Publication fees · October 2026

Materials Science journals in Scopus: publication fees

672 Materials Science journals in Scopus have a known publication fee. 28 charge nothing. Among those that charge, the median is US$3,325 and the range is US$93 to US$12,690.

672
journals in Scopus
US$3,325
median fee
28
charge nothing
611
in Q1 or Q2
43
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 eScience
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 32.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
2 Carbon Neutralization
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 13.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
3 Responsive Materials
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Free Q1 13.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
4 Advanced Nanocomposites
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q3 11.9 –
5 EcoEnergy
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 10.2 DOAJ
6 Materials Futures
Institute of Physics
Free Q1 9.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
7 BMEMat
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 8.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
8 Nano Materials Science
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 8.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
9 Electron
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Free Q1 8.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
10 Collagen and Leather
Springer
Free Q1 8.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
11 Biomedical Technology
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 7.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
12 Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 7.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
13 Nanomanufacturing and Metrology
Springer Nature
Free Q1 7.0 WoS ESCI
14 ChemPhysMater
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
15 Materials Reports: Energy
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
16 Supramolecular Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
17 Friction
Tsinghua University Press
Free Q1 5.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
18 Advanced Membranes
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 5.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
19 Surface Science and Technology
Springer
Free Q1 5.6 WoS ESCI
20 Resources Chemicals and Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
21 Smart Materials in Manufacturing
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
22 International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q1 4.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
23 Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
24 Energetic Materials Frontiers
KeAi Communications Co.
Free Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
25 Nuclear Analysis
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Free Q2 2.3 DOAJ
26 Holzforschung
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q3 2.1 WoS SCIE
27 Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences
Springer International Publishing
Free Q1 1.8 DOAJ
28 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Free Q2 1.2 WoS SCIE
29 e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology
The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science
US$93 … Q4 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
30 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 –
31 Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences
Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
US$150 … Q2 1.6 WoS ESCI
32 Papers in Physics
Instituto de Fisica de Liquidos y Sistemas Biologicos
US$200 … Q2 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
33 Image Analysis and Stereology
Slovenian Society For Stereology And Quantitative Image Analysis
US$215 … Q1 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
34 Informacije MIDEM
Society for Microelectronics, Electric Components and Materials
US$215 … Q3 0.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
35 Journal of Aeronautical Materials
Science Press
US$217 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
36 Production Engineering Archives
Sciendo
US$237 … Q1 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
37 International Journal of Corrosion and Scale Inhibition
Russian Association of Corrosion Engineers
US$250 … Q2 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
38 Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer
Tech Science Press
US$275 … Q2 3.4 WoS ESCI
39 AIMS Materials Science
AIMS Press
US$300 … Q3 3.6 WoS ESCI
40 Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures
S.C. Virtual Company of Physics S.R.L
US$323 … Q3 3.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
41 Materiali in Tehnologije
Institute of Metals Technology
US$323 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
42 Advances in Science and Technology Research Journal
Politechnika Lubelska
US$330 … Q2 1.3 WoS ESCI
43 SynOpen
Georg Thieme Verlag
US$340 … Q2 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
44 Ceramics - Silikaty
University of Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Environmental Technology
US$431 … Q3 1.1 WoS SCIE
45 Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
International Union of Crystallography
US$500 … Q4 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
46 Medziagotyra
Kauno Technologijos Universitetas
US$539 … Q4 0.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
47 EPJ Applied Metamaterials
EDP Sciences
US$565 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
48 Journal of Materials Engineering
Science Press
US$581 … Q3 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
49 Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$582 … Q2 1.7 DOAJ
50 Journal of Thermal Science and Technology
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
US$602 … Q3 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
51 HardwareX
Elsevier Ltd
US$610 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
52 Nanotechnologies in Construction
Center for New Technologies Nanostroitel
US$614 … Q3 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
53 Smart Materials in Medicine
KeAi Communications Co.
US$700 … Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
54 Science Talks
Elsevier B.V.
US$740 … Q3 1.8 –
55 Sensors and Materials
M Y U Scientific Publishing Division
US$748 … Q3 0.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
56 Journal of Measurements in Engineering
EXTRICA
US$808 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI
57 Advanced Powder Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
US$840 … Q1 19.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
58 Sensors International
KeAi Communications Co.
US$840 … Q1 11.5 DOAJ · ONOS
59 Materials Science for Energy Technologies
KeAi Communications Co.
