ϟ
Open Access China Journals
A list of Open Access China journals for you to publish your manuscript in
China is country in East Asia
Open Access journals publish research articles that are free to to view and download. The main difference between articles in open access journals and those in closed journals is the business model. Both types of articles have to undergo the same peer review process.
This list of China OA journals will hopefully make it easier for you to have a better idea regarding where your want to publish your China manuscript.
Our list includes all the high-impact factor China journals as well as new journals. This should give you a better idea on where you should publish. We've made this extensive list of open access China journals so you can get a better overview of all the journals where you can publish open access.Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best China venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access China journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of China OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
| Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldiana. Zoology Memoirs | 0430-3776 | Smithsonian Institution Biodiversity Heritage Library | 1 | 15 | 100 | ||
| International journal of economics, sociology and education | 2692-1359 | eSciPub LLC | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Journal of Montessori research & education | 2002-3375 | Stockholm University Press | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||
| Xin yong | 2168-5886 | Hans Publishers | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| African East-Asian Affairs | 2308-8699 | Stellenbosch University - African East Asian Affairs, The China Monitor | 126 | 146 | 81.7 | ||
| Journal of Current Chinese Affairs | 1868-1026 | ☑ | SAGE | 361 | 2730 | 78.4 | Website |
| China quarterly of international strategic studies | 2377-7400 | ☑ | 210 | 381 | 76.7 | Website | |
| Regional economic outlook | 2071-4122 | International Monetary Fund | 4 | 0 | 75 | ||
| Rossijsko-kitajskie issledovaniâ | 2587-7445 | Baikal State University | 72 | 4 | 73.6 | ||
| China political economy | 2516-1652 | ☑ | Emerald (MCB UP) | 76 | 54 | 71.1 | Website |
| China CDC weekly | 2096-7071 | Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention | 675 | 2873 | 67.6 | ||
| Insight-Statistics | 2661-3115 | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 6 | 1 | 66.7 | ||
| Chinese journal of international review | 2630-5313 | World Scientific | 40 | 12 | 62.5 | ||
| Asia Pacific (Jamshoro) | 1810-035X | ASIA-PACIFIC | 32 | 1 | 62.5 | ||
| Journal of contemporary East Asia studies | 2476-1028 | ☑ | Taylor & Francis | 143 | 395 | 62.2 | Website |
| Chinese studies | 2168-5428 | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. | 195 | 195 | 59 | ||
| Global media and China | 2059-4372 | ☑ | SAGE | 221 | 581 | 58.4 | Website |
| International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology | 2366-1003 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 67 | 74 | 58.2 | Website |
| The Journal of Chinese Sociology | 2198-2635 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 167 | 589 | 52.1 | Website |
| Asia and the global economy | 2667-1115 | ☑ | Elsevier | 27 | 5 | 51.9 | Website |
| The journal of Indian and Asian studies | 2717-5413 | ☑ | World Scientific | 31 | 7 | 51.6 | Website |
| The Chinese Journal of Global Governance | 2352-5193 | Brill | 45 | 113 | 51.1 | ||
| Probe-Accounting, auditing and taxation | 2661-393X | Universe Scientific Publishing Pte. Ltd. | 16 | 2 | 50 | ||
| Journal of energy and environmental research and technology | 2517-5629 | Verizona Publisher Limited | 2 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Environment, resource and ecology journal | 2616-3756 | Clausius Scientific Press, Inc. | 4 | 2 | 50 | ||
| World environment | 2163-1573 | Scientific and Academic Publishing | 2 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Journal of precision instrument and machinery | 2616-1990 | Clausius Scientific Press, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Research journal of poultry sciences | 1993-5285 | Medwell Publications | 2 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Chinese annals of history of science and technology | 2096-4226 | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. | 68 | 11 | 47.1 | ||
| BRICS education | 2709-3654 | 22 | 4 | 45.5 | |||
| Best Evidence of Chinese Education | 2639-5312 | Insights Publisher | 88 | 199 | 45.5 | Website | |
| The electronic journal of East and Central Asian religions | 2053-1079 | Edinburgh University Library | 7 | 5 | 42.9 | ||
| Kitaêznavčì doslìdžennâ | 2409-904X | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) | 66 | 12 | 42.4 | ||
| China economic quarterly international | 2666-9331 | ☑ | Elsevier | 38 | 27 | 42.1 | Website |
| China journal of accounting research | 1755-3091 | ☑ | Elsevier | 262 | 2477 | 41.6 | Website |
| Cultures of science | 2096-6083 | SAGE | 105 | 51 | 41 | Website | |
| Journal of finance research | 2591-7137 | Synergy Publishing Pte. Ltd. | 135 | 16 | 40.7 | ||
| The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies | 1395-4199 | Copenhagen Business School | 430 | 1327 | 40.5 | Website | |
