39 Neuroscience 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology | 1012-5574 | 226 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Frontiers for Young Minds | 2296-6846 | 194 | 4 | Free to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Neurology neuropsychiatry Psychosomatics | 2074-2711 | 106 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology | 1809-4864 | 105 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Neurodiversity | 2754-6330 | 94 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | |
| Frontiers in biomedical technologies | 2345-5829 | 92 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Journal of Clinical Neurology | 1738-6586 | 88 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Audiology - Communication Research | 2317-6431 | 76 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal | 2008-126X | 76 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Psychiatry Neurology and Medical Psychology | 2312-5675 | 69 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Nepal Journal of Neuroscience | 1813-1948 | 56 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Nepal |
| Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems | 1334-4676 | 54 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Research Results in Pharmacology | 2588-0535 | 53 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Exploration of neuroscience | 2834-5347 | 52 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences | 1817-1745 | 51 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Bio-X Research | 2096-5672 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Journal of Otology | 1672-2930 | 44 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy | 2769-6510 | 41 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Integrative Physiology | 2687-1270 | 38 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Psychoradiology | 2634-4416 | 37 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Ought The Journal of Autistic Culture | 2833-1508 | 35 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research | 1898-2395 | 33 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Pathologia | 2306-8027 | 33 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Philosophy and the Mind Sciences | 2699-0369 | 33 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Cortica | 2813-1940 | 32 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery | 2675-3626 | 28 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Glossa Psycholinguistics | 2767-0279 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| NeuroRegulation | 2373-0587 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Neuroeducation | 2696-2691 | 24 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation | 1473-9348 | 23 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association | 0974-2131 | 23 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| eNeurobiología | 2007-3054 | 18 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Empirical Musicology Review | 1559-5749 | 16 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Glossa. | 0298-6477 | 15 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Neuropharmacology and Therapy | 2990-8779 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Brain Science Advances | 2096-5958 | 14 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Estetika The European Journal of Aesthetics | 0014-1291 | 14 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| Neuropsychological Trends | 1970-3201 | 13 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Jurnal Otorinolaringologi Kepala dan Leher Indonesia | 2961-7480 | 11 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |