Open Access Journals List 2026

Are you looking for a list of free open access publishing? Then you are in the right place.

Here, we provide an updated list of scholarly, peer-reviewed Gold, Green, and Hybrid Open Access Journals.

Before driving to list let's talk about what are the academic open access journals.

What is open access?

Open access means that research articles are freely available online to anyone, without any paywalls or restrictions.

This means that anyone can read, download, copy, distribute, print, and adapt the article for any non-commercial purpose under creative commons license.

It aims to make research more accessible to everyone (Free-to-read journals), including researchers, students, and the general public, promoting wider dissemination of knowledge and supporting scientific progress.

Open Access Journals List 2026	ISSN
Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans	03770265
Dynamic Relationships Management Journal	22325867
DYNA Colombia	00127353
Dve Domovini	03536777
Duzce Medical Journal	1307671X
Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics	22117245
Dusunen Adam The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences	10188681
Duke Law Journal	00127086
Dubrovnik Annals	13313878
Du Zeitschrift Der Kultur	00126837
Drvna Industrija	00126772
Drustvena Istrazivanja	13300288
Drugs in R and D	11745886
Drugs in Context	17451981
Drugs and Clinic	16745515
Drugs Real World Outcomes	21991154
Drug Evaluation Research	16746376
Drug Development and Registration	23052066
Drug Delivery	10717544
Droplet	27692159
Drewno	16443985
Doxa Cuadernos de Filosofia del Derecho	02148676
Doxa Comunicacion	1696019X
Douleurs	16245687
Dostoevsky and World Culture Philological Journal	26190311
Dongnan Daxue Xuebao Ziran Kexue Ban Journal of Southeast University Natural Science Edition	10010505
Dongli Gongcheng Xuebao Journal of Chinese Society of Power Engineering	16747607
Dongbei Daxue Xuebao Journal of Northeastern University	10053026
Documents dAnalisi Geografica	02121573
Documenti e Studi sulla Tradizione Filosofica Medievale	11225750
Documentation, Information and Knowledge	10032797
Documenta Praehistorica	1408967X
Documenta Mathematica	14310635
Documenta et Instrumenta	16974328
Docomomo Journal	13803204
DNA Research	13402838
DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms	17548403
Dizhi Xuebao Acta Geologica Sinica	00015717
Dizhen Dizhi	02534967
Diyala Journal of Engineering Sciences	19998716
Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal	20739524
Dix Huitieme Siecle	00706760
Diversity and Distributions	13669516
Divadelni Revue	08625409
Dissolution Technologies	1521298X
Dissent	00123846
Displays	01419382
Disena	07188447
Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory	12343099
Discussiones Mathematicae General Algebra and Applications	15099415
Discusiones Filosoficas	01246127
Discursos Fotograficos	18085652
Discrete Optimization	15725286
Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science	14627264
Discrete Mathematics	0012365X
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society	10260226
Discrete Applied Mathematics	0166218X
Discrete and Continuous Models and Applied Computational Science	26584670
Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series S	19371632
Discourse, Context and Media	22116958
Diqiu Kexue Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao Earth Science Journal of China University of Geosciences	10002383
Dionysius	07051085
Dimensi	0126219X
Dili Yanjiu	10000585
Dili Xuebao Acta Geographica Sinica	03755444
Dileme Razprave o Vprasanjih Sodobne slovenske Zgodovine	25911201
Dilemas	19835922
Dilbilim Arastirmalari Dergisi	13008552
Dikaion	01208942
Digital Transformation and Society	27550761
Digital Government Research and Practice	26390175
Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review	17564611
Digital Diagnostics	27128490
Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage	22120548
DiGeSt Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies	25930273
Differential and Integral Equations	08934983
Differences	10407391
Diferents	25301330
Die Welt der Slaven Internationale Halbjahresschrift fur Slavistik	00432520
Die Kuste	04527739
Die Erde	00139998
Didactica Slovenica Pedagoska Obzorja	03531392
Dickensian	00122440
Dicenda	02122952
Diasporas	16375823
Dianzi Yu Xinxi Xuebao Journal of Electronics and Information Technology	10095896
Dianzi Keji Daxue Xuebao Journal of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	10010548
Dianwang Jishu Power System Technology	10003673
Dianli Zidonghua Shebei Electric Power Automation Equipment	10066047
Dianli Xitong Zidonghua Automation of Electric Power Systems	10001026
Dianli Xitong Baohu yu Kongzhi Power System Protection and Control	16743415
Dianji yu Kongzhi Xuebao Electric Machines and Control	1007449X
Diangong Jishu Xuebao Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society	10006753
Dianbo Kexue Xuebao Chinese Journal of Radio Science	10050388
Diamond and Related Materials	09259635
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience	12948322
Dialogues dHistoire Ancienne	07557256
Dialogue	02428962
Dialogos	14159945
Dialog so Vremenem	20737564
Diagnostyka	16416414
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology	13053825
Diacritica	08708967
Diacovensia	13302655
Diabetes Therapy	18696953
Diabetes Mellitus	20720351
Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research	14791641
Diabetes and Metabolism Journal	22336079
Devenir Peru	23127562
Devenir	10158154
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	18789293
Deutsches Arzteblatt International	18660452
Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Sportmedizin	03445925
Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift fur Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte	00120936
Deutsche Lebensmittel Rundschau	00120413
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift	14351951
Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung	00119857
Deutsch als Fremdsprache	00119741
Detskie Chtenia	23045817
Detritus	26114127
Designed Monomers and Polymers	1385772X
Design Studies	0142694X
Design Journal	14606925
Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente	1518952X
Desde el Sur	20762674
Desarrollo y Sociedad	01203584
Desalination and Water Treatment	19443994
Desalination	00119164
Dermatology Research and Practice	16876105
Dermatology Reports	20367392
Dermatology Online Journal	10872108
Dermatology and Therapy	21938210
Dermatologica Sinica	10278117
Dermatologic Therapy	13960296
Derecho PUCP	02513420
Dental Update	03055000
Dental Research Journal	17353327
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics	21769451
Dental Journal	19783728
Dental Cadmos	00118524
Dental Anthropology	10969411
Dental and Medical Problems	1644387X
Denki Kagaku	24333255
Demonstratio Mathematica	04201213
Demokratizatsiya	10746846
Demographic Research	14359871
Demografie	00118265
Democratic Theory	23328894
Dementia e Neuropsychologia	19805764
Delta Journal of Ophthalmology	11109173