Open Access Journals
Journals and articles written by academics or experts are an excellent source of information. Journals are usually published monthly or quarterly, and contain a selection of articles providing details of recent research. Often they will also contain reviews of relevant books. They are usually published more quickly than books, and so are often more up to date.
To access content of journals, most publishers require a subscription. There are, however, some journals which you can freely access in full text via the internet without paying a subscription fee.
Open Access E-Journals
ACM Digital Library: ACM Publications and the entire archive dating back to 1954 via a single site or global Digital Library license available to academic institutions through academic library consortia, corporate institutions, or government organizations.
Acta Physica Polonica A: General Physics,Condensed Matter of Physics,Applied Physics,Atomic and Molecular Physics
Acta Physica Polonica B :Acta Physica Polonica B covers the following areas of physics:
General and Mathematical Physics
Particle Physics and Field Theory
Nuclear Physics
Theory of Relativity and Astrophysics
Statistical Physics
Advanced Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics:Advanced Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics (ISSN 2194-0266) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original papers of high scientific value in all areas of computational Electromagnetics.
Advances in Astronomy :Advances in Astronomy is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of astronomy and astrophysics.
Advances in Geosciences :Advances in Geosciences (ADGEO) is an international, interdisciplinary journal for fast publication of collections of short, but self-contained communications in the Earth, planetary and solar system sciences, published in separate volumes online with the option of a publication on paper (print-on-demand).
Advances in Mathematical Physics :Advances in Mathematical Physics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of mathematical physics.
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of materials science and engineering.
Advances in Optical Technologies :Advances in Optical Technologies aims to serve the applied optics community with an open access journal that is freely available to all interested readers. There is no journal serving this community with online communication of important ideas and accomplishments in such a way.
Advances in Condensed Matter Physics :Advances in Condensed Matter Physics is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes state-of-the-art reviews and original research papers in all areas of condensed matter physics.
Advances in OptoElectronics :Advances in OptoElectronics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of optoelectronics
African Review of Physics :The African Review of Physics is a free, open access, on-line, peer reviewed, international journal that publishes reviews, research articles, and brief communications in all branches of experimental and theoretical physics with an emphasis on originality and relevance to the basic understanding of contemporary physics and related interdisciplinary fields.
Advances in High Energy Physics :Advances in High Energy Physics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all fields of high energy physics. The journal is dedicated to both theoretical and experimental research.
Aip Scitation:is the online home of leading journals and conference proceedings from AIP Publishing and AIP Member Societies
Apeiron (Montreal): Studies in Infinite Nature :riginally published on paper, page numbers in brackets after each article refer to paper edition of the journal. Pagination of issues reformatted for Web display differs from original pagination. Issues for years 1987 through 1994 are numbered 1-20.
Applied Physics Research :The journal focuses on the following topics: acoustics, astrophysics and geophysics, biophysics, computational physics, condensed matter physics, engineering physics, free electron physics, laser and quantum electronics, medical physics, optics, semiconductor physics and devices, solid state physics, space physics.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of high quality studies investigating the Earth's atmosphere and the underlying chemical and physical processes.
American journal of Engineering Research (AJER):Published monthly, online, open-access and having double-blind peer reviewed,It invites engineering, professors, researchers, professionals, academicians and research scholars to submit their novel and conjectural ideas in the domain of Engineering and Technology in the shape of research articles, book reviews, case studies, review articles and personal opinions that can benefit the engineering and technology researchers in general and society as a whole.
Annual Reviews A Nonprofit Scientific publisher: Annual Reviews is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide the worldwide scientific
community with a useful and intelligent synthesis of the primary research literature for a broadspectrum of scientific disciplines.
Bentham Science:Publishing 200 view open access online journal.
Central European Science Publishers(Versita): we provide electronic publishing technology to journals owned by research institutes, societies and universities from Central and Eastern Europe
Chinese Journal of Physics: Chinese Journal of Physics publishes reviews, regular articles, and refereed conference papers in all areas of physics Subject.
CMS: CMS is a particle detector that is designed to see a wide range of particles and phenomena produced in high-energy collisions in the LHC. Like a cylindrical onion, different layers of detectors measure the different particles, and use this key data to build up a picture of events at the heart of the collision.
Combridge Journals: is an advance learning, knowledge and research worldwide, the Press currently publishes over 300 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. Containing the latest research from a broad sweep of subject areas, Cambridge journals are accessible worldwide in print and online.
Crystals:Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352) is an open access journal that covers all aspects of crystalline material research. Crystals can act as a reference, and as a publication resource, to the community. It publishes reviews, regular research articles, and short communications.
DOAJ:The aim of the DOAJ is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals, thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The DOAJ aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. In short, the DOAJ aims to be the one-stop shop for users of open access journals.
DMOZ Open Directory Project:DMOZ is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a passionate, global community of volunteers editors. It was historically known as the Open Directory Project (ODP).
Electronic Open Access Publication :update year wise;The 'Armenian Journal of Physics' (Arm. J.Phys.) is peer-reviewed electronic open access journal that accepts original contributions, review articles, short communications,conference proceedings, computer software, short contents of PhD and doctoral theses as well as other scientific information written in English in all field of theoretical, experimental and applied physics and electronics from all countries.Full-text access to all papers is available for free so as to reach the widest possible audiences.
European Physical Society :Contents, abstracts and full texts of papers;(1991 - 2013) vol 1- vol 16.
European Physical Journal (EPJ) :is a series of peer-reviewed journals indexed in all major citation databases, and covering the whole spectrum of pure and applied physics, including related interdisciplinary subjects.
Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics(EJTP):is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal, publishes original research papers, comments and brief reviews in all aspects of theoretical and mathematical physics, with accentuation on some conspicuous outstanding unsolved open problems. The digital online versions publish by the journal homepage, and the hardcopy versions publish by Aracne Editrice, Rome, Italy.
Electronic-Liquid Crystal Communications (e-LC):is an open access journal that covers all aspects of crystalline material research. Crystals can act as a reference, and as a publication resource, to the community. It publishes reviews, regular research articles, and short communications.
Fluid Dynamics Research:Fluid Dynamics Research publishes original and creative works in all fields of fluid dynamics. The scope includes theoretical, numerical and experimental studies that contribute to the fundamental understanding and/or application of fluid phenomena.
Frontiers in Physics: Frontiers in Physics will make use of the unique Frontiers platform for open-access publishing and research networking for scientists, which provides an equal opportunity to seek, share and create knowledge. The mission of Frontiers is to place publishing back in the hands of working scientists and to promote an interactive, fair, and efficient review process.
HFD Croatian Physical Society:GENERAL PHYSICS,NUCLEAR PHYSICS,PARTICLES AND FIELDS,ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY
HIKARI Ltd Publishers of Science :Hikari serves over one million scientists and research professionals all over the world. We partner with community of 600 editorial board members, thousands of reviewers and 25,000 authors.Hikari provides open access to our editions as the readers can freely read, download and print the full text of the research articles, surveys, journals and books published by us.
International Journal of Spectroscopy ::International Journal of Spectroscopy is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research and review articles dealing with the use of spectroscopic techniques in all areas of science.
International Journal of Energy, Information and Communications :Our Journal provides a chance for academic and industry professionals to discuss recent progress in the area of Energy, Information and Communications.
International School Bangkok Journal of Physics:An important component of the Physics program at International School Bangkok is experimental research. All students conduct and report on several pieces of original research during the course of their studies. The ISB Journal of Physics provides a forum in which students may publish their research. The papers have been peer reviewed by the editors and have been judged correct and substantive.
Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics:Improved understanding of the structure anddynamics of the middle atmosphere and its
response to various geophysical phenomena
International Journal of Physical Sciences :Optics and Photonics Journal (OPJ) is an international, specialized, English-language journal devoted to publication of original contributions in all areas of optics and photonics. The Journal disseminates new results in the theory, design, applications, fabrication, performance and characterization of optics and photonics materials including bio-related functions such as bio-optics, bio-photonics and also optoelectronics.
ISRN Condensed Matter Physics :ISRN Condensed Matter Physics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of condensed matter physics.
ISRN Astronomy and Astrophysics:ISRN Astronomy and Astrophysics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of astronomy and astrophysics.
ISRN Astronomy and Astrophysics:ISRN High Energy Physics is part of the ISRN series of peer-reviewed, open access journals that are designed to provide a fast peer review process for all submitted manuscripts. Every ISRN journal is collaboratively run by a relatively large, international Editorial Board of experts in the subject area of the journal.
ISRN Mathematical Physics :ISRN Mathematical Physics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of mathematical physics.
ISRN Thermodynamics :ISRN Thermodynamics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles and review articles in all areas of thermodynamics.
ISRN Optics :ISRN Optics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of optics.
International Journal of Optics :International Journal of Optics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of optics.
Intech Open Science:Open Access is a way to publish scholarly information and make it available online to anyone in the world, at absolutely no cost to the reader.By reducing the barriers that restrict access to knowledge, Open Access maximises the opportunity for publications to be read and for authors to be recognised for their contribution in their chosen field and beyond.
International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology:IJOART (ISSN 2278-7763) is a Refereed International Online Journal dedicated to all scientists and engineers involved in engineering and technology. Papers reporting original research or extended versions of already published conference/journal papers are all welcome.IJOART is an international online journal in English published monthly.
IJOAR Journals:Publication is one of the fastest growing leading Research Journals publishing and organization of the world.Papers for publicationare selected through peer riview ensure originality,relevance and readability.
International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research(IJSER): is an open access source for a large number of high quality and peer reviewed journals in all the fields of science, engineering and technology. Scientists and engineers involved in research can make the most of this growing global forum to publish papers covering their original research or extended versions of already published conference/journal papers, scholarly journals, academic articles, etc.
IOP Science:Serving the whole of the optics community, Journal of Optics covers all aspects of research within modern and classical optics
Journal of theoretical Applied Physics:he journal enjoys the full support of the IAU, who provide funds to cover all costs of publication, including the Article Processing Charges (APC’s) for all authors. Therefore the journal is both free to read and free to publish in for everyone.
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences :Journal of Astronomy and Space Science is an international journal devoted to the publication of fundamental and applied investigations on all aspects of astronomy, space science and space technology. It is published quarterly and is the official publication of the Korean Space Science Society.
Journal of Light & Visual Environment :ONLINE ISSN: 1349-8398 PRINT ISSN: 0387-8805(As of March 24, 2014) Registered articles: 661 in available.
Journal of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics :Journal of Atomic and Molecular Physics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of atomic and molecular physics.
Journal of the European Optical Society – Rapid Publications :We propose a numerical optimization method based on local search algorithm to design an LED array for a highly uniform illumination distribution.
Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics :Journal subject area:
- physical properties of film and nanostructured materials;
- physics of nano-sized objects;
- development of experimental investigation techniques in condensed matter physics;
- description methods of dynamical systems and nonequilibrium processes;
- generation and propagation of microwave electromagnetic and optical radiation;
- electron and ion beam physics;
- education, innovation and technological problems of nanophysics.
Journal of Nuclear and Radiation Physics :JNRP is a refereed journal devoted to the publication of new and significant research in all fields of nuclear and radiation physics including particle physics, high energy physics, nuclear models and structure, nuclear reactions and spectroscopy, neutron and reactor physics, environmental radiation physics, medical radiation physics, radiation measurement and dosimetry, and other related topics.
Journal of Modern Physics :Journal of Modern Physics is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in modern physics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of modern physics.
Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves :The Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves (JIRMW) is a peer-reviewed resource for original work in IRMMW theory, technique, devices, systems and more
Journal of Power Technologies:The Journal of Power Technologies provides an interdisciplinary forum on all aspects of the science, technology and developing of turbomachinery, boilers, hydro power, nuclear energy, fuel cells, renewable energy, thermodynamics, including their applications in:
• Stationary Power Plants
• Aircraft Engines
• Process Equipment
• Refrigeration Systems
• Electrical Engineering
• Combustion
Journal of Physical Studies :The scope of the journal covers various fields of physics including condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, physics of elementary particles, astrophysics, physics of plasma. We intend to publish both review and research articles devoted (but not restricted) to the above mentioned subjects.
J-STAGE:(As of March 19, 2014) Total number of registered titles: 1,808. Total number of registered articles: 2,547,020
1,680 journals (2,278,592 articles), 128 proceedings
Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy:Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy,a quarterly journal in English,published by the Indian Academy of Sciences publishes papers on all aspects of Astrophysics and Astronomy, including Instrumentation.
Living Reviews in Relativity :Living Reviews in Relativity is a peer-reviewed, full open access, and exclusively online journal, publishing freely available reviews of research in all areas of relativity.
Magnetic Resonance in Solids :is a peer-reviewed, all electronic journal, publishing articles which meet the highest standards of scientific quality in the field of basic research of a magnetic resonance in solids and related phenomena.
Materials Structure : is an open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of Physics,Chemistry,Biology and Technology.
MDPI - Open Access Publishing:the website of the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, is a platform for peer-reviewed, scientific open-access journals operated by MDPI AG, based in Basel, Switzerland.
New Journal of Physics :New Journal of Physics publishes across the whole of physics, encompassing pure, applied, theoretical and experimental research, as well as interdisciplinary topics where physics forms the central theme.
OAJSE.COM:Open Access Journals in the World (excluding India)Search for Articles in Open Access Journals .
Optics Express :The original all-electronic, open-access optics journal, Optics Express (OpEx) is known for its rapid time to publication and high Impact Factor.
Open Journal of Acoustics :Open Journal of Acoustics (OJA) is an international journal dedicated to the advancement of the study of acoustics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of acoustics.
Open Astronomy Journal :The Open Astronomy Journal, a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality papers rapidly and freely available to researchers worldwide.
Open Thermodynamics Journal :is an Open Access online journal which publishes research articles, reviews, letters, and guest edited single topic issues in all areas of experimental and applied thermodynamics.The topics covered in the journal include, heat mass transfer, thermophysics, chemical thermodynamics, combustion science, fuel science, fluid phase properties, thermodynamic engineering, cryoengineering and cryogenics.
Open Applied Physics Journal :The Open Applied Physics Journal is a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality papers rapidly and freely available to researchers worldwide.
Open Chemical Physics Journal :is an Open Access online journal which publishes research articles, reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues in all areas of chemical physics.
Open Optics Journal :The Open Optics Journal, a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide.
Open Journal of Microphysics :Open Journal of Microphysics (OJM) is an international journal dedicated to the advancement of the study of microphysics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of microphysics.
Open Spectroscopy Journal :The Open Spectroscopy Journal, a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in spectroscopy. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide.
Optics and Photonics Journal :Optics and Photonics Journal (OPJ) is an international, specialized, English-language journal devoted to publication of original contributions in all areas of optics and photonics. The Journal disseminates new results in the theory, design, applications, fabrication, performance and characterization of optics and photonics materials including bio-related functions such as bio-optics, bio-photonics and also optoelectronics.
Optics and Photonics Letters :Optics and Photonics Letters (OPL) is an open access journal which offers rapid dissemination of original material of interest to those working in the fields of optics and photonics.
Open Surface Science Journal :is an open access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues on all areas of fundamental and applied surface, interface, and thin films science.
Physics Research International:Physics Research International is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of physics.
