October 2026 52,299 journals indexed.

Publication fees · October 2026

Social Sciences journals in Scopus: publication fees

1,497 Social Sciences journals in Scopus have a known publication fee. 50 charge nothing. Among those that charge, the median is US$3,400 and the range is US$32 to US$12,690.

1,497
journals in Scopus
US$3,400
median fee
50
charge nothing
1,394
in Q1 or Q2
47
fee covered under ONOS

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# Journal Fee (APC) In rupees Scopus 2-yr cites Also in
1 Financial Innovation
Springer Nature
 Free Q1 9.8 WoS SSCI · ABDC B · ABS 2 · DOAJ · ONOS
2 Urban Informatics
Springer
 Free Q1 7.1 DOAJ
3 Natural Hazards Research
KeAi Communications Co.
 Free Q1 6.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
4 Regional Sustainability
KeAi Communications Co.
 Free Q1 5.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
5 Journal of Ethnic Foods
BioMed Central Ltd
 Free Q1 5.4 DOAJ
6 International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Beijing Normal University Press
 Free Q1 5.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
7 Life Medicine
Oxford University Press
 Free Q1 5.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
8 ZFW - Advances in Economic Geography
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q1 5.2 WoS SSCI
9 Computational Urban Science
Springer
 Free Q1 5.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
10 International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
KeAi Communications Co.
 Free Q1 4.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
11 Campbell Systematic Reviews
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
 Free Q1 3.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
12 Behavioral Science and Policy
SAGE Publications Inc.
 Free Q3 3.5 –
13 Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment
KeAi Communications Co.
 Free Q1 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
14 Journal of Chinese Sociology
SpringerOpen
 Free Q2 3.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
15 IATSS Research
Elsevier
 Free Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · ABDC C · DOAJ
16 Asian Review of Political Economy
Springer
 Free Q2 3.0 DOAJ
17 Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
SAGE Publications Ltd
 Free Q1 2.7 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
18 Asian Journal for Mathematics Education
SAGE Publications Ltd
 Free Q2 2.6 DOAJ
19 Global Media and China
SAGE Publications Ltd
 Free Q1 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
20 Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
KeAi Communications Co.
 Free Q1 2.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
21 International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
SpringerOpen
 Free Q1 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
22 Journal of Politeness Research
De Gruyter Mouton
 Free Q1 2.1 WoS AHCI, SSCI
23 Forensic Sciences Research
Chinese Laser Press
 Free Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
24 Interpreting and Society
SAGE Publications Ltd
 Free Q1 1.6 DOAJ
25 Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
SAGE Publications Inc.
 Free Q1 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
26 Analyse und Kritik
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
 Free Q1 1.5 –
27 Journal of Politics in Latin America
SAGE Publications Inc.
 Free Q2 1.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
28 Africa Spectrum
Deutsches Institut für Afrika-Forschung
 Free Q1 1.4 WoS SSCI · ABDC C · DOAJ
29 International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology
Springer Nature
 Free Q1 1.4 DOAJ
30 Statistics, Politics and Policy
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q2 1.3 –
31 Semiotica
De Gruyter Mouton
 Free Q1 1.3 WoS AHCI, SSCI · DOAJ
32 Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik
De Gruyter
 Free Q2 1.2 WoS SSCI · ABDC B · ABS 1
33 Nonprofit Policy Forum
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q2 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
34 European Journal of Applied Linguistics
De Gruyter Mouton
 Free Q1 1.2 WoS ESCI
35 Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
De Gruyter
 Free Q2 1.1 WoS ESCI · ABDC C · ABS 1
36 Zeitschrift fur Soziologie
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q3 1.0 WoS SSCI
37 Journal of Eurasian Studies
SAGE Publications Inc.
