148 Cultural Studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauchnyi Dialog | 2225-756X | 270 | 2 | RUB 26,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Humanities | 2076-0787 | 263 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Vestnik NSU Series History and Philology | 1818-7919 | 124 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids | 1382-2373 | 110 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| REVISTA CUHSO | 0716-1557 | 108 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| World of Science Series Sociology Philology Cultural Studies | 2542-0577 | 96 | 3 | RUB 9,900 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Neophilology | 2587-6953 | 90 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| SibScript | 2949-2092 | 90 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Vestnik of Northern (Arctic) Federal University Series Humanitarian and Social Sciences | 2227-6564 | 88 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Transnational American Studies | 1940-0764 | 83 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism | 2312-9220 | 83 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Sign problematic field in mediaeducation | 2070-0695 | 78 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Literary Fact | 2541-8297 | 76 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca Julio de Urquijo | 0582-6152 | 70 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Current Issues in Philology and Pedagogical Linguistics | 2079-6021 | 67 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Two centuries of the Russian classics | 2686-7494 | 66 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| RUDN Journal of Language Studies Semiotics and Semantics | 2313-2299 | 65 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 2 Jazykoznanije | 1998-9911 | 65 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Texts and History Journal of Philological Historical and Cultural Texts and History Studies | 2712-7591 | 64 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Cuadernos medievales | 2422-7471 | 61 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Semiotic studies | 2782-2958 | 61 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Izvestiya of Saratov University Philology Journalism | 1817-7115 | 60 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Prismas - Revista de historia intelectual | 1666-1508 | 58 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Satwika Kajian Ilmu Budaya dan Perubahan Sosial | 2580-443X | 57 | 2 | ≈ ₹4,026 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Language and Text | 2312-2757 | 56 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Recial | 1853-4112 | 56 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Izvestia of the Ural federal university Series 2 Humanities and Arts | 2227-2283 | 54 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Amerika | 2107-0806 | 53 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Gondang Jurnal Seni dan Budaya | 2599-0543 | 53 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles | 0212-9426 | 51 | 2 | ≈ ₹46,036 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| TRANSMODERNITY Journal of Peripheral Cultural Production of the Luso-Hispanic World | 2154-1353 | 51 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Mundo Agrario | 1515-5994 | 50 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Open Cultural Studies | 2451-3474 | 50 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,14,274 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Anuario de la Escuela de Historia - Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba/Anuario de la Escuela de Historia Virtual | 1666-5856 | 46 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| International Journal “Speech Genres” | 2311-0740 | 46 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Catedral Tomada Revista de crítica literaria latinoamericana | 2169-0847 | 45 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Japanese Studies in Russia | 2500-2872 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Russian language studies | 2618-8163 | 44 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Creativity Student | 2502-1958 | 43 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| La Palabra | 0121-8530 | 43 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Fìlologìčnì traktati | 2077-804X | 40 | 2 | UAH 1,200 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Germanic Philology Journal of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University | 2518-7090 | 40 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Вопросы ономастики | 1994-2400 | 40 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Border Crossings The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies | 2383-5222 | 39 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Etnoantropološki problemi / Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology | 0353-1589 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Latin American Literary Review | 0047-4134 | 39 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Mitologías hoy | 2014-1130 | 38 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Studia Philologica | 2311-2425 | 38 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Théorème | 1159-7941 | 38 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Jurnal Desain | 2339-0107 | 37 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,684 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Glasnik Etnografskog instituta | 0350-0861 | 36 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Harmonia Journal of Arts Research and Education | 1411-5115 | 36 | 1 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Paradigma Jurnal Kajian Budaya | 2087-6017 | 36 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Art and Interpretation | 2822-2865 | 35 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| MESSENGER OF KYIV NATIONAL LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY Series Philology | 2311-0821 | 35 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Quinto Sol | 0329-2665 | 35 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Estudios Atacameños Arqueología y antropología surandinas | 0716-0925 | 34 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Industrii vpečatlenij. Tehnologii sociokulʹturnyh issledovanij. | 2949-1606 | 34 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Art-Sanat | 2148-3582 | 33 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Dharmasmrti Jurnal Ilmu Agama dan Kebudayaan | 1693-0304 | 32 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Japanese Journal of Religious Studies | 0304-1042 | 32 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| RESITAL JURNAL SENI PERTUNJUKAN | 2085-9910 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,368 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Anales del Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigaciones Estéticas Mario J. Buschiazzo. | 0328-9796 | 30 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Antigua & Barbuda |
| Brikolase Jurnal Kajian Teori Praktik dan Wacana Seni Budaya Rupa | 2087-0795 | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Anclajes | 0329-3807 | 29 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Ethnic Culture | 2713-1688 | 29 | 3 | RUB 2,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| PURBAWIDYA Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Arkeologi | 2252-3758 | 29 | 3 | ≈ ₹9,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Selçuklu Medeniyeti Araştırmaları Dergisi | 2651-2602 | 29 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Compàs d amalgama | 2696-0982 | 28 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Re-visiones | 2173-0040 | 28 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Slavica Revalensia | 2346-5824 | 28 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Estonia |
| The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies | 2689-2596 | 28 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| AIBR Revista de Antropologia Iberoamericana | 1578-9705 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| ANDHARUPA Jurnal Desain Komunikasi Visual & Multimedia | 2477-2852 | 27 | 3 | ≈ ₹5,368 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Cahiers d études des cultures ibériques et latino-américaines | 2428-7245 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Devenir - Revista de estudios sobre patrimonio edificado | 2312-7562 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Ekspresi Seni Jurnal Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Karya Seni | 1412-1662 | 27 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,684 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Grenek Music Journal | 2301-5349 | 27 | 3 | ≈ ₹3,221 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Mudra Jurnal Seni Budaya | 0854-3461 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Revista de Antropología Social | 1131-558X | 27 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Visitas al Patio | 2027-0585 | 27 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Japan focus | 1557-4660 | 26 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,13,596 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| New Horizons in English Studies | 2543-8980 | 26 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Perspectivas Afro | 2805-7090 | 26 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Poligramas | 0120-4130 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Studia Rossica Posnaniensia | 0081-6884 | 26 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Távol-keleti Tanulmányok | 2060-9655 | 26 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Hungary |
| Telar. | 1668-2963 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Antigua & Barbuda |
| Antropologías del Sur | 0719-4498 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| CONNOTAS REVISTA DE CRÍTICA Y TEORÍA LITERARIAS | 1870-6630 | 25 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| EntreDiversidades Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades | 2007-7602 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Monstrum | 2561-5629 | 25 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| E-Journal of Cultural Studies | 2338-2449 | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Catharsis | 2252-6900 | 23 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,684 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Quêtes littéraires | 2084-8099 | 23 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Rhema | 2500-2953 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Avances del Cesor | 1514-3899 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Boletín Antropológico/Boletín antropológico | 0257-750X | 22 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Venezuela |
| Gelar Jurnal Seni Budaya | 1410-9700 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Periferica | 1577-1172 | 22 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
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