SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR)
Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence · JMLR
machine learningartificial intelligencestatisticscomputer science
The journal states that papers are freely available and authors pay no publication fee. Recheck the current author information.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS)
Research Software & Computing · Open Journals
softwareopen sourceresearch softwarecomputer science
JOSS describes its model as free to read and free to publish. It requires a substantial open-source research software contribution.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Logical Methods in Computer Science
Computer Science & Logic · LMCS
logictheoretical computer scienceformal methodsprogramming languages
A specialist open-access route. Confirm current charges and the article's fit with the journal's formal scope.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Theory of Computing
Theoretical Computer Science · Theory of Computing
algorithmscomplexitycryptographytheoretical computer science
A highly selective specialist venue. Confirm fee policy, scope and submission requirements on the official site.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Journal of Statistical Software
Statistics & Research Software · Foundation for Open Access Statistics
statisticsstatistical softwaredata analysisr
Best suited to substantial statistical software and reproducible methodological contributions. Confirm the current fee statement.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Journal of Political Ecology
Environmental Social Science · University of Arizona Libraries
political ecologyenvironmentdevelopmentanthropology
A specialist route for political-ecology scholarship. Verify current charges, section fit and geographic/theoretical contribution.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
Public Administration and Development
Public Administration & Development · Wiley
public administrationgovernancedevelopmentpublic service
A standard non-open-access publication route may avoid an APC; open-access charges are separate. Confirm the current options and African/development fit.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
Local Government Studies
Local Government & Public Policy · Taylor & Francis
local governmentdecentralizationgovernancepublic administration
The standard subscription route may have no mandatory APC. Open access is a separate paid option unless an agreement or waiver applies.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
International Review of Administrative Sciences
Public Administration & Governance · SAGE / International Institute of Administrative Sciences
public administrationadministrative sciencegovernancecivil service
Investigate the standard publication route first; optional open access may carry a charge. Confirm current fees and geographic/theoretical contribution.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
International Journal of Public Administration
Public Administration & Policy · Taylor & Francis
public administrationpublic policygovernancepublic management
A standard subscription publication route may avoid an APC. Verify current submission options, scope and any optional open-access charge.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Revista de Administração Pública
Public Administration & Management · Fundação Getulio Vargas
public administrationgovernancepublic managementpublic policy
A potentially strong diamond/open route for public-administration research. Confirm current fees, language policy, scope and Scopus coverage.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Survey Research Methods
Social Science Research Methods · European Survey Research Association
survey methodologyquestionnairesamplingmeasurement
Appropriate only when the manuscript makes a methodological contribution to survey research, not merely because a survey was used.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
Education & Learning Technology · Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
educationeducational technologyonline learningteaching
A focused educational-technology venue. Confirm current fee policy and recent topic fit before preparing the manuscript.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Educational Technology & Society
Education & Digital Learning · International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
educationtechnologydigital learninginstructional design
Confirm the current publication-cost policy and ensure the study makes a clear technology-and-learning contribution.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Canadian Journal of Higher Education
Higher Education · Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education
higher educationuniversitystudentpolicy
Confirm that the study speaks to the journal's audience and recheck current author charges and Scopus coverage.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Philosophers' Imprint
Philosophy · University of Michigan Library
philosophyethicsepistemologymetaphysics
A selective philosophy venue. Verify current submission status, scope and cost policy before targeting it.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYWaiver or agreement route
Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics
Linguistics · Open Library of Humanities
linguisticslanguagesyntaxphonology
Check the current publication-fee, institutional funding and waiver policy. Do not assume a waiver is automatic.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
College & Research Libraries
Library & Information Science · Association of College and Research Libraries
libraryinformation scienceacademic librariesinformation literacy
Verify current fees, article types and whether the evidence is sufficiently relevant to academic-library practice.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Public Health & Infectious Diseases · U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
public healthinfectious diseaseepidemiologymicrobiology
Confirm current charges and article category. Strong surveillance, epidemiology or public-health significance is essential.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Balkan Medical Journal
Medicine & Health Sciences · Galenos Publishing House
medicineclinicalhealthbiomedical
Confirm current author charges, study-design requirements and research-ethics documentation on the official site.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
ACS Central Science
Chemistry & Interdisciplinary Science · American Chemical Society
chemistrymaterialschemical biologynanotechnology
ACS currently describes this title as diamond open access. Recheck the policy and expect a very high novelty threshold.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry · Beilstein-Institut
organic chemistrysynthesiscatalysismedicinal chemistry
Confirm the current no-fee statement and ensure the work has a strong organic-chemistry contribution.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYDiamond OA / zero-APC route
Brazilian Journal of Geology
Earth & Geological Sciences · Brazilian Geological Society
geologyearth sciencegeochemistrygeophysics
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Ecology & Conservation · Brazilian Association for Ecological Science and Conservation
ecologyconservationbiodiversityenvironment
Check the current sponsored-publication policy and confirm a clear conservation-science or policy contribution.
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
Borsa Istanbul Review
Economics, Finance & Business · Borsa Istanbul
financeeconomicsbusinesscapital market
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SCOPUS PATHWAYNo mandatory fee route
Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Engineering & Energy · Korean Nuclear Society
nuclearengineeringenergymaterials
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