Free Q1 & Q2 Journals Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (SCI)

Publishing research in Q1 or Q2 journals indexed in Scopus or Web of Science (SCI/SCIE) is a major goal for many researchers. Q1 and Q2 Journals expect researchers to submit quality research.

Many Q1 and Q2 journals asked researchers to submit Article Processing Charges after the research paper is accepted for publication.

This blog post lists free-to-publish Open Access Q1 and Q2 journals that are completely unpaid (no APC).

What are Q1 and Q2 Journals?

Journals are ranked into quartiles based on their impact and citation performance.

Q1 Journals: Top 25% journals in a subject area,

Q2 Journals: Journals ranked between 25%–50%,

Q3 Journals: Journals ranked between 50%–75%,

Q4 Journals: Journals ranked between 75%–100%.

List of free (No APC) Q1 & Q2 Journals Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (SCI)

S.No.	Title	Publisher	Broad Publication Area	ISSN	Quartile
1	Profesorado	Universidad de Granada	Education (Q2)	1138414X, 19896395	Q2
2	Ius et Praxis	Universidad de Talca	Law (Q2)	07180012, 07172877	Q2
3	JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE	JOURNAL STATISTICAL SOFTWARE	Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Statistics & Probability	1548-7660	Q1
4	Zolotoordynskoe Obozrenie	Shigabutdin Marjani Institute of History of Academy of Sciences	History (Q2)	23136197, 2308152X	Q2
5	SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS	EUROPEAN SURVEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION	Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods	1864-3361	Q1
6	Logistics Research	Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL)	Control and Systems Engineering (Q2); Information Systems (Q2); Management Information Systems (Q2); Computer Science Applications (Q3); Management Science and Operations Research (Q3)	18650368, 1865035X	Q2
7	Journal of Human Security	Librello publishing house	Law (Q2); Political Science and International Relations (Q3); Safety Research (Q3); Sociology and Political Science (Q3)	18353800	Q2
8	Ciceroniana On Line	University of Torino	Classics (Q1); Literature and Literary Theory (Q1); Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Q1); History (Q2); Philosophy (Q2); Linguistics and Language (Q3)	25325353	Q1
9	Learning and Teaching	Berghahn Journals	Sociology and Political Science (Q2); Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q3); Education (Q3)	17552281, 17552273	Q2
10	Zephyrus	University of Salamanca	Archeology (Q1); Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q1); History (Q1)	5147336	Q1
11	Zeithistorische Forschungen	Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht Verlage	History (Q2)	16126033, 16126041	Q2
12	LingVaria	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing Ltd	Linguistics and Language (Q2); Communication (Q3)	18962122, 23921226	Q2
13	Journal of Tourism Analysis	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.	Anthropology (Q2); Geography, Planning and Development (Q2); Urban Studies (Q2); Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (Q3)	22540644	Q2
14	Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis	International Institute of Social History	History (Q1); Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q3); Sociology and Political Science (Q3)	15721701	Q1
15	JOURNAL OF MODERN POWER SYSTEMS AND CLEAN ENERGY	STATE GRID ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INST	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	2196-5420	Q1
16	Focaal	Katholieke Universiteit, Instituut voor Culturele en Sociale Antropologie, University Of Nijmegen	Anthropology (Q1)	09201297, 15585263	Q1
17	Ilha do Desterro	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina	Literature and Literary Theory (Q2)	01014846, 21758026	Q2
18	NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF FORESTRY SCIENCE	SCION	Forestry	1179-5395	Q2
19	Anthropology in Action	Berghahn Journals	Anthropology (Q1)	0967201X, 17522285	Q1
20	Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization	University of Management and Technology	Cultural Studies (Q2); History (Q2); Religious Studies (Q2); Sociology and Political Science (Q3)	20750943, 25200313	Q2
21	SOCIAL ANALYSIS	BERGHAHN JOURNALS	Anthropology	1558-5727	Q2
22	CUADERNOS DE ESTUDIOS GALLEGOS	CONSEJO SUPERIOR INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS-CSIC	History	1988-8333	Q2
23	BRODOGRADNJA	UNIV ZAGREB FAC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & NAVAL ARCHITECTURE	Engineering, Marine	1845-5859	Q2
24	SCIENTIA MARINA	CONSEJO SUPERIOR INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS-CSIC	Marine & Freshwater Biology	1886-8134	Q2
25	SCIENCE OF SINTERING	INT INST SCIENCE SINTERING (I I S S)	Materials Science, Ceramics | Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	1820-7413	Q2
26	Festival dell’Architettura Magazine	Festival Architettura Edizioni	Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Q2); Architecture (Q3); Urban Studies (Q4)	20390491	Q2
27	GEOGRAPHICA PANNONICA	UNIV & NOVOM SADU, PRIRODNO-MATEMATICKI FAK	Geography	1820-7138	Q2
28	MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCION	CONSEJO SUPERIOR INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS-CSIC	Construction & Building Technology | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	1988-3226	Q2
29	Training, Language and Culture	RUDN University	Cultural Studies (Q1); Linguistics and Language (Q2); Education (Q3)	2521442X, 25202073	Q1
30	RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS	PEOPLES FRIENDSHIP UNIV RUSSIA	Language & Linguistics	2686-8024	Q1
31	Russian Language Studies	RUDN University	Linguistics and Language (Q1); Education (Q2)	26188171, 26188163	Q1
32	Journal of Biomedical Science	BioMed Central	Cell Biology | Medicine, Research & Experimental	1423-0127	Q1
33	REVISTA CHILENA DE LITERATURA	UNIV CHILE, FAC FILOS HUMAN EDUC	Literature, Romance	0718-2295	Q2
