Free-to-publish journals: Earth and Planetary Sciences

107 Earth and Planetary Sciences journals with no fee to publish with at least 10 papers in 2025. No fee means the journal, DOAJ or OpenAlex states the fee as zero. A journal that has not published a fee is not listed here, and neither is a subscription journal that charges only for open access.

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.

JournalISSNPapers in 2025ORBIT TierFee to publishOpen accessDOAJCountry
˜The œinternational archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences/International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences1682-17509742Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesGermany
Afyon Kocatepe University Journal of Sciences and Engineering2147-52961513Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesTürkiye
Rossijskij žurnal nauk o zemle/Russian journal of earth sciences1681-11781223Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences1997-32171024Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Annals of Geophysics0365-2556992Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesItaly
Seismica2816-9387991Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesCanada
China Geology2096-5192831Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesChina
Geodesy and Geodynamics1674-9847792Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesNetherlands
Computer Research and Modeling2076-7633773Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Geodynamics & Tectonophysics2078-502X672Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY2071-9388642Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Ecosystem Transformation2619-0931623Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-3453613Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesMexico
Palaeontologia Electronica1094-8074562Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesUnited States
Geochemical Perspectives Letters2410-339X541Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES1300-0985541Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesTürkiye
Lethaia0024-1164532Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesNorway
Oil and Gas Studies0445-0108504Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Evolving Earth2950-1172462Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks2577-4441461Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesUnited States
Geogaceta0213-683X453Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSpain
Anthropocene Coasts2561-4150441Free to publishYesNoSingapore
Archaeology International1463-1725443Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesUnited Kingdom
Comptes Rendus Géoscience1631-0713421Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesFrance
Present Environment and Sustainable Development1843-5971422Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRomania
Гидросфера. Опасные процессы и явления.2686-7877424Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Acque Sotterranee-Italian Journal of Groundwater1828-454X412Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesItaly
Studia Universitatis Moldaviae Seria Științe ale Naturii1814-3237414Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesMoldova
Tropical Cyclone Research and Review2225-6032401Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
Geosystems of Transition Zones2541-8912394Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Intelligent Marine Technology and Systems2948-1953391Free to publishNoNo
Geofísica Internacional0016-7169383Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesMexico
Aerosol Research2940-3391371Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal1718-0775364Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
Virtual Archaeology Review1989-9947361Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSpain
Oceanologia0078-3234352Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPoland
МИНЕРАЛОГИЯ (MINERALOGY)2313-545X354Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research2771-0378331Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
Russian Journal of Seismology2686-7907333Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Volcanica2610-3540331Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesFrance
Indonesian Journal on Geoscience2355-9306323Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesIndonesia
Earth sciences and subsoil use2686-7931313Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Ethnobiology Letters2159-8126313Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesUnited States
Geologica Carpathica1335-0552312Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSlovakia
Izvestiya of Saratov University Earth Sciences1819-7663314Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Učënye zapiski Kazanskogo universiteta. Seriâ Estestvennye nauki/Učënye zapiski Kazanskogo universiteta. Seriâ Estestvennye nauki/Učenye zapiski Kazanskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriâ Estestvennye nauki1815-6169313Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Bulletin of Kamchatka Regional Association «Educational-Scientific Center» Earth Sciences1816-5524303Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Comptes Rendus Palevol1631-0683302Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesFrance
Geologica Acta1695-6133303Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSpain
International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics2148-9173302Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesTürkiye
Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering2305-7068301Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA0035-6883302Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesItaly
Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres REDER0719-8477293Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesChile
Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales1514-5158283Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesArgentina
Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy1335-2806262Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSlovakia
Geodesy and Cartography2029-6991262Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesLithuania
International Journal of Speleology0392-6672262Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesItaly
Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina2469-0228263Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesArgentina
Scientific Annals of Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava Geography Series1583-1469264Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRomania
International Journal of Wood Culture2772-3186253Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesNetherlands
Santander Art and Culture Law Review2391-7997253Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPoland
Actual Problems of Oil and Gas2078-5712244Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRussia
Andean geology0718-7092243Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesChile
Geodiversitas1280-9659242Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesFrance
Spanish Journal of Palaeontology2255-0550242Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSpain
Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X221Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSlovenia
Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society2738-8107222Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesBulgaria
Geologia Croatica1330-030X202Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesCroatia
Boletín de Geología0120-0283194Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesColombia
Malaysian Journal of Geosciences2521-0602193Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPakistan
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia0126-6187183Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesMalaysia
Estudios Geológicos0367-0449184Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSpain
Novitates Caribaea2071-9841183Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesDominican Republic
Acta Carsologica0583-6050173Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSlovenia
Carnets de géologie (Notebooks on geology)1634-0744172Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesFrance
Geological Behavior2521-0491173Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPakistan
Revista de Investigación de Física1605-7724174Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPeru
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas1026-8774172Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesMexico
Brazilian Journal of Geophysics2764-8044163Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesBrazil
Forum geografic1583-1523163Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesRomania
VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability2444-9091162Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSpain
Geology and Mineral Resources of World Ocean1999-7566154Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesUkraine
Mongolian Geoscientist2220-0622152Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesMongolia
Polish Polar Research0138-0338153Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPoland
Advances in Geodesy and Geoinformation2720-7242143Free to publish — per DOAJYesYes
Geologica Belgica1374-8505142Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesBelgium
Geologija0016-7789142Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSlovenia
Indonesian Journal of Earth Sciences2797-3549142Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesIndonesia
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica - Natural Sciences in Archaeology1804-848X142Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesCzechia
Jurnal Geosains dan Remote Sensing2722-3639143Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesIndonesia
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland0367-5211131Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesFinland
Earth Sciences Pakistan2521-2893134Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPakistan
Geoloski anali Balkanskog poluostrva0350-0608133Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesSerbia
Journal of fauna biodiversity.3007-5041133Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesIraq
Norwegian Journal of Geology2387-5844133Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesNorway
Tektonika2976-548X131Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesUnited Kingdom
Visnyk of V N Karazin Kharkiv National University series “Radio Physics and Electronics”2311-0872134Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesUkraine
Big Data and Earth System3050-7405122Free to publishNoNo
Danish Journal of Archaeology2166-2282123Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesDenmark
Mineralogia0032-6267122Free to publish — per DOAJYesYesPoland

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