PMC Physics A:Springer's STM division and BioMed Central are joining forces and will integrate PMC Physics A and PMC Physics B into a new initiative of the European Physical Journal (EPJ) EPJ.Open. EPJ.Open is a series of new, fully open access physics journals to complement the existing portfolio of EPJ titles published by Springer, EDP Sciences and the Italian Physical Society, and covers the whole spectrum of pure and applied physics, including related interdisciplinary subjects.
PMC Physics B :fully open access physics journals to complement the existing portfolio of EPJ titles published by Springer, EDP Sciences and the Italian Physical Society, and covers the whole spectrum of pure and applied physics, including related interdisciplinary subjects.
Pramana: Journal of Physics :Journal of Physics is a monthly research journal in English published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy and Indian Physics Association. The journal publishes refereed papers covering current research in Physics, both original contributions - research papers, brief reports or rapid communications - and invited reviews.
Progress In Electromagnetics Research(PIER):This is an open access, on-line journal PIER (E-ISSN 1559-8985). It has been first published as a monograph series on Electromagnetic Waves (ISSN 1070-4698) in 1989. It is freely available to all readers via the Internet.
Progress In Electromagnetics Research B(PIER B):is an publishes peer-reviewed original, comprehensive and tutorial review articles on all aspects of electromagnetic theory and applications
Progress In Electromagnetics Research C(PIER C):Especially, PIER C publishes papers on circuits, wireless communications, and other topics on electromagnetic applications. It is an open access, on-line journal in 2008, and freely accessible to all readers via the Internet. Manuscripts submitted to PIER C must not have been submitted simultaneously to other journals.
Progress In Electromagnetics Research M(PIER M):Especially, PIER M publishes papers on method of electromagnetics, and other topics on electromagnetic theory. It is an open access, on-line journal in 2008, and freely accessible to all readers via the Internet. Manuscripts submitted to PIER M must not have been submitted simultaneously to other journals.
Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters :It is an open access, on-line journal in 2008, and freely accessible to all readers via the Internet. Manuscripts submitted to PIER Letters must not have been submitted simultaneously to other journals.
- ISI (SciSearch®, Science Citation Index®, Materials Science Citation Index®, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, ISI Alerting Services)
- Scopus
Scientific Research: is an academic publisher of open access journals. It also publishes academic books and conference proceedings. SCIRP currently has more than 200 open access journals in the areas of science, technology and medicine.
Science and Engineering Publishing Company:is an international open-access and refereed journal dedicated to publishing the latest advancements in applied acoustics. The goal of this journal is to record the latest findings and promote further research in these areas. Scholars from all relevant academic fields are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts that describe the latest, state-of-the-art research results or innovations.
SCOAP3: Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics,SCOAP3 is a one-of-its-kind partnership of thousands of libraries and key funding agencies and research centers in two dozen countries. Working with leading publishers, SCOAP3 is converting key journals in the field of High-Energy Physics to Open Access at no cost for authors.
SLA: We’re focused on all aspects of librarianship in the fields of physics, astronomy, and mathematics, with particular emphasis on the control, dissemination, and retrieval of knowledge and information in those areas.
The Open Spectroscopy Journal:The Open Spectroscopy Journal, a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in spectroscopy. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide.
The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System: The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant. The ADS maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 10.7 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints.
Taylor & Francis:The journal publishes refereed papers covering current research in Physics, both original contributions - research papers, brief reports or rapid communications - and invited reviews.
Universal Library:The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.
World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics :World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics (WJCMP) covers the whole of condensed matter physics including soft condensed matter and nanostructures. Papers may report experimental, theoretical and simulation studies.
World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology :World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (WJNST) is a journal dedicated to providing a platform for publication of articles about nuclear science and technology and its applications.
Worldwide astronomical and astrophysical research: Astronomy & Astrophysics is an international Journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics (theoretical, observational, and instrumental) independently of the techniques used to obtain the results.