Science: Astronomy · No APC

14 open access journals

Our directory lists 26 peer-reviewed open-access journals in Astronomy. Of these, 14 charge no APC (54%), making them fully free to publish in.

The most active publishers in Astronomy are IOP Publishing, MDPI AG, and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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Top publishers

• IOP Publishing 2 journals
• MDPI AG 2 journals
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1 journals
• National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Radio Astronomy 1 journals
• Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo 1 journals
• Odessa I. I. Mechnykov National University 1 journals
• The Korean Space Science Society 1 journals
• Oxford University Press 1 journals

Top countries

• United Kingdom 4 journals
• Ukraine 3 journals
• United States 3 journals
• Switzerland 3 journals
• China 2 journals
• Iran, Islamic Republic of 2 journals
• Korea, Republic of 1 journals
• Germany 1 journals

Languages

• English 25
• Russian 2
• Chinese 2
• Ukrainian 2
• Indonesian 1
• Turkish 1
• Portuguese 1
• Persian 1

Frequently asked questions

How many open-access journals are in Astronomy?

Our directory tracks 26 peer-reviewed open-access journals in Astronomy.

Are there any free-to-publish (no-APC) journals in Astronomy?

Yes — 14 journals in Astronomy charge no APC.

Which publishers are most active in Astronomy?

IOP Publishing (2), MDPI AG (2), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Radio Astronomy (1), and Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1).