27 Oncology 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.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology | 0971-5851 | 205 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Deutsches Ärzteblatt | 0012-1207 | 149 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Oncology in Clinical Practice | 2450-1654 | 102 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society | 0352-5139 | 98 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Acta chimica slovenica | 1318-0207 | 80 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| Holistic Integrative Oncology | 2731-4529 | 78 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Cancer Research Statistics and Treatment | 2590-3225 | 59 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Nowotwory Journal of Oncology | 0029-540X | 59 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Biological Chemistry | 1431-6730 | 48 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | Germany |
| Basic & Clinical Cancer Research | 2228-5466 | 46 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Oncology and Translational Medicine | 2095-9621 | 43 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry | 0193-4929 | 43 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Oncological Sciences | 2452-3364 | 42 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Acta haematologica oncologica Turcica. | 3061-9947 | 40 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | TU |
| Gaceta Mexicana de Oncología | 1665-9201 | 40 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Journal of Pancreatology | 2096-5664 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Annals of Oncology Research and Therapy | 2772-8382 | 36 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Malignancy Spectrum | 2770-9140 | 35 | 2 | Free to publish | No | No | |
| South Russian Journal of Cancer | 2686-9039 | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Oncología (Ecuador) | 1390-0110 | 25 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Clinical Cancer Bulletin | 2791-3937 | 24 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Cancer Research and Practice | 2311-3006 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Liaquat National Journal of Cancer Care | 2789-0112 | 21 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology | 1738-8082 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Organoid | 2765-205X | 12 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Forum of Clinical Oncology | 1792-345X | 10 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Greece |
| Journal of Cancer & Allied Specialties | 2411-989X | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |