85 journals published in Kenya from fields with fewer than 20 journals here with at least 10 papers in 2025. Country is where the journal is published, as OpenAlex records it, not where its authors are.
Publishing from Kenya: the rules
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Machine and Computing | 2788-7669 | 241 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development | 1684-5358 | 163 | 1 | ≈ ₹72,548 to publish | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| International Journal of Computing and Engineering | 2958-7425 | 119 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| African Journal of Commercial Studies | 2958-2326 | 118 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Journal of Business and Economics | 2707-4250 | 117 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources | 2707-4234 | 110 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO | 2789-9527 | 108 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Journal of Engineering | 2707-5389 | 90 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology | 2707-4293 | 82 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of finance and accounting. | 2789-0201 | 79 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research (IJSSHR) ISSN 2959-7056 (o) 2959-7048 (p) | 2959-7048 | 75 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Business and Strategic Management | 2520-0402 | 75 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Information and Technology | 3080-9576 | 62 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Advanced Research | 2707-7802 | 61 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Research Journal in Advanced Humanities | 2708-5945 | 61 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability | 2790-962X | 60 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Science Mundi | 2788-5844 | 57 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Journal of Information Technology | 2707-5346 | 55 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Supply Chain and Logistics | 2520-3983 | 54 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Research journal in business and economics. | 3078-381X | 51 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| East African Scholars Journal of Economics Business and Management | 2617-4464 | 49 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Agriculture Science and Technology | 1561-7645 | 47 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (J Anim Plant Sci ) ISSN 2071 – 7024 | 2071-7024 | 46 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry | 2707-4315 | 45 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Finance | 2520-0852 | 44 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| African Christian Theology. | 3006-1768 | 42 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| International Journal of Finance and Accounting | 2518-4113 | 37 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| EAS Journal of Dentistry and Oral Medicine | 2663-1849 | 36 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| EAS Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies | 2663-0958 | 36 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| African Journal of Science Technology and Social Sciences | 2958-0560 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Human Resource and Leadership Journal | 2520-4661 | 34 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Finance Journal | 2959-9121 | 32 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Kabarak journal of research and innovation. | 2305-784X | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Economic Policy | 2788-6352 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Technology and Systems | 2788-6344 | 30 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences | 2617-4472 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| European Journal of Business and Strategic Management | 2518-265X | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| The University Journal | 2519-0997 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Science Innovation and Creativity | 2958-454X | 25 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,183 to publish | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| International Journal of Finance and Accounting | 2790-9581 | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Enterprise and Business Intelligence | 2789-5181 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Environment | 2789-3863 | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Strathmore University Africa case centre. | 3005-7779 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Journal of strategic management. | 2789-4851 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Research Journal of Business and Finance | 2958-8634 | 23 | 3 | ≈ ₹24,183 to publish | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| African Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences | 2710-0758 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Kenya |
| EAS Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences | 2663-1865 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences | 3005-3471 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Advanced Psychology | 2791-3244 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment | 1562-6946 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| American Journal of Technology | 2958-4094 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Leadership and Governance | 2789-2476 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Entrepreneurship and Project Management | 2520-9116 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of literature and linguistics studies. | 3078-4832 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| African Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics | 3006-5526 | 20 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| African scientific annual review. | 3007-0902 | 20 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| East African Scholars Multidisciplinary Bulletin | 2617-4413 | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| KLISC Journal of Information Science & Knowledge Management | 3005-4923 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa | 2788-9068 | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| EAS Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences | 2663-1873 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Arts and Humanities | 3005-3455 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| EAS Journal of Parasitology and Infectious Diseases | 2663-0982 | 17 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Cross Current International Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences | 2663-2454 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Environmental Sciences | 2519-5549 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Technology and Systems | 2518-881X | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Public Policy and Administration | 2520-5315 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Human Resource and Leadership | 2519-9099 | 14 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| East African Scholars Journal of Engineering and Computer Sciences | 2617-4480 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Law and Societal Studies | 3079-2614 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Applied Biosciences | 1997-5902 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Economics | 2518-8437 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Project Management | 2518-2838 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Psychology | 2957-6881 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Strategic Management | 2958-9681 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of East African Natural History | 1026-1613 | 12 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Journal of procurement & supply chain. | 2789-3405 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Procurement and Supply Chain Management | 2958-4078 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| American Journal of Finance | 2520-0445 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Accounting | 2520-7466 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Agricultural Policy | 2520-7458 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Research Beacon | 3080-0706 | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Research Journal in Civil Industrial and Mechanical Engineering | 3079-2630 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Business Strategies | 2519-0857 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| International Journal of Supply Chain Management | 2518-4709 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of human resource & leadership. | 2790-010X | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |