 2.1 DOAJ
232 Acta Agrobotanica
Polish Botanical Society
US$431 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
233 Acta Mycologica
Polish Botanical Society
US$431 … Q3 1.1 DOAJ
234 Ginekologia Polska
Via Medica
US$431 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
235 Tropical Zoology
Page Press Publications
US$431 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
236 Eco.mont
Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
US$431 … Q3 0.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
237 Boletin de la Asociacion de Geografos Espanoles
Radcliffe Cardiology
US$456 … Q2 0.3 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
238 One Ecosystem
Pensoft Publishers
US$485 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
239 Biodiversity Data Journal
Pensoft Publishers
US$485 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
240 Open Quaternary
Ubiquity Press
US$490 … Q1 1.3 DOAJ
241 Solar Compass
Elsevier Ltd
US$500 … Q2 5.5 DOAJ
242 Oceanography
Oceanography Society
US$500 … Q1 2.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
243 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
GJESM Publication
US$500 … Q1 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
244 Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems SDEWES
US$521 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
245 BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin
Societe Geologique de France
US$539 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
246 Herpetozoa
Pensoft Publishers
US$539 … Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
247 Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
Estonian Academy Publishers
US$539 … Q3 0.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
248 Medycyna Pracy
Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
US$539 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
249 GI_Forum
Austrian Acedemy of Sciences Press
US$539 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
250 Designs for Learning
Stockholm University Press
US$551 … Q1 1.4 DOAJ

The 250 lowest fees are in the table; the other 1,922 follow below. Cheapest first. Rupee amounts are estimates at a fixed exchange rate. Index data dated 2026-10-04.

The other 1,922 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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