Affordable Open Access Hub

Researchers in 2026 are increasingly searching for cost-effective ways to publish. This hub highlights Diamond Open Access (zero fees) and journals with APCs under $500.

Ranked by Cost (Lowest to Highest)
Journal APC Fee Access Impact Factor Action
Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences
Medknow
$250 Gold OA 0.96 Compare
Arthropod management tests
Oxford University Press
$273 Gold OA 0.16 Compare
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
SMC MEDIA SRL
$300 Gold OA N/A Compare
IUCrData
International Union of Crystallography
$300 Gold OA N/A Compare
حولية سمنار التاريخ الإسلامى والوسيط
Egyptian General Authority for Book
$300 Gold OA N/A Compare
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Korean Neurosurgical Society
$300 Gold OA 1.19 Compare
Dermatology Online Journal
University of California, Davis
$300 Gold OA 0.50 Compare
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Arkansas Academy of Science
$300 Gold OA 0.08 Compare
South African Medical Journal
Health and Medical Publishing Group
$311 Gold OA 0.62 Compare
Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
MBI & UNS Solo
$320 Gold OA 0.72 Compare
Química Nova
Brazilian Chemical Society
$330 Gold OA 0.28 Compare
Indian Heart Journal
Elsevier BV
$360 Gold OA 0.60 Compare
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
$370 Gold OA N/A Compare
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Professional Medical Publications
$400 Gold OA 0.71 Compare
Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research
Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research
$431 Gold OA 2.05 Compare
Trames
Estonian Academy Publishers
$450 Gold OA N/A Compare
Gaceta Sanitaria
Elsevier BV
$485 Gold OA 0.25 Compare
Indian Journal of Chemistry
CSIR-NIScPR
FREE ($0) Diamond OA 0.80 Compare

Why Choose Diamond Open Access?

Diamond Open Access journals are supported by institutional funding, meaning neither the author nor the reader pays a fee. This is the most equitable model for global scientific progress. At JournalsHub, we track thousands of these venues to ensure that your research's impact is not limited by your project's budget. Our low-APC Scopus journals list is updated weekly using OpenAlex and DOAJ data.

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