We always recommend our readers to publish in Scopus or Web of Science indexed journals that don’t charge publication fees. There are various research journals that publish without any Article Processing Charges (APC).
In this blog post, we list Calls for Papers from journals that are currently inviting research papers for their special issues. All manuscripts submitted to these special issues will be published free of cost. Moreover, the listed journals are indexed in Scopus, UGC CARE, and Web of Science, and have Impact Factors.
1) Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is a peer reviewed, open access journal where Chinese Academy of Sciences pays the OA fee. Authors do not have to pay any open access publication fee.
Special issues:
Theory and intelligent control technology of dynamic disasters in deep earth resource development (Submission deadline: 01 June 2026)
Understanding multi-scale fractures and faults in contemporary subsurface applications for decarbonization (Submission deadline: 01 September 2026)
Geomechanics from Micro and Macro Scales: Recent Advances and Applications (Submission deadline: 31 August 2025)
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Geomechanics from Micro and Macro Scales: Recent Advances and Applications (Submission deadline: 31 August 2025)
2) Journal of Remote Sensing
All APCs for this journal will be covered by Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Special issues:
Advances in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Intelligent Extraction and Applications (Submission deadline: November 30, 2025)
Cropland Use Mapping and Monitoring with Remote Sensing (Submission deadline: December 31, 2025)
Recent Progress and Outlook in Quantitative Remote Sensing: Models, Algorithms, Products, and Applications Submission deadline: December 31, 2025)
Remote Sensing for Dryland Sustainability (Submission deadline: December 31, 2025)
3) Big Data Mining and Analytics
Special issues:
CFP-Special Issue on Uncertainty and Decision-Making in Automated AI Systems (Submission deadline: March 31, 2026)
CFP-Recent Innovations in AI and Cloud Technologies for the Internet of Things (Submission deadline: July 15, 2025)
4) Asian Studies
Special issues:
LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON ASIAN HUMANITIES (Submission Deadline: 20 July, 2025)
5) Journal of Higher Education Policy And Leadership Studies
Special issues:
Classroom Justice in Non Western Higher Education Institutes (September 30, 2025)
6) Arabian Journal of Mathematics
The Arabian Journal of Mathematics imposes no submission or publication charges for authors or their institutions.
Special Issues:
Recent Advances in Dynamical Systems and Fractal Geometry (Submission deadline: 30 December 2025)
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics with Astrophysical Applications (Submission deadline: 30 December 2025)
Statistical and Machine Learning with Applications (Submission deadline: 30 December 2025)
Analysis and Applications (Submission deadline: 30 December 2025)