Search new database of Open Access journals to publish at no cost

Access the new searchable database to find open access journals where you can publish without charge.
Tuesday 24 June 2025

Search the new database of Open Access journals to find journals where you can publish without paying an article processing charge. 

Access the new searchable Open Access publishing database within the updated Library Guide Open Access.

This new database includes journals covered by VU Open Access Publishing Agreements with Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Emerald, International Water Association (IWA), Oxford University Press, SAGE, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley. 

These agreements cover approximately 10,000 high quality journals where VU researchers can publish open access without paying an article processing charge. Publishing in journals under these agreements is available to all VU staff and higher degree by research students using their VU email address and affiliation. 

Search journals by title, ISSN, publisher, Scimago ranking, and Scimago discipline. 

When submitting an article, at the point of payment, select VU institutional account to cover the article processing charge.