US$840 … Q1 10.8 DOAJ
60 Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$848 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
61 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$848 … Q4 0.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
62 Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$944 … Q1 2.3 DOAJ
63 European Cells and Materials
Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC
US$1,000 … Q3 6.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
64 International Journal of Biomaterials
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q1 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
65 Journal of Nanotechnology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$1,000 … Q2 2.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
66 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
Marcílio Alves
US$1,078 … Q2 1.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
67 Carbon Resources Conversion
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
US$1,100 … Q1 4.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
68 Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio
Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio
US$1,100 … Q1 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
69 Journal of Vibroengineering
EXTRICA
US$1,132 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI
70 Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,134 … Q1 5.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
71 Journal of Information Display
Springer
US$1,134 … Q1 4.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
72 Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,134 … Q2 2.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
73 International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering
Akademiai Kiado
US$1,186 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
74 Applied Rheology
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q2 4.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
75 Science and Engineering of Composite Materials
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q3 3.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
76 Open Engineering
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q2 2.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
77 High Temperature Materials and Processes
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,187 … Q3 2.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
78 Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,190 … Q2 5.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
79 Macromol
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 7.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
80 Analytica
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 7.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
81 Solar
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 6.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
82 Compounds
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
83 Polysaccharides
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 3.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
84 Nanoenergy Advances
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 3.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
85 Electronic Materials
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.9 DOAJ
86 Powders
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
87 Micro
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
88 Applied Nano
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.3 DOAJ
89 Alloys
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.3 DOAJ
90 Textiles (Switzerland)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
91 Physchem
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
92 Chips
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 3.1 DOAJ
93 Colorants
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 2.8 DOAJ
94 Construction Materials
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
95 Solids
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
96 Corrosion and Materials Degradation
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q2 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
97 Magnetism
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,207 … Q3 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
98 Mechanics and Industry
EDP Sciences
US$1,243 … Q3 1.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
99 Next Sustainability
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,280 … Q3 4.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
100 Next Nanotechnology
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,280 … Q2 3.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
101 Next Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,280 … Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
102 Engineering
Elsevier Ltd
US$1,300 … Q1 8.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
103 Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,300 … Q1 4.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
104 Journal of Membrane Science Letters
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,310 … Q1 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
105 AIP Advances
American Institute of Physics
US$1,350 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
106 Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
Frontiers Media SA
US$1,418 … Q2 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
107 BioResources
North Carolina State University
US$1,452 … Q2 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
108 Materials Research Letters
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,459 … Q1 8.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
109 Reviews on Advanced Materials Science
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,469 … Q1 4.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
110 Additive Manufacturing Letters
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,470 … Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
111 Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Springer Nature
US$1,490 … Q1 7.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
112 Advances in Bamboo Science
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,490 … Q1 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
113 Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
KeAi Communications Co.
US$1,500 … Q1 13.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
114 ECS Sensors Plus
Institute of Physics
US$1,500 … Q1 9.9 DOAJ · ONOS
115 Memories - Materials, Devices, Circuits and Systems
Elsevier Ltd
US$1,500 … Q1 2.6 DOAJ
116 ECS Advances
Institute of Physics
US$1,500 … Q3 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
117 Chemical Physics Impact
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,520 … Q1 8.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
118 Results in Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,530 … Q2 3.5 DOAJ
119 International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,533 … Q1 9.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
120 Hybrid Advances
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,540 … Q1 12.1 DOAJ
121 Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,540 … Q1 5.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
122 JCIS Open
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,590 … Q1 8.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
123 Nanocomposites
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,590 … Q1 5.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
124 Discover Materials
Discover
US$1,590 … Q2 4.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
125 Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Engineering
Springer
US$1,590 … Q3 2.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
126 European Journal of Materials
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,590 … Q2 1.9 DOAJ
127 Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,600 … Q3 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
128 Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Elsevier Editora Ltda
US$1,640 … Q1 7.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
129 Plasma
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,689 … Q2 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
130 Nano-Micro Letters
Open Access Science Online
US$1,690 … Q1 32.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
131 Autex Research Journal
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$1,695 … Q2 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
132 Cleaner Materials
Elsevier Ltd
US$1,710 … Q1 13.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
133 Journal of Materiomics
Chinese Ceramic Society
US$1,750 … Q1 7.2 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
134 Micro and Nano Engineering
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,780 … Q1 3.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
135 Journal of Experimental Nanoscience
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$1,790 … Q1 5.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
136 Corrosion Communications
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,800 … Q1 8.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
137 Regenerative Biomaterials
Oxford University Press
US$1,820 … Q1 7.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
138 Colloids and Interface Science Communications
Elsevier B.V.
