Open Access Journals List 2026

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
Acta Agriculturae Boreali Sinica 10007091
Acta Agrestia Sinica 10070435
Acta Adriatica 00015113
Acta Acustica 10224793
Acta Academica 05872405
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 1000503X
Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis 13920316
Acque Sotterranee Italian Journal of Groundwater 1828454X
Acoustics Bulletin 0308437X
ACM Transactions on Internet of Things 25776207
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing 19367228
ACI Structural Journal 08893241
ACI Materials Journal 0889325X
Acervo 0102700X
ACDI Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional 20271131
Accounting, Organizations and Society 03613682
Accounting, Finance and Governance Review 20098766
Accounting and Financial Control 25435485
Access to Justice in Eastern Europe 26630575
Acarologia 0044586X
Academy of Management Learning and Education 1537260X
Academic Journal of Naval Medical University 20971338
Academic Journal of Modern Philology 22997164
Academic Journal of Manufacturing Engineering 15837904
Academe 01902946
Abstract and Applied Analysis 10853375
Abriu 20148526
ABAC Journal 08580855
AAPPS Bulletin 02182203
AAPP Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti, Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali 03650359
AAPG Bulletin 01491423
AAA Arbeiten aus Anglistik und Amerikanistik 01715410
A Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture 25647474
A U Architecture and Urbanism 03899160
3L Language, Linguistics, Literature 01285157
2D Materials 20531583
1700 tal Nordic Journal for Eighteenth Century Studies 16524772
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 1942-2466
npj Vaccines 2059-0105
npj Flexible Electronics 2397-4621
Blood Cancer Journal 2044-5385
Evolution Letters 2056-3744
npj Quantum Information 2056-6387
Journal of the American Statistical Association 0162-1459
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2051-1426
Molecular Biology and Evolution 0737-4038
BMC Medicine 1741-7015
npj Digital Medicine 2398-6352
Critical Care 1364-8535
The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2666-7568
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 0890-8567
European Business Review 0955-534X
Computers and Education 0360-1315
GigaScience 2047-217X
PLoS Biology 1544-9173
Microbiome 2049-2618
Immunological Reviews 0105-2896
IMF Economic Review 2041-4161
Arthritis and Rheumatology 2326-5191
British Journal of Political Science 0007-1234
Journal of Infection 0163-4453
EMBO Molecular Medicine 1757-4676
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B Statistical Methodology 1369-7412
Optica 2334-2536
JAMA Network Open 2574-3805
Applied Physics Reviews 1931-9401
Cell Discovery 2056-5968
eLife 2050-084X
ACS Central Science 2374-7943
Reports on Progress in Physics 0034-4885
eClinicalMedicine 2589-5370
PLoS Medicine 1549-1277
Trends in Neurosciences 0166-2236
The Lancet Haematology 2352-3026
International Organization 0020-8183
Political Analysis 1047-1987
Neuro Oncology 1522-8517
Genome Medicine 1756-994X
International Journal of Information Management 1873-4707
Progress in Retinal and Eye Research 1350-9462
American Journal of Political Science 0092-5853
Evidence Based Mental Health 1362-0347
Journal of International Business Studies 0047-2506
Nature Communications 2041-1723
Trends in Ecology and Evolution 0169-5347
Molecular Neurodegeneration 1750-1326
Journal of Accounting Research 0021-8456
Cement and Concrete Research 0008-8846
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 0027-8874
Advances in Applied Energy 2666-7924
PRX Quantum 2691-3399
Journal of Hematology and Oncology 1756-8722
InfoMat 2567-3165
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 0003-4967
Nature Sustainability 2398-9629
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy 2095-9907
The Lancet Regional Health Europe 2666-7762
The Lancet Global Health 2214-109X
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 1545-9993
Gastroenterology 0016-5085
American Political Science Review 1537-5943
Carbon Energy 2637-9368
Cell Reports 2211-1247
Science Advances 2375-2548
Genome Biology 1474-7596
The Lancet Microbe 2666-5247
The Lancet Public Health 2468-2667
Advanced Photonics 2577-5421
Cell Genomics 2666-979X
Global Journal of Research in Humanities and Cultural Studies 2583-2670
Internet Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology 2320-7221
Journal of Genetics Genomics and Plant Breeding 2581-3293
Journal of Clinical Investigation 0021-9738
Journal of Agrometeorology 0972-1665
Management Science 0025-1909
Applied Science and Biotechnology Journal for Advanced Research 2583-553X
International Journal of Engineering and Management Research 2394-6962
Social Science Journal for Advanced Research 2583-0074
Management Journal for Advanced Research 2583-1747
Applied Science and Engineering Journal for Advanced Research 2583-2468
International Research Journal of Chemistry 2321-3299
Life Sciences Leaflets 2277-4297
Digital Chinese Medicine 2096-479X
Yemen Journal of Medicine 2583-4614
Jingangshi yu Moliao Moju Gongcheng Diamond and Abrasives Engineering 1006-852X
Journal of Fisheries of China 1000-0615
Pakistan Journal of Educational Research 2663-0443
Cell Reports Medicine 2666-3791
Journal of the American Chemical Society 0002-7863
Molecular Systems Biology 1744-4292
Tongxin Xuebao Journal on Communications 1000-436X
Chinese Space Science and Technology 1000-758X
Acta Agronomica Sinica China 0496-3490
Physical Review X 2160-3308
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 0974-3383
IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research 2581-9356
IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine 2581-4214
IP Indian Journal of Neurosciences 2581-8236
IP International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging 2581-382X
IP International Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology 2581-8112
IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 2581-4710
IP International Journal of Medical Paediatrics and Oncology 2581-4699
IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases 2581-4753
Journal of Dental Specialities 2320-7302
Chinese Journal of Rice Science 1001-7216
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage 1672-3317
Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering 2305-7068
Chinese Journal of Eco Agriculture 1671-3990
International Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Research 0976-2612
International Journal of Advances in Health Sciences 2349-7033

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