#1Repository / preprint
arXiv
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Repository / preprint
Preprint repository, not a peer-reviewed journal. Useful for dissemination but not a substitute for journal publication.
100 publishing candidates — without the dangerous “all are free” assumption.
A curated starting point across major disciplines, upgraded with fee-risk labels, platform-vs-journal distinctions, live registry checks and clear warnings when a policy needs re-verification.
100curated candidates
3officially confirmed zero-fee in this curated set
2known current APC corrections
7repository / archived entries separated from journals
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100 resultsFilter by discipline, publication type and fee confidence
#2Repository / preprint
Zenodo
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Repository / preprint
General research repository for papers, datasets and software; not a conventional peer-reviewed journal.
#3Repository / preprint
SSRN
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Repository / preprint
Research-paper and preprint dissemination network; do not treat deposit as peer-reviewed journal publication.
#4Repository / preprint
HAL Open Science
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Repository / preprint
Open scholarly repository; useful for green OA and dissemination, but distinct from journal peer review.
#5Conditional / waiver route
Open Research Europe
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Publishing platform
Publishing platform with eligibility tied to qualifying European Commission-funded research. Check current eligibility before submission.
#6Archived / mixed entry
PeerJ Preprints / Preprints.org
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Publishing platform
This combined entry needs separation: PeerJ Preprints is an archived legacy service, while Preprints.org is a separate active platform. Neither should be represented as a journal.
#7Conditional / waiver route
F1000Research
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Publishing platform
Open research publishing platform. Fees, institutional arrangements and funder routes can vary; verify the current author-charge policy.
#8Conditional / waiver route
OSF Preprints
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Repository / preprint
The OSF generalist preprint server stopped accepting new submissions in 2025; community-run OSF preprint servers remain active.
#9Repository / preprint
Research Square
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Repository / preprint
Preprint platform, not a peer-reviewed journal. Journal-linked workflows may have different terms.
#10Repository / preprint
Authorea
Multidisciplinary & Open Platforms
Publishing platform
Collaborative writing and research dissemination platform; publication routes and services should be distinguished from journal acceptance.
#11Verified zero-fee
Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR)
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Current author information states that there are no publication fees and papers are freely available.
#12Verified zero-fee
Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS)
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Diamond open access: current journal information states zero article-processing and subscription fees.
#13Recheck current policy
Logical Methods in Computer Science
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Theory of Computing
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of Statistical Software
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Open Mathematics
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Open Engineering
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Advances in Production Engineering & Management
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Solid Earth Sciences
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Water Science and Engineering
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Borsa Istanbul Review
Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Theoretical Economics
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Real-World Economics Review
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Montenegrin Journal of Economics
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of Political Ecology
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Conservation and Society
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Social Analysis
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Survey Research Methods
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Intereconomics
Economics, Business & Social Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Education Policy Analysis Archives
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
#37Recheck current policy
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Educational Technology & Society
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Comunicar
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of International Students
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Canadian Journal of Higher Education
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Ergo
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Philosophers' Imprint
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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German Law Journal
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Duke Law Journal
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Health and Human Rights
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Language Documentation & Conservation
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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College & Research Libraries
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
#50Recheck current policy
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
Education, Humanities & Law
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
#51Conditional / waiver route
Cureus
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Do not assume every pathway is cost-free. Check the current author-services and publication-fee policy for the manuscript type.
#52APC currently applies
JAMA Network Open
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Not generally free to publish. Research articles require an APC; eligible authors may qualify for waivers or discounts.
#53Recheck current policy
Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA)
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Environmental Health Perspectives
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Balkan Medical Journal
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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African Journal of Urology
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Anales de Pediatría
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Integrative Medicine Research
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Asian Journal of Urology
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
#65Recheck current policy
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Medicine, Life Sciences & Public Health
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
#66Verified zero-fee
ACS Central Science
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Current ACS guidance describes the journal as diamond open access with no article publishing charges.
#67APC currently applies
Chemical Science
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
The previous zero-APC policy changed. RSC states that APCs apply to submissions made on or after 1 July 2026, subject to agreements/waivers.
#68Recheck current policy
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Arkivoc
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Organic Syntheses
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Croatica Chemica Acta
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Open Astronomy
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Brazilian Journal of Geology
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Geologica Belgica
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Earth Sciences Research Journal
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Open Geosciences
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Science of Sintering
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science
Physical Sciences, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
#82Recheck current policy
Open Agriculture
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Bulletin of Insectology
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Turczaninowia
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Acta Botanica Brasilica
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Botanical Studies
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Phytologia
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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African Invertebrates
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Studies
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Iatreia
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Uniciencia
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Archivum Mathematicum
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Singidunum Journal of Applied Sciences
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Ideas y Valores
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Mljekarstvo
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Scientia Marina
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
Curated candidate from the submitted list. Publication fees and indexing can change; run a live verification before submission or payment.
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Antropologia Portuguesa
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
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Korean Journal of Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research
Interdisciplinary & Regional Institutional Journals
Journal candidate
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