Publication fees · October 2026

Life Sciences & Biology journals in Scopus: publication fees

2,688 Life Sciences & Biology journals in Scopus have a known publication fee. 68 charge nothing. Among those that charge, the median is US$3,290 and the range is US$4 to US$12,690.

2,688
journals in Scopus
US$3,290
median fee
68
charge nothing
2,227
in Q1 or Q2
129
fee covered under ONOS

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# Journal Fee (APC) In rupees Scopus 2-yr cites Also in
1 eLight
Springer
Free Q1 21.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
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 Green Carbon
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 9.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
5 Advanced Biotechnology
Springer
Free Q1 9.2 WoS ESCI
6 Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences
Springer Nature
Free Q1 7.4 DOAJ
7 Stress Biology
Springer
Free Q1 7.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
8 Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 7.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
9 Photonic Sensors
Tsinghua University Press
Free Q1 7.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
10 Grain and Oil Science and Technology
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
11 Molecular Horticulture
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 6.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
12 Supramolecular Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
13 Natural Products and Bioprospecting
Springer Singapore
Free Q1 5.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
14 Horticulture Advances
Springer
Free Q1 5.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
15 Biomedical Analysis
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q3 5.6 DOAJ
16 Food Bioengineering
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 5.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
17 MedComm - Oncology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 5.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
18 Life Medicine
Oxford University Press
Free Q1 5.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
19 Journal of Ginseng Research
Elsevier B.V.
Free Q1 5.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
20 Quantum Frontiers
Springer International Publishing
Free Q2 5.3 DOAJ
21 Cell Regeneration
Springer
Free Q1 5.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
22 mLife
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 4.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
23 Journal of Law and the Biosciences
Oxford University Press
Free Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
24 Plant Diversity
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
25 Advanced Agrochem
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
26 Psychoradiology
Oxford University Press
Free Q1 4.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
27 Life Metabolism
Oxford University Press
Free Q2 4.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
28 Brain-X
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
29 Phytopathology Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 4.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
30 Laboratory Animal Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 4.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
31 Green Synthesis and Catalysis
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
32 Journal of Cotton Research
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
33 Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Free Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
34 Behavioral Science and Policy
SAGE Publications Inc.
Free Q3 3.5 –
35 Quantitative Biology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
36 Journal of Future Foods
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
37 Sports Medicine and Health Science
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
38 Animal Diseases
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
39 Oil Crop Science
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
40 Biological Chemistry
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q2 2.7 WoS SCIE
41 Ibrain
Wiley-VCH Verlag
Free Q2 2.6 DOAJ
42 Rheumatology and Immunology Research
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q2 2.6 WoS ESCI
43 Brain Hemorrhages
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
44 Aquaculture and Fisheries
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
45 Holistic Integrative Oncology
Springer
Free Q3 2.3 DOAJ
46 Water Biology and Security
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
47 Current Zoology
Oxford University Press
Free Q1 2.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
48 Environmental Epigenetics
Oxford University Press
Free Q2 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
49 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 2.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
50 OCL - Oilseeds and Fats, Crops and Lipids
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
51 Avian Research
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
52 Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q3 2.0 WoS ESCI
53 Magnetic Resonance Letters
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
54 Grassland Research
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
55 Integrative Conservation
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q2 1.8 WoS ESCI
56 Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Springer Nature
Free Q3 1.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
57 Forensic Sciences Research
Chinese Laser Press
Free Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
58 Aquatic Living Resources
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 1.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
59 Cahiers Agricultures
EDP Sciences
Free Q3 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
60 Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Free Q2 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
61 Animal Taxonomy and Ecology
Akademiai Kiado ZRt.
