155 Physics and Astronomy journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Astrophysical Journal | 0004-637X | 4,166 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,00,339 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 0004-6361 | 4,086 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Journal of High Energy Physics | 1029-8479 | 2,716 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | 0035-8711 | 2,296 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,94,475 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| EPJ Web of Conferences | 2100-014X | 2,050 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Life | 2075-1729 | 1,966 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| AIP Advances | 2158-3226 | 1,762 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| The European Physical Journal C | 1434-6044 | 1,516 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Entropy | 1099-4300 | 1,309 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,844 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Open Research (University of Surrey) | 2688-268X | 1,229 | 3 | ≈ ₹3,17,884 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| The Astrophysical Journal Letters | 2041-8205 | 978 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,82,874 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Physics Letters B | 0370-2693 | 892 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) | 2622-8912 | 890 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| The Astronomical Journal | 0004-6256 | 711 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,00,339 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Nuclear Fusion | 0029-5515 | 584 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,90,013 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Communications Physics | 2399-3650 | 543 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,90,707 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Nuclear Physics B | 0550-3213 | 494 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics | 1526-9914 | 469 | 2 | ≈ ₹97,292 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Physics | 2296-424X | 455 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,94,078 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Results in Physics | 2211-3797 | 447 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,12,886 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Graduate Medical Education Research Journal | 2578-6091 | 425 | 4 | ≈ ₹14,449 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Universe | 2218-1997 | 421 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,76,779 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series | 0067-0049 | 407 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,00,339 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| SciPost Physics | 2542-4653 | 395 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo | 0370-4661 | 316 | 4 | ≈ ₹57,797 to publish | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| The Planetary Science Journal | 2632-3338 | 309 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,50,240 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Space Weather | 1542-7390 | 239 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,88,986 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Advances in Radiation Oncology | 2452-1094 | 234 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| The Open Journal of Astrophysics | 2565-6120 | 214 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ireland |
| Acta Oncologica | 0284-186X | 208 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,50,314 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology | 2405-6316 | 206 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,00,363 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Radiation Oncology | 1748-717X | 206 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics | 2050-3911 | 195 | 2 | ≈ ₹79,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology | 2405-6308 | 192 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,43,711 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ireland |
| Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences | 2296-987X | 191 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Synchrotron Radiation | 0909-0495 | 175 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment | 1533-0338 | 163 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology | 2190-4286 | 160 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Chinese Journal of Space Science | 0254-6124 | 144 | 3 | ≈ ₹43,103 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Applied Physics Express | 1882-0778 | 136 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,53,044 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Galaxies | 2075-4434 | 135 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Computer Optics | 0134-2452 | 133 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy | 1428-2267 | 122 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| npj Quantum Materials | 2397-4648 | 121 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Acta Physica Polonica A | 0587-4246 | 119 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| APL Electronic Devices | 2995-8423 | 117 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| High Power Laser Science and Engineering | 2052-3289 | 109 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,79,353 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Symmetry Integrability and Geometry Methods and Applications | 1815-0659 | 109 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Journal of Associated Medical Sciences | 2539-6056 | 108 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Thailand |
| Earth and Planetary Physics | 2096-3955 | 104 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,29,882 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Particles | 2571-712X | 104 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Frontiers in Big Data | 2624-909X | 103 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,35,507 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Medical Physics | 0971-6203 | 102 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| SciPost Physics Core | 2666-9366 | 101 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Atoms | 2218-2004 | 100 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,72,987 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| ACS Physical Chemistry Au | 2694-2445 | 94 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,37,150 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| EPJ Data Science | 2193-1127 | 94 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,83,926 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Complexity | 1076-2787 | 91 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,92,839 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics | 1310-5132 | 90 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science | 2096-0522 | 82 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi | 1300-414X | 80 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Applied Network Science | 2364-8228 | 77 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,62,160 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Matter and Radiation at Extremes | 2468-080X | 76 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Journal of Physics Complexity | 2632-072X | 75 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,53,044 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology | 2405-6324 | 73 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,35,823 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Physics | 2624-8174 | 72 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik | 0939-3889 | 71 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Acta Polytechnica | 1210-2709 | 67 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| RAS Techniques and Instruments | 2752-8200 | 66 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,59,348 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Semiconductor Physics Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics | 1560-8034 | 66 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Quantum Reports | 2624-960X | 65 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Condensed Matter | 2410-3896 | 64 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Radiology and Oncology | 1318-2099 | 63 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,63,248 to publish | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| SciPost Physics Proceedings | 2666-4003 | 61 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate | 2115-7251 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,36,040 to publish | Yes | Yes | France |
| Nuclear Techniques | 0253-3219 | 58 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Solar-Terrestrial Physics | 2500-0535 | 58 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Data-Centric Engineering | 2632-6736 | 57 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,51,132 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| PLOS complex systems. | 2837-8830 | 56 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,04,880 to publish | Yes | Yes | CAU |
| Annales Geophysicae | 0992-7689 | 53 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,46,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Dynamics | 2673-8716 | 53 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology | 1348-0391 | 53 | 3 | ≈ ₹8,959 to publish | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering | 2251-7200 | 53 | 3 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| npj Spintronics | 2948-2119 | 53 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,05,692 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy | 1689-832X | 51 | 2 | ≈ ₹37,327 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy | 1818-331X | 49 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Superconductivity | 2772-8307 | 49 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,02,290 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Precision Radiation Oncology | 2398-7324 | 48 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 1607-324X | 43 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Geoscientific instrumentation, methods and data systems | 2193-0856 | 42 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,46,923 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection | 1451-3994 | 41 | 2 | ≈ ₹32,650 to publish | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Recent Contributions to Physics | 1563-0315 | 41 | 4 | KZT 60,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Kazakhstan |
| SciPost Physics Codebases | 2949-804X | 41 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Communications in Physics | 0868-3166 | 40 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Vietnam |
| Discover Life | 2948-2976 | 40 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,18,627 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Ultrafast Science | 2097-0331 | 40 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences | 2213-7467 | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,83,926 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Instruments | 2410-390X | 37 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Social Computing | 2688-5255 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| npj Complexity | 2731-8753 | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,49,225 to publish | Yes | Yes |
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