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Publishing fees in maths & computing

Mathematics and computer science — home to some of the strongest diamond journals. Fees, free (diamond) routes and head-to-head comparisons.

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107journals tracked
2comparisons
7free routes
$2,090median APC (USD titles)

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Diamond maths/CS journalsElectronic Journal of Combinatorics, Documenta Mathematica, Logical Methods in CS, JMLR — no-fee, Scopus/WoS-indexed.

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Journals we track (107)

JournalPublisherAPC (list)Checked
Advances in Continuous and Discrete ModelsSpringer Nature — Springer$1,990source 2026-08-23
Advances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and OceanographyCopernicus Publicationsfreesource 2026-08-23
AIMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
AI Perspectives & AdvancesSpringer Nature — Springer$1,890source 2026-08-23
AI SensorsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
AlgorithmsMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
Algorithms for Molecular BiologySpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,590source 2026-08-23
AnalyticsMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Applied Network ScienceSpringer Nature — Springer$1,790source 2026-08-23
AppliedMathMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Artificial Intelligence ReviewSpringer Nature — Springer$3,390source 2026-08-23
AxiomsMDPICHF 2,400source 2026-08-23
Big Data and Cognitive ComputingMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
BioMedInformaticsMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
BlockchainsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
BMC Artificial IntelligenceSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,090source 2026-08-23
BMC BioinformaticsSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,090source 2026-08-23
Boundary Value ProblemsSpringer Nature — Springer$1,990source 2026-08-23
Brain InformaticsSpringer Nature — Springer$1,140source 2026-08-23
Cognitive ComputationSpringer Nature — Springer$3,090source 2026-08-23
Communications AI & ComputingSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$2,290source 2026-08-23
Complex & Intelligent SystemsSpringer Nature — Springer$2,590source 2026-08-23
ComplexitiesMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
ComputationMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
ComputersMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
Computing and Software for Big ScienceSpringer Nature — Springer$3,790source 2026-08-23
CryptographyMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
CybersecuritySpringer Nature — Springer$1,485source 2026-08-23
DataMDPICHF 1,600source 2026-08-23
DigitalMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Discover AnalyticsSpringer Nature — Discover$2,190source 2026-08-23
Discover Artificial IntelligenceSpringer Nature — Discover$1,690source 2026-08-23
Discover ComputingSpringer Nature — Discover$2,190source 2026-08-23
Discover DataSpringer Nature — Discover$2,190source 2026-08-23
Discover Internet of ThingsSpringer Nature — Discover$1,690source 2026-08-23
Discrete AnalysisDiamond Open Access / arXiv overlayfreenot yet re-verified
Documenta MathematicaEMS / DMVfreenot yet re-verified
DynamicsMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Electronic Journal of CombinatoricsEJCfreenot yet re-verified
Energy InformaticsSpringer Nature — Springer$1,540source 2026-08-23
EntropyMDPICHF 2,600source 2026-08-23
EPJ Data ScienceSpringer Nature — Springer$1,990source 2026-08-23
EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music ProcessingSpringer Nature — Springer$1,990source 2026-08-23
EURASIP Journal on Image and Video ProcessingSpringer Nature — Springer$2,090source 2026-08-23
EURASIP Journal on Information SecuritySpringer Nature — Springer$1,590source 2026-08-23
Fixed Point Theory and Algorithms for Sciences and EngineeringSpringer Nature — Springer$1,890source 2026-08-23
ForecastingMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
FoundationsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Fractal and FractionalMDPICHF 2,700source 2026-08-23
Future InternetMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
GeometryMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
InformaticsMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
InformationMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
International Journal of Computational Intelligence SystemsSpringer Nature — Springer$2,690source 2026-08-23
International Journal of Information SecuritySpringer Nature — Springer$3,690source 2026-08-23
International Journal of Networked and Distributed ComputingSpringer Nature — Springer$1,440source 2026-08-23
International Journal of TopologyMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
IoTMDPICHF 1,400source 2026-08-23
JMIR AIJMIR Publications$1,985source 2026-09-16
JMIR DataJMIR Publications$1,500source 2026-09-16
JMIR XR and Spatial ComputingJMIR Publications$1,500source 2026-09-16
Journal of Big DataSpringer Nature — Springer$2,290source 2026-08-23
Journal of Biomedical SemanticsSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$1,690source 2026-08-23
Journal of Cloud ComputingSpringer Nature — Springer$1,890source 2026-08-23
Journal of Cybersecurity and PrivacyMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Journal of ImagingMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
Journal of Inequalities and ApplicationsSpringer Nature — Springer$2,290source 2026-08-23
Journal of Information DisplaySpringer Nature — Springer$2,190source 2026-08-23
Journal of Intelligent & Robotic SystemsSpringer Nature — Springer$3,190source 2026-08-23
Journal of King Saud University Computer and Information SciencesSpringer Nature — Springer$2,090source 2026-08-23
Journal of Machine Learning ResearchJMLR / MITfreenot yet re-verified
Journal of Mathematics in IndustrySpringer Nature — Springer$1,690source 2026-08-23
Journal of Sensor and Actuator NetworksMDPICHF 2,000source 2026-08-23
Journal of Statistical Theory and ApplicationsSpringer Nature — Springer$1,590source 2026-08-23
Journal of SuperintelligenceMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Logical Methods in Computer ScienceEpisciences (LMCS)freenot yet re-verified
LogicsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Machine Learning and Knowledge ExtractionMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
Mathematical and Computational ApplicationsMDPICHF 1,600source 2026-08-23
MathematicsMDPICHF 2,600source 2026-08-23
ModellingMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
MultimediaMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Multimodal Technologies and InteractionMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
NetworkMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Neural Processing LettersSpringer Nature — Springer$3,190source 2026-08-23
npj Artificial IntelligenceSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$2,690source 2026-08-23
npj ComplexitySpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$2,790source 2026-08-23
npj RoboticsSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$2,090source 2026-08-23
npj Unconventional ComputingSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$2,590source 2026-08-23
Peer-to-Peer Networking and ApplicationsSpringer Nature — Springer$4,090source 2026-08-23
PlatformsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
PLOS Complex SystemsPLOS$3,165source 2026-09-16
Publications mathématiques de l'IHÉSSpringer Nature — Springer$3,490source 2026-08-23
RAIRO - Operations ResearchEDP Sciencesno APC listedsource 2026-09-16
RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and ApplicationsEDP Sciencesno APC listedsource 2026-09-16
RisksMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
RoboticsMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
Sankhya BSpringer Nature — Springer$0 subscription / $3,190 OAsource 2026-09-16
Science and AISpringer Nature — Springer$1,990source 2026-08-23
SignalsMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
SoftwareMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
StatsMDPICHF 1,600source 2026-08-23
SymmetryMDPICHF 2,400source 2026-08-23
SystemsMDPICHF 2,400source 2026-08-23
Transactions on Machine Learning ResearchTMLR / JMLRfreenot yet re-verified
Virtual RealitySpringer Nature — Springer$3,090source 2026-08-23
Virtual WorldsMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23

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