 Free Q1 1.0 DOAJ
38 Mextesol Journal
Asociacion Mexicana de Maestros de Ingles MEXTESOL A.C
 Free Q1 1.0 DOAJ
39 Language and Semiotic Studies
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q1 0.8 DOAJ
40 Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture
Sungkyunkwan University, Institute of Confucian Philosophy and Culture (ICPC)
 Free Q2 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
41 Comparative Southeast European Studies
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q1 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
42 Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q4 0.5 –
43 Sport und Gesellschaft
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
 Free Q2 0.3 –
44 Natures Sciences Societes
EDP Sciences
 Free Q3 0.2 DOAJ
45 Revista do CAAP
Federal University of Minas Gerais
 Free Q4 0.1 ABDC C
46 Archiwum Kryminologii
Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Committee on Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences
 Free Q3 0.1 DOAJ
47 Feministische Studien
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q4 0.1 WoS SSCI
48 Fruhmittelalterliche Studien
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q3 0.1 –
49 Quien
Asociacion Espanola de Personalismo
 Free Q3 0.1 DOAJ
50 European Journal of Scandinavian Studies
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 Free Q3 0.0 WoS AHCI
51 Nazhruna: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam
Institut Pesantren KH Abdul Chalim
 US$32 … Q1 2.3 DOAJ
52 Cultural Intertexts
House of the Book of Science
 US$32 … Q4 0.0 DOAJ
53 Health Problems of Civilization
Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
 US$34 … Q3 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
54 Revista Brasileira de Geografia Fisica
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
 US$38 … Q3 0.5 –
55 Eminak
Scientific Research Centre "Lukomorie"
 US$40 … Q2 0.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
56 Jurnal Biometrika dan Kependudukan
Airlangga University Faculty of Public Health
 US$49 … Q4 0.2 DOAJ
57 Kontakt
University of South Bohemia
 US$53 … Q3 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
58 Folklor/Edebiyat
Cyprus International University
 US$53 … Q4 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
59 Volksgeist: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum dan Konstitusi
Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto
 US$55 … Q1 1.9 DOAJ
60 Al-Manahij: Jurnal Kajian Hukum Islam
Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto
 US$55 … Q1 1.7 DOAJ
61 Anthropological Researches and Studies
Romanian Academy Francisc I Rainer Institute of Anthropology
 US$64 … Q4 0.3 DOAJ
62 In_Bo
University of Bologna
 US$64 … Q4 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
63 Infinity Journal
STKIP Siliwangi Bandung (IKIP Siliwangi)
 US$65 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
64 Forum Geografi
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
 US$65 … Q2 2.5 DOAJ
65 Jurnal Sylva Lestari
University of Lampung Faculty of Agriculture
 US$65 … Q2 1.3 DOAJ
66 Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik
Universitas Gadjah Mada - Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
 US$65 … Q2 0.9 DOAJ
67 Lentera Hukum
University of Jember
 US$65 … Q2 0.2 DOAJ
68 Masalah-Masalah Hukum
Diponegoro University
 US$67 … Q2 0.5 DOAJ
69 Prisma Social
Fundacion para la Investigacion Social Avanzada
 US$80 … Q2 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
70 New Research of Tuva
Ch. K. Lamazhaa
 US$95 … Q1 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
71 Jurnal Media Hukum
Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
 US$98 … Q1 1.4 DOAJ
72 Yustisia
Sebelas Maret University Faculty of Law
 US$98 … Q1 1.4 DOAJ
73 Bestuur
Sebelas Maret University Faculty of Law
 US$98 … Q1 1.2 DOAJ
74 Jurnal IUS Kajian Hukum dan Keadilan
Mataram University Faculty of Law
 US$98 … Q2 1.0 DOAJ
75 Ascarya: Journal of Islamic Science, Culture and Social Studies
Perkumpulan Alumni dan Santri Mahyajatul Qurro
 US$98 … Q3 0.9 DOAJ
76 Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management
Brawijaya University
 US$100 … Q3 1.2 DOAJ
77 Indonesian Journal of Geography
Gadjah Mada University
 US$100 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
78 Journal of Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
 US$100 … Q2 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
79 Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
Institute for Research and European Studies
 US$105 … Q2 0.8 DOAJ
80 South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
South African Society for Agricultural Extension (SASAE)
 US$108 … Q2 1.4 DOAJ
81 Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
 US$114 … Q2 0.9 ABDC C · DOAJ
82 European Countryside
Sciendo
 US$129 … Q2 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
83 Jurnal Litigasi
Pasundan University
 US$131 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
84 Insurance Markets and Companies
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$134 … Q1 3.1 ABS 1 · DOAJ
85 Knowledge and Performance Management
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$134 … Q1 2.6 DOAJ
86 Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning
University of the Western Cape
 US$173 … Q2 1.5 DOAJ
87 Rural Landscapes
Stockholm University Press
 US$183 … Q1 0.9 DOAJ
88 Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
University of Stellenbosch
 US$185 … Q3 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