US$1,830 … Q1 6.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
139 Optical Materials Express
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
US$1,843 … Q2 2.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
140 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
SAGE Publications Ltd
US$1,860 … Q1 3.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
141 Materiaux et Techniques
EDP Sciences
US$1,865 … Q4 1.2 WoS ESCI
142 Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
IOP Publishing Ltd.
US$1,875 … Q2 2.3 WoS ESCI
143 Fashion and Textiles
Springer Singapore
US$1,880 … Q1 5.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
144 C-Journal of Carbon Research
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,930 … Q2 3.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
145 Ceramics
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,930 … Q2 3.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
146 Surfaces
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,930 … Q2 3.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
147 Heritage
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,930 … Q1 3.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
148 Prosthesis
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,930 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI
149 Vibration
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,930 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
150 Quantum Beam Science
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$1,930 … Q2 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
151 Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Institute of Physics
US$1,950 … Q1 3.9 WoS SCIE
152 ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
Electrochemical Society Inc.
US$1,950 … Q2 3.3 WoS SCIE
153 Nanoscale Advances
Royal Society of Chemistry
US$1,962 … Q1 7.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
154 Materials Advances
Royal Society of Chemistry
US$1,962 … Q1 6.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
155 Cancer Nanotechnology
BioMed Central Ltd
US$1,990 … Q1 6.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
156 Journal of Wood Science
Springer
US$1,990 … Q1 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
157 Carbon Trends
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,000 … Q2 6.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
158 Nano Trends
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,000 … Q2 6.2 DOAJ
159 Open Ceramics
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,000 … Q2 3.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
160 Composites and Advanced Materials
SAGE Publications Ltd
US$2,000 … Q4 3.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
161 Materials Research Express
IOP Publishing Ltd.
US$2,000 … Q2 2.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
162 Manufacturing Letters
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
US$2,000 … Q2 2.8 WoS ESCI
163 Polymers and Polymer Composites
RAPRA Technology Ltd.
US$2,000 … Q2 1.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
164 Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Functional Materials
SAGE Publications Ltd
US$2,000 … Q2 1.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
165 Forces in Mechanics
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,050 … Q1 4.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
166 Virtual and Physical Prototyping
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$2,070 … Q1 11.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
167 Journal of Natural Fibers
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$2,070 … Q1 4.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
168 IEEE Access
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
US$2,075 … Q1 6.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
169 IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
US$2,075 … Q2 3.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
170 Micro and Nano Systems Letters
SpringerOpen
US$2,090 … Q1 8.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
171 Discover Nano
Springer
US$2,090 … Q1 6.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
172 Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
SAGE Publications Ltd
US$2,100 … Q2 3.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
173 International Journal of Photoenergy
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$2,160 … Q1 3.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
174 Recycling
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,172 … Q1 5.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
175 Journal of Composites Science
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,172 … Q1 5.3 WoS ESCI
176 Infrastructures
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,172 … Q1 3.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
177 Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,172 … Q1 3.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
178 Nano Express
Institute of Physics
US$2,185 … Q2 4.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
179 npj Spintronics
Springer Nature
US$2,190 … Q1 12.1 DOAJ
180 Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Springer International Publishing AG
US$2,190 … Q1 7.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
181 Fire Technology
Springer Netherlands
US$2,190 … Q2 2.6 WoS SCIE
182 Nuclear Materials and Energy
Elsevier Ltd
US$2,190 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
183 DeCarbon
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,200 … Q1 11.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
184 Bioactive Materials
KeAi Communications Co.
US$2,200 … Q1 10.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
185 APL Materials
American Institute of Physics
US$2,200 … Q1 5.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
186 IUCrJ
International Union of Crystallography
US$2,200 … Q2 3.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
187 Micro and Nano Letters
John Wiley and Sons Inc
US$2,200 … Q2 2.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
188 Biosurface and Biotribology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
US$2,200 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
189 Materials Letters: X
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,240 … Q1 0.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
190 Oxford Open Materials Science
Oxford University Press
US$2,249 … Q2 5.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
191 Nanotechnology Reviews
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$2,260 … Q1 6.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
192 IET Nanodielectrics
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
US$2,270 … Q1 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
193 Engineering Reports
John Wiley and Sons Inc
US$2,270 … Q2 2.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
194 Microelectronics Reliability
Elsevier Ltd
US$2,280 … Q2 2.6 WoS SCIE
195 International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
Springer Science + Business Media
US$2,290 … Q1 4.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
196 International Journal of Ceramic Engineering and Science
John Wiley and Sons Inc
US$2,290 … Q3 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
197 Experimental Techniques
Springer International Publishing AG
US$2,290 … Q2 1.6 WoS SCIE
198 SPE Polymers
John Wiley and Sons Inc
US$2,310 … Q1 9.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
199 Nanotechnology, Science and Applications
Dove Medical Press Ltd
US$2,320 … Q3 6.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
200 Applied Surface Science Advances
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,350 … Q1 5.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
201 Frontiers in Sensors
Frontiers Media SA
US$2,353 … Q2 2.5 DOAJ
202 Journal of Advanced Ceramics
Tsinghua University Press
US$2,372 … Q1 14.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
203 Plant Nano Biology
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,380 … Q1 8.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
204 Experimental Mechanics
Springer New York
US$2,390 … Q2 3.1 WoS SCIE
205 Journal of Analytical Science and Technology
SpringerOpen
US$2,390 … Q2 2.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
206 Microelectronics Journal
Elsevier Ltd
US$2,390 … Q2 2.1 WoS SCIE
207 Composites Part C: Open Access
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,400 … Q1 5.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
208 Materialia
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,400 … Q2 3.0 WoS ESCI
209 Journal of Advanced Joining Processes
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,410 … Q1 4.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
210 Fibers
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,413 … Q1 4.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
211 Nano Communication Networks
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,420 … Q1 3.7 WoS SCIE
212 Sensors and Actuators Reports
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,430 … Q1 6.0 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
213 Corrosion Reviews
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
US$2,489 … Q2 6.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
214 High Entropy Alloys and Materials
Springer Publishing Company
US$2,490 … Q2 4.6 –
215 Fibers and Polymers
Korean Fiber Society
US$2,490 … Q2 3.5 WoS SCIE
216 Frontiers of Materials Science
Higher Education Press Limited Company
US$2,490 … Q3 2.4 WoS SCIE
217 In Vitro Models
Springer Nature
US$2,490 … Indexed 2.3 WoS ESCI
218 Opto-Electronic Advances
Chinese Academy of Sciences
US$2,500 … Q1 20.9 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
219 Energy Reviews
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,500 … Q1 19.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
220 AI Thermal Fluids
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,500 … Q3 2.0 –
221 Materials Today Sustainability
Elsevier Ltd
US$2,530 … Q1 8.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
222 Micromachines
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,534 … Q1 4.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
223 Crystals
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,534 … Q2 3.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
224 Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
US$2,557 … Q1 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
225 npj Materials Degradation
Nature Publishing Group
US$2,590 … Q1 7.1 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
226 Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Springer
US$2,590 … Q1 3.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
227 Granular Matter
Springer New York
US$2,590 … Q1 3.0 WoS SCIE
228 European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
Springer Verlag
US$2,590 … Q1 2.6 WoS SCIE
229 Optical Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,610 … Q1 5.7 WoS SCIE
230 IET Nanobiotechnology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$2,610 … Q1 4.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
231 Current Applied Physics
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,640 … Q1 3.5 WoS SCIE
232 Journal of Nuclear Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,640 … Q1 3.1 WoS SCIE
233 IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
US$2,645 … Q2 3.6 WoS SCIE
234 IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
US$2,645 … Q1 3.2 WoS SCIE
235 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
IEEE Electron Devices Society
US$2,645 … Q1 3.1 WoS SCIE
236 IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
US$2,645 … Q2 2.9 WoS SCIE
237 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
US$2,645 … Q1 2.5 WoS SCIE
238 Biosensors
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,654 … Q1 7.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
239 Membranes
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,654 … Q1 4.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
240 Biomimetics
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,654 … Q2 4.7 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
241 Magnetochemistry
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
US$2,654 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
242 Case Studies in Construction Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,660 … Q1 4.8 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
243 Surfaces and Interfaces
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,670 … Q1 4.0 WoS SCIE
244 Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
US$2,670 … Q1 2.3 DOAJ
245 Environmental Systems Research
Springer Medizin
US$2,690 … Q1 8.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
246 Diamond and Related Materials
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,690 … Q1 5.7 WoS SCIE
247 High Temperature Corrosion of Materials
Springer
US$2,690 … Q2 2.6 WoS SCIE
248 Materials for Quantum Technology
Institute of Physics
US$2,695 … Q2 3.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
249 Biomaterials Research
American Association for the Advancement of Science
US$2,700 … Q1 6.6 WoS SCIE · DOAJ · ONOS
250 Nuclear Engineering and Design
Elsevier B.V.
US$2,710 … Q2 3.1 WoS SCIE

The 250 lowest fees are in the table; the other 422 follow below. Cheapest first. Rupee amounts are estimates at a fixed exchange rate. Index data dated 2026-10-04.

The other 422 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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