Free Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
62 Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Free Q3 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
63 Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena
EDP Sciences
Free Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE
64 Discover Neuroscience
BioMed Central Ltd
Free Q4 0.8 WoS SCIE
65 Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
National Science Museum od Korea
Free Q3 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
66 Medizinische Genetik
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q3 0.5 WoS SCIE
67 Natures Sciences Societes
EDP Sciences
Free Q3 0.2 DOAJ
68 Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Elsevier Editora Ltda
Free Q3 0.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
69 Russian Psychological Journal
Russian Psychological Society
US$4 … Q2 0.5 DOAJ
70 Ciencias Marinas
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
US$15 … Q3 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
71 Alces
ALCES Landscape and Land-Use Ltd
US$29 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
72 Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
US$32 … Q1 6.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
73 Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental
Departamento de Engenharia Agricola - UFCG/Cnpq
US$34 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
74 Health Problems of Civilization
Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
US$34 … Q3 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
75 International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$36 … Q4 0.7 DOAJ
76 Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology
HH Publisher
US$40 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
77 Revista Brasileira de Saude e Producao Animal
Universidade Federal da Bahia
US$41 … Q4 0.7 DOAJ
78 Revista Ceres
Universidade Federal de Vicosa
US$47 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
79 Innovative Biosystems and Bioengineering
National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
US$50 … Q3 1.6 DOAJ
80 Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal
College of Agriculture, University of Diyala
US$50 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
81 Agro Bali
Panji Sakti University
US$52 … Q3 0.7 –
82 Buletin Peternakan
Gadjah Mada University
US$52 … Q4 0.3 –
83 Revista Caatinga
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arid
US$57 … Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
84 Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
US$61 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
85 Anthropological Researches and Studies
Romanian Academy Francisc I Rainer Institute of Anthropology
US$64 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
86 Caraka Tani: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
Sebelas Maret University
US$65 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
87 Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Universitas Airlangga
US$70 … Q2 0.4 DOAJ
88 Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease
Airlangga University
US$75 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
89 Neotropical Ichthyology
Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
US$76 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
90 Molekul
Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
US$81 … Q4 0.4 –
91 Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Medical University of Lublin
US$84 … Q2 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
92 e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology
The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science
US$93 … Q4 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
93 Engenharia Agricola
Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola
US$95 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
94 Biosaintifika
Universitas Negeri Semarang
US$98 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
95 Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems
Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
US$100 … Q4 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
96 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
97 Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
Diponegoro University
US$100 … Q3 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
98 Journal of Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
US$100 … Q2 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
99 Vitae
Universidad de Antioquia
US$100 … Q3 0.4 DOAJ
100 Infectio
Asociacion Colombiana de Infectologia
US$100 … Q4 0.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
101 Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
University of Mosul College of Agriculture and Forestry
US$100 … Q2 0.3 DOAJ
102 South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
South African Society for Agricultural Extension (SASAE)
US$108 … Q2 1.4 DOAJ
103 Malaysian Journal of Microbiology
Universiti Sains Malaysia
US$110 … Q4 0.2 WoS ESCI
104 Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia
IPB University Faculty of Agriculture
US$114 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
105 Terra Latinoamericana
Mexican Society of Soil Science
US$118 … Q4 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
106 Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research
Society of Pathological Biochemistry and Hematology
US$120 … Q2 0.6 DOAJ
107 Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Scientific Scholar LLC
US$125 … Q3 0.8 WoS ESCI
108 Ciencia Rural
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
US$133 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
109 Semina:Ciencias Agrarias
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
US$133 … Q3 0.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
110 Journal of Orthoptera Research
Pensoft Publishers
US$150 … Q2 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
111 Botanical Sciences
Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, A.C
US$150 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
112 Baghdad Science Journal
University of Baghdad
US$150 … Q1 1.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
113 Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Research Center for Biotechnology
US$150 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
114 Microbial Biosystems
Arab Society for Fungal Conservation
US$150 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
115 Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Biology
US$150 … Q3 0.5 –
116 Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences
University of Basrah, College of Agriculture
US$150 … Q2 0.5 DOAJ
117 Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences
Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
US$150 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
118 Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan
US$150 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
119 Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences
US$150 … Q2 0.0 WoS ESCI
120 Ecologica Montenegrina
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecology
US$161 … Q2 2.1 –
121 Central European Journal of Immunology
Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
US$161 … Q3 1.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
122 Evolutionary Systematics
Pensoft Publishers
US$161 … Q2 1.3 DOAJ
123 Caryologia
Firenze University Press
US$161 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
124 Check List
Pensoft Publishers
US$161 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