89 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
North-West Unversity
 US$190 … Q3 0.6 DOAJ
90 African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
Africa Journals
 US$192 … Q2 0.6 DOAJ
91 Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies
Pascasarjana Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Salatiga
 US$196 … Q1 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
92 Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences
Society for Innovative Agriculture, University of Agriculture
 US$200 … Q3 1.4 DOAJ
93 International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal
 US$200 … Q3 0.8 DOAJ
94 International Journal of Islamic Thought
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press
 US$200 … Q1 0.6 WoS ESCI
95 Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites
Editura Universitatii din Oradea
 US$204 … Q1 1.6 DOAJ
96 Architecture, City and Environment
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
 US$215 … Q2 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
97 Architektura a Urbanizmus
Slovak Academy of Sciences
 US$215 … Q3 0.1 WoS AHCI · DOAJ
98 Educational Research for Social Change
Nelson Mandela University,Faculty of Education
 US$217 … Q3 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
99 Oeconomia Copernicana
Institute of Economic Research
 US$218 … Q1 11.7 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
100 Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction
Universiti Utara Malaysia Press
 US$225 … Q1 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
101 Journal of Curriculum Studies Research
OpenED Network
 US$240 … Q1 1.5 –
102 Agraris
Department of Agribusiness, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
 US$250 … Q2 0.9 DOAJ
103 Global Journal Al-Thaqafah
Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah
 US$250 … Q2 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
104 Oriental Studies
Kalmyk Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences
 US$266 … Q2 0.1 DOAJ
105 Estonian Journal of Archaeology
Estonian Academy Publishers
 US$269 … Q1 1.1 WoS AHCI · DOAJ
106 Trames
Estonian Academy Publishers
 US$269 … Q1 0.8 WoS AHCI, SSCI · DOAJ
107 Economia Agro-Alimentare
FrancoAngeli
 US$269 … Q2 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
108 Journal of Human Rights, Culture and Legal System
Lembaga Contrarius Indonesia
 US$300 … Q1 2.6 –
109 Forest and Society
Hasanuddin University
 US$300 … Q1 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
110 Communication and Society
Universidad de Navarra
 US$301 … Q1 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
111 Stability
Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
 US$306 … Q2 20.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
112 Environmental Economics
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$318 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · ABS 1 · DOAJ
113 Challenges in Sustainability
Acadlore Publishing Services Limited
 US$323 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI
114 Obrazovanie i Nauka
Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
 US$333 … Q1 1.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
115 South of Russia: Ecology, Development
Kamerton
 US$333 … Q4 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
116 Bulletin of the History of Archaeology
Ubiquity Press
 US$367 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
117 Space and Culture, India
ACCB Publishing
 US$367 … Q2 0.8 DOAJ
118 Journal of Open Humanities Data
Ubiquity Press
 US$367 … Q1 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
119 Ancient Asia
ARF India
 US$367 … Q2 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
120 Water Alternatives
Water Alternatives Association
 US$377 … Q1 0.0 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
121 Project Baikal
Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, Vostoksibacademcenter
 US$380 … Q2 0.1 DOAJ
122 International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health
University of Toronto Press
 US$399 … Q2 0.7 –
123 Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
Center for Asian Public Opinion Research and Collaboration Initiative
 US$400 … Q3 0.0 DOAJ
124 Utrecht Journal of International and European Law
Ubiquity Press
 US$429 … Q2 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
125 International Journal of Sociology of Education
Hipatia Editorial
 US$431 … Q2 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
126 Masculinities and Social Change
Hipatia Editorial
 US$431 … Q2 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
127 TECHNE
Firenze University Press
 US$431 … Q2 0.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
128 Boletin de la Asociacion de Geografos Espanoles
Radcliffe Cardiology
 US$456 … Q2 0.3 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
129 Political Research Exchange
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$461 … Q1 2.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
130 Open Quaternary
Ubiquity Press
 US$490 … Q1 1.3 DOAJ
131 Secularism and Nonreligion
Ubiquity Press
 US$490 … Q1 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
132 Journal of Digital Economy
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
 US$500 … Q1 5.8 ABDC B
133 Qualitative Report
Nova Southeastern University
 US$500 … Q1 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
134 Power and Education
SAGE Publications Ltd
 US$500 … Q1 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
135 Young
SAGE Publications Inc.
