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Publishing fees in social sciences & economics
Social sciences, economics, psychology and the humanities. Fees, free (diamond) routes and head-to-head comparisons.
115journals tracked
2comparisons
4free routes
$2,040median APC (USD titles)
Publish free in this field
SciELO & RedalycPublicly funded Latin American networks — most of their social-science and economics journals are free to author and reader.Open Library of HumanitiesDiamond, library-funded, no APC for humanities.
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European Economic Review vs Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization$3,870 / $3,640Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization vs Journal of Economic Structures$3,640 / $2,090
Submission fees in economics
Several economics and finance journals charge to submit, paid or not: the American Economic Review ($0–$300 by country income and membership), The Journal of Finance ($0–$525), the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization ($175) and the European Economic Review (€125). Full table with sources. Where to find economics journal rankings.
Journals we track (115)
| Journal | Publisher | APC (list) | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Auditing | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Administrative Sciences | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Adolescents | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Agricultural and Food Economics | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| AI for Society | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| AI in Education | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Archaeological Studies | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Architecture | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Arts | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Behavioral Sciences | MDPI | CHF 2,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Behaviormetrika | Springer Nature — Springer | $0 subscription / $3,390 OA | source 2026-09-16 |
| BMC Psychology | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Businesses | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| City and Built Environment | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| City, Territory and Architecture | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Commodities | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Communications Psychology | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Comparative Migration Studies | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,490 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Computational Urban Science | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Crafts | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Crime Science | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Culture | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Disabilities | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Education | Springer Nature — Discover | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Global Society | Springer Nature — Discover | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Psychology | Springer Nature — Discover | $1,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Social Science and Health | Springer Nature — Discover | $1,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Econometrics | MDPI | CHF 1,500 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Economies | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Education Sciences | MDPI | CHF 2,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Energy, Sustainability and Society | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,290 | source 2026-08-23 |
| European Economic Review | Elsevier | $0 subscription / $3,870 OA | source 2026-09-16 |
| European Journal of Futures Research | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| European Journal of Population | Springer Nature — Springer | $3,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Family Sciences | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Fashion and Textiles | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,970 | source 2026-08-23 |
| FinTech | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Frontiers in Education | Frontiers | CHF 2,195 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Frontiers in Psychology | Frontiers | CHF 3,150 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Frontiers in Sociology | Frontiers | CHF 1,495 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Future Collections, Libraries, Archives, and Museums | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Games | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Gastronomy | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Genealogy | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Genus | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Health Economics and Policy | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Health Economics Review | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Heritage | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Histories | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Humanities | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Communications | Springer Nature — Palgrave Macmillan | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Humans | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Industries | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| International Journal for Educational Integrity | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $1,340 | source 2026-08-23 |
| International Journal of Cognitive Sciences | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| International Journal of Financial Studies | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| International Journal of STEM Education | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| J3eA | EDP Sciences | free | source 2026-09-16 |
| Journal of Disaster Science and Management | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | Elsevier | $0 subscription / $3,640 OA | source 2026-09-16 |
| Journal of Economic Structures | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,090 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Journal of Innovation | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Intelligence | MDPI | CHF 2,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of International Humanitarian Action | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Risk and Financial Management | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Shipping and Trade | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Sustainable Business | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journalism and Media | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Knowledge | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Language Testing in Asia | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Languages | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Laws | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Literature | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Logistics | MDPI | CHF 1,500 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Low-Altitude Economy | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Merits | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Metrics | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Movement & Sport Sciences | EDP Sciences | €1,650 | source 2026-09-16 |
| NanoEthics | Springer Nature — Springer | $3,290 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Natures Sciences Sociétés | EDP Sciences | free | source 2026-09-16 |
| npj Environmental Social Sciences | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Heritage Science | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Science of Learning | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Urban Sustainability | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Peace Studies | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Philosophies | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Populations | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Project Management Horizons | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Psychology International | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Publications | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Real Estate | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Regional Science and Environmental Economics | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Religions | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Research Integrity and Peer Review | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Science and Engineering Ethics | Springer Nature — Springer | $3,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Smart Learning Environments | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Social Network Analysis and Mining | Springer Nature — Springer | $3,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Social Sciences | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Societies | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| The Journal of Comparative Germanic Linguistics | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Tourism and Hospitality | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Trends in Higher Education | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Urban Science | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Urban Transformations | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $1,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Vocations and Learning | Springer Nature — Springer | $3,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Women | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Youth | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
List prices from each publisher's own fee page, before tax and waivers, in the publisher's currency (MDPI and Frontiers in CHF, Copernicus and EDP in EUR). Hybrid journals cost nothing through the subscription route. Journals are grouped by title; check the journal's scope before submitting. Search all verified prices.