125 Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics
Bangladesh Society for Microbiology, Immunology and Advanced Biotechnology
US$169 … Q3 1.0 DOAJ
126 Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Amaltea Medical Publishing House
US$192 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
127 Journal of Biological Research (Italy)
Page Press Publications
US$194 … Q3 0.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
128 Journal of Tropical Life Science
Brawijaya University
US$196 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
129 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
Universidad de Antioquia
US$200 … Q4 3.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
130 Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura
Universidad Autonoma Chapingo
US$200 … Q3 2.4 DOAJ
131 Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences
Society for Innovative Agriculture, University of Agriculture
US$200 … Q3 1.4 DOAJ
132 International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
Chaoyang University of Technology
US$200 … Q2 1.0 DOAJ
133 Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$200 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
134 Indonesian Biomedical Journal
Prodia Education and Research Institute
US$200 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
135 Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
University of Baghdad - Iraq Natural History Reseach Center and Museum
US$200 … Q3 0.3 DOAJ
136 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Associacao Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
US$200 … Q3 0.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
137 Applied Food Biotechnology
National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute
US$200 … Q3 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
138 Quantum
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften
US$215 … Q1 6.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
139 Image Analysis and Stereology
Slovenian Society For Stereology And Quantitative Image Analysis
US$215 … Q1 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
140 European Journal of Entomology
Czech Academy of Sciences
US$215 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
141 Flora Mediterranea
Foundation Pro Herbario Mediterraneo
US$215 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
142 Acta Biologica Sibirica
Altai State University
US$215 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
143 Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
US$218 … Q2 0.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
144 Korean Journal of Mycology
Korean Society of Mycology
US$230 … Q4 0.0 DOAJ
145 Ciencia e Agrotecnologia
Federal University of Lavras
US$240 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
146 Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research
Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh
US$250 … Q2 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
147 Zoologia
Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
US$250 … Q3 1.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
148 Scientia Agropecuaria
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
US$250 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
149 Agraris
Department of Agribusiness, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
US$250 … Q2 0.9 DOAJ
150 Advancements in Life Sciences
The Running Line
US$250 … Q2 0.7 DOAJ
151 HAYATI Journal of Biosciences
Institut Pertanian Bogor
US$250 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
152 Nativa
Federal University of Mato Grosso
US$250 … Q4 0.5 WoS ESCI
153 Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
US$250 … Q3 0.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
154 Archives Animal Breeding
Copernicus Publications
US$258 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
155 Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura
US$266 … Q2 1.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
156 Italian Botanist
Pensoft Publishers
US$269 … Q3 1.2 DOAJ
157 Economia Agro-Alimentare
FrancoAngeli
US$269 … Q2 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
158 Nota Lepidopterologica
Pensoft Publishers
US$269 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
159 Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences
Polska Akademia Nauk
US$283 … Q2 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
160 AIMS Microbiology
AIMS Press
US$300 … Q1 7.2 WoS ESCI
161 AIMS Neuroscience
AIMS Press
US$300 … Q2 3.9 WoS ESCI
162 AIMS Bioengineering
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
US$300 … Q3 3.0 WoS ESCI
163 AIMS Biophysics
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
US$300 … Q3 2.2 WoS ESCI
164 AIMS Agriculture and Food
AIMS Press
US$300 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI
165 Forest and Society
Hasanuddin University
US$300 … Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
166 Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Brazilain Coll Veterinary Parasitology
US$300 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
167 Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Korean Neurosurgical Society
US$300 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
168 Advanced Biomedical Research
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
US$300 … Q2 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
169 Tropical Animal Science Journal
Bogor Agricultural University
US$300 … Q2 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
170 Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
US$300 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
171 Boletim do Instituto de Pesca
Instituto de Pesca
US$300 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
172 Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia
US$300 … Q3 0.7 WoS SCIE
173 Advanced Biomedical Engineering
Japan Soc. of Med. Electronics and Biol. Engineering
US$300 … Q3 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
174 Revista Alergia Mexico
Colegio Mexicano de Inmunologia Clinica y Alergia A.C
US$300 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
175 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
US$300 … Q3 0.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
176 Iranian Journal of Immunology
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
US$300 … Q4 0.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
177 Biophysics and Physicobiology
Biophysical Society of Japan
US$301 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
178 Biodiversitas
Biology department, Sebelas Maret University Surakarta
US$320 … Q2 0.9 –
179 Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures
S.C. Virtual Company of Physics S.R.L
US$323 … Q3 3.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
180 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
181 Agricultural and Resource Economics
Institute of Eastern European Research and Consulting
US$323 … Q2 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
182 Advances in Cognitive Psychology
VIZJA University
US$323 … Q3 1.4 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
183 Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Pensoft Publishers
US$323 … Q3 1.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
184 Journal of Horticultural Research
Sciendo
US$323 … Q2 1.0 DOAJ
185 Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Sciendo
US$323 … Q4 0.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
186 Emergent Scientist
EDP Sciences
US$339 … Q4 0.7 DOAJ
187 GigaByte
GigaScience Press
US$350 … Q3 3.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
188 Translational Medicine of Aging
KeAi Communications Co.