 US$500 … Q2 1.9 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
136 Journal of ASEAN Studies
Bina Nusantara University
 US$500 … Q1 1.4 DOAJ
137 Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
 US$500 … Q2 0.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
138 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
GJESM Publication
 US$500 … Q1 0.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
139 GI_Forum
Austrian Acedemy of Sciences Press
 US$539 … Q3 0.7 DOAJ
140 Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association
 US$543 … Q2 0.2 WoS AHCI · DOAJ
141 Designs for Learning
Stockholm University Press
 US$551 … Q1 1.4 DOAJ
142 Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society
Routledge
 US$564 … Q2 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
143 Sociological Science
Society for Sociological Science
 US$575 … Q2 3.5 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
144 Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Stockholm University Press
 US$576 … Q2 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
145 Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Ubiquity Press
 US$613 … Q1 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
146 Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
 US$636 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
147 Banks and Bank Systems
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$641 … Q1 3.8 WoS ESCI · ABS 1 · DOAJ
148 Innovative Marketing
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$641 … Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
149 International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences
Hipatia Editorial
 US$647 … Q1 2.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
150 HSE Social and Education History
Hipatia Editorial
 US$647 … Q1 0.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
151 Fascism
Brill Academic Publishers
 US$695 … Q1 0.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
152 SA Journal of Human Resource Management
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
 US$699 … Q2 3.3 WoS ESCI · ABS 1 · DOAJ
153 China Economic Quarterly International
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
 US$700 … Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · ABDC C · DOAJ
154 Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity
KeAi Communications Co.
 US$700 … Q1 2.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
155 Problems and Perspectives in Management
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$738 … Q1 3.0 ABS 1 · DOAJ
156 Investment Management and Financial Innovations
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$738 … Q1 2.5 ABS 1
157 African Evaluation Journal
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
 US$745 … Q2 2.1 ABS 1 · DOAJ
158 Public and Municipal Finance
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
 US$749 … Q1 2.1 ABS 1 · DOAJ
159 Journal of Transport and Land Use
University of Minnesota
 US$750 … Q1 3.3 WoS SSCI · ABDC B · DOAJ
160 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT)
 US$750 … Q3 1.9 DOAJ
161 Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$778 … Q1 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
162 Journal of Maps
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$778 … Q2 2.3 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
163 Quantitative Science Studies
MIT Press
 US$800 … Q1 6.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
164 Research and Politics
SAGE Publications Ltd
 US$800 … Q1 3.3 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
165 Geospatial Health
Page Press Publications
 US$808 … Q2 1.5 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
166 Global Security - Health, Science and Policy
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$821 … Q2 1.9 DOAJ
167 Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
 US$834 … Q3 2.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
168 Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
John Wiley and Sons Inc
 US$840 … Q1 5.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
169 Open Education Studies
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 US$848 … Q2 2.5 DOAJ
170 Open Archaeology
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 US$848 … Q1 0.8 WoS AHCI · DOAJ
171 Mountain Research and Development
International Mountain Society
 US$850 … Q2 1.3 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
172 Methodological Innovations
SAGE Publications Inc.
 US$854 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
173 Global Transitions
KeAi Communications Co.
 US$900 … Q1 5.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
174 UCL Open Environment
UCL Press
 US$919 … Q2 0.8 DOAJ
175 International Journal of the Commons
Ubiquity Press
 US$938 … Q1 3.7 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
176 Comparative Literature: East and West
Informa Healthcare
 US$944 … Q1 0.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
177 Development Studies Research
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$969 … Q2 3.4 DOAJ
178 Society and Economy
Akademiai Kiado
 US$970 … Q2 1.8 ABDC C · DOAJ
179 Promet - Traffic and Transportation
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering
 US$970 … Q2 1.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
180 Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
KeAi Communications Co.
 US$980 … Q1 1.9 DOAJ
181 Social Media and Society
SAGE Publications Ltd
 US$1,000 … Q1 5.6 WoS SSCI · DOAJ · ONOS
182 AERA Open
SAGE Publications Inc.
 US$1,000 … Q1 3.7 WoS SSCI · DOAJ · ONOS
183 Socius
SAGE Publications Inc.
 US$1,000 … Q2 2.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
184 Baltic Journal of Economics
Taylor & Francis Online
 US$1,103 … Q3 2.0 WoS SSCI · ABDC C · ABS 1 · DOAJ
185 Politics and Governance
Cogitatio Press
 US$1,132 … Q1 3.2 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
186 Urban Planning
Cogitatio Press
 US$1,132 … Q2 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
187 Social Inclusion
Cogitatio Press
 US$1,132 … Q2 1.9 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
188 Statistics and Public Policy
Taylor and Francis Inc.
 US$1,134 … Q1 0.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
189 City, Territory and Architecture
SpringerOpen
 US$1,140 … Q1 2.5 DOAJ
190 Cogent Social Sciences
Cogent OA
 US$1,165 … Q1 3.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
191 Urban, Planning and Transport Research
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$1,165 … Q2 3.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
192 Buildings and Cities
Ubiquity Press
 US$1,165 … Q1 3.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
193 Regional Studies, Regional Science
Taylor & Francis Online
 US$1,165 … Q1 2.6 WoS ESCI · ABDC A · DOAJ
194 Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$1,165 … Q1 2.4 WoS AHCI, SCIE · DOAJ
195 Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Elsevier Ltd
 US$1,180 … Q1 2.8 DOAJ
196 Noise Mapping
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 US$1,187 … Q1 2.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
197 Journal of Causal Inference
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 US$1,187 … Q2 1.6 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ
198 Open Cultural Studies
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
 US$1,187 … Q1 0.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
199 Arctic Review on Law and Politics
Cappelen Damm Akademisk
 US$1,189 … Q1 1.6 DOAJ
200 IZA Journal of Development and Migration
Laborwide
 US$1,195 … Q1 0.0 –
201 Journal of Safety Science and Resilience
KeAi Communications Co.
 US$1,200 … Q1 5.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
202 Journal of Urban Management
Elsevier B.V.
 US$1,200 … Q1 4.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
203 Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
SAGE Publications Ltd
 US$1,200 … Q3 1.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
204 Trends in Higher Education
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,207 … Q1 3.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
205 Virtual Worlds
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,207 … Q1 3.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
206 Journalism and Media
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,207 … Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
207 Geographies
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,207 … Q1 2.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
208 Disabilities
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,207 … Q1 1.9 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
209 Adolescents
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,207 … Q2 1.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
210 Humans
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,207 … Q1 1.0 DOAJ
211 International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$1,226 … Q2 2.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
212 Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
Elsevier B.V.