34	Studia Anglica Posnaniensia	De Gruyter Open Ltd.	Literature and Literary Theory (Q2); Linguistics and Language (Q3)	816272	Q2
35	KONA POWDER AND PARTICLE JOURNAL	HOSOKAWA POWDER TECHNOL FOUNDATION	Engineering, Chemical | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	2187-5537	Q2
36	WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IWA PUBLISHING	Engineering, Environmental | Environmental Sciences | Water Resources	1996-9732	Q2
37	Comechingonia	Instituto de Estudios Historicos	Archeology (Q1); Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q1); Anthropology (Q2)	03267911, 22507728	Q1
38	COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS	MIT PRESS	Linguistics	1530-9312	Q1
39	TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS	MIT PRESS	Linguistics	2307-387X	Q1
40	ANALES CERVANTINOS	CONSEJO SUPERIOR INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS-CSIC	Literature, Romance	1988-8325	Q1
41	CUADERNOS EUROPEOS DE DEUSTO	UNIV DEUSTO	International Relations | Law	2445-3587	Q1
42	Journal of Stroke	Korean Stroke Society	Clinical Neurology | Peripheral Vascular Diseases	2287-6405	Q1
43	Humanities Diliman	University of the Philippines	Literature and Literary Theory (Q2); Cultural Studies (Q3); Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Q3)	16551532, 20120788	Q2
44	PERSIAN JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY	ACAROLOGICAL SOCIETY IRAN	Entomology	2251-8169	Q2
45	Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation	Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation	Rehabilitation	2288-1778	Q2
46	OPUSCULA MATHEMATICA	AGH UNIV SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PRESS	Mathematics	2300-6919	Q2
47	REVISTA MUSICAL CHILENA	UNIV CHILE, FACULTY ARTS	Music	0717-6252	Q2
48	Psicoperspectivas	Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso	Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2); Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q3)	7186924	Q2
49	SPAFA Journal	Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SEAMEO SPAFA)	Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Q1); Conservation (Q2); Archeology (Q3); Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q3)	08581975, 25868721	Q1
50	Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences	Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	1880-2206	Q2
51	Pulmonology	Elsevier Espana S.L.U	Respiratory System	25310437	Q1
52	Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy	Taylor and Francis Ltd.	Education (Q2)	20020317	Q2
53	COMMUNICATIONS IN COMBINATORICS AND OPTIMIZATION	AZARBAIJAN SHAHID MADANI UNIV	Mathematics, Applied | Mathematics	2538-2136	Q1
54	SCIENTIFIC DRILLING	COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	1816-3459	Q2
55	QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS	WILEY	Economics	1759-7331	Q1
56	Lindbergia	Lindbergia	Plant Science (Q2); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q3)	1050761	Q2
57	Journal of Innovation Management	Universidade do Porto – Faculdade de Engenharia	Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q2); Management of Technology and Innovation (Q3)	21830606	Q2
58	MAGALLANIA	UNIV MAGALLANES	Anthropology	0718-2244	Q2
59	QUAESTIO ROSSICA	URAL FEDERAL UNIV	Humanities, Multidisciplinary	2313-6871	Q1
60	Qudus International Journal of Islamic Studies	STAIN Kudus	Cultural Studies (Q1); History (Q1); Political Science and International Relations (Q1); Religious Studies (Q1)	24769304, 23551895	Q1
61	ACAROLOGIA	ACAROLOGIA-UNIVERSITE PAUL VALERY	Entomology	2107-7207	Q2
62	Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia	Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia	Dermatology	1806-4841	Q2
63	MONTENEGRIN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS	ECONOMIC LABORATORY TRANSITION RESEARCH PODGORICA-ELIT	Economics	1800-6698	Q2
64	Veritas	Pontificio Seminario Mayor San Rafael	Religious Studies (Q2); Philosophy (Q3)	07189273, 07174675	Q2
65	Journal for Person-Oriented Research	Scandinavian Society for Person-Oriented Research	Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Applied Psychology (Q2)	2003-0177	Q1
66	Journal of Eurasian Studies	Hanyang University	Cultural Studies (Q1); History (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q2)	18793665	Q1
67	Bajo Palabra	Universidad Autonoma de Madrid	Philosophy (Q2)	1887505X, 15763935	Q2
68	EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL	SPRINGER	Entomology	2536-9342	Q1
69	THEORETICAL ECONOMICS	ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY	Economics	1555-7561	Q1
70	JOURNAL OF APPLIED AND COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS	SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIV AHVAZ, IRAN	Mechanics	2383-4536	Q2
71	JOURNAL OF PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES	AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT	Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Psychiatry | Psychology, Multidisciplinary	2559-9283	Q1
72	EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES	INT ASSOC LAW & FORENSIC SCIENCES	Medicine, Legal	2090-5939	Q2
73	Acute and Critical Care	Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine	Critical Care Medicine	2586-6060	Q1
74	PALABRA CLAVE	UNIV SABANA, FAC COMUNICACION	Communication	2027-534X	Q2
75	DISCRETE ANALYSIS	ALLIANCE DIAMOND OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS	Mathematics	2397-3129	Q1
76	JOURNAL OF COTTON RESEARCH	SPRINGERNATURE	Plant Sciences	2523-3254	Q2
77	JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY AND ADVANCES IN THE CLINICAL LAB	ELSEVIER	Medical Laboratory Technology	2667-145X	Q2
78	Bohemistyka	Polska Akademia Nauk	Linguistics and Language (Q2); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q4)	16429893	Q2
79	SCIENTIA ET FIDES	NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIV	Religion	2353-5636	Q1
80	JOURNAL OF WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE	IWA PUBLISHING	Water Resources	2408-9354	Q2