US$350 … Q3 1.4 DOAJ
189 Advances in Weed Science
Sociedade Brasileira da Ciencia das Plantas Daninha
US$350 … Q2 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
190 Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
US$350 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
191 Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Science and Innovation Center Publishing House
US$350 … Q3 0.2 DOAJ
192 Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
US$350 … Q2 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
193 African Entomology
Academy of Science of South Africa
US$369 … Q3 0.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
194 Comparative Cytogenetics
Pensoft Publishers
US$377 … Q3 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
195 European Journal of Translational Myology
Page Press Publications
US$377 … Q2 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
196 Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
M/S GN Corporation Co. Ltd
US$380 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
197 Journal of Animal Science and Technology
Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology
US$383 … Q1 2.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
198 Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
US$394 … Q3 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
199 Annals of Neurosciences
Indian Academy of Neurosciences
US$395 … Q3 1.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
200 Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Via Medica
US$399 … Q2 2.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
201 Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance
Sciendo
US$400 … Q3 1.6 DOAJ
202 Journal of Nematology
Sciendo
US$400 … Q2 1.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
203 Research on World Agricultural Economy
Nan Yang Academy of Sciences Pte. Ltd
US$400 … Q3 1.5 WoS ESCI
204 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
205 Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening
Latin American Society Inborn Errors and Neonatal Screening
US$400 … Q3 0.3 DOAJ
206 Letters in Biomathematics
LETTERS IN BIOMATHEMATICS
US$400 … Q1 0.0 DOAJ
207 African Invertebrates
Pensoft Publishers
US$404 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
208 Acta Agrobotanica
Polish Botanical Society
US$431 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
209 Acta Mycologica
Polish Botanical Society
US$431 … Q3 1.1 DOAJ
210 Tropical Zoology
Page Press Publications
US$431 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
211 Animal Reproduction
Colegio Brasileiro de Reproducao Animal
US$450 … Q1 2.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
212 Journal of Poultry Science
Japan Poultry Science Association
US$452 … Q1 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
213 Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias
INIFAP-CENID Parasitologia Veterinaria
US$455 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
214 Postepy Dermatologii i Alergologii
Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
US$472 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE
215 Biology of Sport
Institute of Sport
US$480 … Q1 3.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
216 One Ecosystem
Pensoft Publishers
US$485 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
217 Biodiversity Data Journal
Pensoft Publishers
US$485 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
218 Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite
IMR Press Limited
US$500 … Q2 6.5 DOAJ
219 Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar
IMR Press Limited
US$500 … Q2 3.7 DOAJ
220 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
221 Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
US$500 … Q3 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
222 South African Journal of Animal Science
South African Society for Animal Science
US$500 … Q3 1.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
223 Bioscience Journal
Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
US$500 … Q3 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
224 Acta Medica Indonesiana
Indonesian Society of Internal Medicine
US$500 … Q3 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
225 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
GJESM Publication
US$500 … Q1 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
226 Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
AcademicPres
US$539 … Q2 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
227 Journal of Apicultural Science
Sciendo
US$539 … Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
228 Herpetozoa
Pensoft Publishers
US$539 … Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
229 BMB Reports
The Biochemical Society of the Republic of Korea
US$550 … Q2 4.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
230 Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group
US$550 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
231 Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
Polish Botanical Society
US$560 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
232 South African Journal of Communication Disorders
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
US$563 … Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
233 Applied Phycology
Informa UK Ltd
US$564 … Q1 2.2 DOAJ
234 Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
US$575 … Q3 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
235 Water Saving Irrigation
Editorial Office Of Water Saving Irrigation
US$581 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
236 Biomedical Papers
Palacky University Olomouc
US$591 … Q2 0.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
237 Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Pensoft Publishers
US$593 … Q3 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
238 International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research
Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol
US$600 … Q2 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
239 Journal of Threatened Taxa
Zoo Outreach Organisation
US$600 … Q3 0.5 DOAJ
240 MolBank
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$603 … Q4 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
241 Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
US$605 … Q3 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
242 Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
243 Czech Journal of Animal Science
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
244 Plant Protection Science
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 1.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
245 Agricultural Economics (Czech Republic)
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
US$609 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
246 International Agrophysics
Polska Akademia Nauk
US$647 … Q2 2.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
247 Primate Biology
Copernicus Publications
US$647 … Q4 0.9 –
248 Medical Mycology Case Reports
Elsevier B.V.
US$650 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
249 Nanotheranostics
Ivyspring International Publisher
US$668 … Q1 6.6 DOAJ
250 Curationis
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
US$677 … Q1 1.9 DOAJ

The 250 lowest fees are in the table; the other 2,438 follow below. Cheapest first. Rupee amounts are estimates at a fixed exchange rate. Index data dated 2026-10-04.

The other 2,438 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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