 US$1,250 … Q1 12.1 DOAJ · ONOS
213 International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
 US$1,270 … Q1 3.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
214 International Journal for Educational Integrity
BioMed Central Ltd
 US$1,290 … Q1 11.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ · ONOS
215 JASSS
University of Surrey
 US$1,300 … Q1 3.7 WoS SSCI · DOAJ
216 F1000Research
F1000 Research Ltd
 US$1,350 … Q1 1.1 DOAJ
217 Discover Sustainability
Springer Nature
 US$1,390 … Q2 4.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
218 Geoenvironmental Disasters
SpringerOpen
 US$1,390 … Q1 4.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
219 Discover Global Society
Discover
 US$1,390 … Q2 2.3 DOAJ
220 Transnational Corporations Review
Taylor & Francis Online
 US$1,400 … Q2 5.9 ABDC C · ABS 1 · DOAJ
221 World Development Sustainability
Elsevier B.V.
 US$1,400 … Q1 5.6 DOAJ
222 New Techno Humanities
Elsevier Ltd
 US$1,400 … Q1 1.0 DOAJ
223 European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy
Frontiers Media SA
 US$1,413 … Q1 3.3 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
224 Journal of Urban Ecology
Oxford University Press
 US$1,413 … Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
225 Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
Frontiers Media SA
 US$1,418 … Q1 3.8 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
226 Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Frontiers Media SA
 US$1,418 … Q1 3.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
227 Frontiers in Human Dynamics
Frontiers Media SA
 US$1,418 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
228 Frontiers in Sociology
Frontiers Media SA
 US$1,418 … Q1 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
229 Frontiers in Communication
Frontiers Media SA
 US$1,418 … Q2 2.4 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
230 Frontiers in Political Science
Frontiers Media SA
 US$1,418 … Q2 1.5 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
231 Applied Corpus Linguistics
Elsevier Inc.
 US$1,440 … Q1 1.8 WoS ESCI
232 Tourism and Hospitality
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
 US$1,448 … Q2 2.9 DOAJ
233 Comparative Migration Studies
SpringerOpen
 US$1,490 … Q1 3.3 WoS SSCI · DOAJ · ONOS
234 Discover Social Science and Health
Springer Nature
 US$1,490 … Q3 1.6 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
235 Urban Governance
Elsevier B.V.
 US$1,500 … Q1 5.8 DOAJ
236 Frontiers of Architectural Research
KeAi Communications Co.
 US$1,500 … Q1 4.1 WoS AHCI · DOAJ
237 Digital Geography and Society
Elsevier Ltd
 US$1,500 … Q1 3.3 DOAJ
238 Asia and the Global Economy
Elsevier B.V.
 US$1,500 … Q1 3.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
239 Journal of Palaeogeography
Elsevier B.V.
 US$1,500 … Q1 2.4 WoS SCIE · DOAJ
240 Rangelands
Society for Range Management
 US$1,500 … Q1 1.5 –
241 She Ji
KeAi Communications Co.
 US$1,500 … Q1 1.2 WoS ESCI · ABS 1 · DOAJ · ONOS
242 Contemporary European Politics
John Wiley and Sons Inc
 US$1,500 … Q4 0.8 DOAJ
243 Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies
Routledge
 US$1,533 … Q1 1.2 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
244 SSM - Mental Health
Elsevier Ltd
 US$1,540 … Q1 2.7 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
245 Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
Elsevier
 US$1,550 … Q1 5.8 WoS ESCI · ABDC B · DOAJ
246 New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
John Wiley and Sons Inc
 US$1,560 … Q2 2.0 WoS SSCI
247 Urban Rail Transit
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
 US$1,590 … Q1 4.0 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
248 Genus
Springer International Publishing AG
 US$1,590 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
249 Journal of Urban Mobility
Elsevier Ltd
 US$1,590 … Q1 3.1 WoS ESCI · DOAJ
250 New Genetics and Society
Routledge
 US$1,590 … Q2 2.5 WoS SCIE, SSCI · DOAJ

The 250 lowest fees are in the table; the other 1,247 follow below. Cheapest first. Rupee amounts are estimates at a fixed exchange rate. Index data dated 2026-10-04.

The other 1,247 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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