| Studies in the History of Natural Sciences | 1000-0224 | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. | 487 | 42 | 40.2 | ||
| Chinese Journal of Engineering Science | 1009-1742 | ☑ | Engineering Sciences Press | 826 | 390 | 40.2 | Website |
| Chinese Law Review | 1738-7051 | The Korean-Chinese Society of Law | 438 | 10 | 40.2 | ||
| Financial engineering and risk management | 2523-2576 | Clausius Scientific Press, Inc. | 10 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Journal of sociology and ethnology | 2616-2318 | Clausius Scientific Press, Inc. | 5 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Journal of international affairs | 2631-2158 | Nepal Journals Online | 5 | 2 | 40 | ||
| Prism | 2578-3491 | Duke University Press | 73 | 13 | 39.7 | ||
| Regional sustainability | 2666-660X | ☑ | Elsevier | 51 | 106 | 39.2 | Website |
| Urban transportation & construction | 2251-2578 | Universe Scientific Publishing Pte. Ltd. | 41 | 4 | 39 | ||
| Advances in Climate Change Research | 1674-9278 | ☑ | Elsevier | 692 | 5876 | 38.7 | Website |
| Олон улс судлал | 2312-4512 | Mongolia Journals Online | 44 | 0 | 38.6 | ||
| Insight-Sports science | 2661-409X | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 13 | 0 | 38.5 | ||
| Medical lasers | 2287-8300 | The Korean Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery | 513 | 277 | 38.2 | ||
| Frontiers of Business Research in China | 1673-7326 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 392 | 1753 | 37.5 | Website |
| Lecture notes on language and literature | 2523-5869 | Clausius Scientific Press, Inc. | 8 | 0 | 37.5 | ||
| China geology | 2589-9430 | ☑ | 296 | 806 | 36.5 | Website | |
| Historical Review | 1790-3572 | ☑ | National Documentation Centre (EKT) | 828 | 12 | 36.1 | Website |
| The Journal of Comparative Asian Development | 1533-9114 | IGI Global | 321 | 870 | 35.5 | Website | |
| Financial forum | 2251-2659 | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 96 | 16 | 35.4 | ||
| 중소연구 | 1012-3563 | Asia-Pacific Research Center | 411 | 108 | 35.3 | ||
| Jungguk jisik neteuwokeu | 2233-8497 | Center for Interdisciplinary Research on China | 94 | 3 | 35.1 | ||
| China and Sinology | 1598-8465 | China Research Center | 220 | 17 | 35 | ||
| Modern economics & management forum | 2717-6045 | Frontier Scientific Publishing Pte Ltd | 106 | 7 | 34.9 | ||
| Marine economics and management | 2516-158X | Emerald (MCB UP) | 29 | 44 | 34.5 | Website | |
| Adult and higher education | 2523-5826 | Clausius Scientific Press, Inc. | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| Zbirka ZRC | 1408-5186 | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | |||
| Tourism management and technology economy | 2616-2199 | Clausius Scientific Press, Inc. | 6 | 1 | 33.3 | ||
| Preventive medicine research | 2251-2632 | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| Global journal of energy and environment | 2641-9947 | eSciPub LLC | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| International journal of service science and management | 2637-8833 | eSciPub LLC | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | ||
| Hwan'gyeongbeob yeon'gu | 1225-116X | Korean Environmental Law Association | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| International Journal of Korean Unification Studies | 1229-6902 | Korea Institute for National Unification | 257 | 283 | 33.1 | ||
| Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters | 1674-2834 | ☑ | Elsevier | 1189 | 5026 | 33 | Website |
| ECNU review of education | 2096-5311 | ☑ | SAGE | 220 | 548 | 32.7 | Website |
| Junggug yeon-gu | 1225-8695 | Institute of Chinese Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | 658 | 23 | 31.8 | ||
| Sinica venetiana | 2610-9042 | 35 | 4 | 31.4 | |||
| Modern management forum | 2424-8444 | Universe Scientific Publishing Pte. Ltd. | 77 | 11 | 31.2 | ||
| Innovation and development policy | 2096-5141 | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. | 13 | 1 | 30.8 | ||
| Resources Science | 1007-7588 | Resources Science | 4421 | 5281 | 30.8 | ||
| Proceedings of business and economic studies | 2209-2641 | Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing, Pty. Ltd. | 294 | 25 | 30.6 | ||
| International journal of Chinese education | 2212-585X | SAGE | 174 | 348 | 30.5 | Website | |
| Asian journal of social science studies | 2424-8517 | July Press Pte. Ltd. | 122 | 5 | 30.3 | ||
| Science insights education frontiers | 2578-9813 | Bonoi Science Advancement and Education, LLC | 160 | 133 | 30 | ||
| Chinese public administration review = | 1539-6754 | Rutgers University - Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration | 57 | 10 | 29.8 | ||
| Geography and sustainability | 2096-7438 | ☑ | Elsevier | 94 | 649 | 29.8 | Website |
| Daxiyangguo | 1645-4677 | Instituto Superior de Ciencias Sociais e Politicas | 27 | 1 | 29.6 | ||
| International research in economics and finance | 2529-8038 | July Press Pte. Ltd. | 31 | 12 | 29 | ||
| Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies | 1598-2661 | Duke University Press | 245 | 167 | 29 | ||
| Global health journal | 2414-6447 | Elsevier | 159 | 620 | 28.9 | Website | |
| Global journal of clinical virology | 2692-4749 | Peertechz Publications Private Limited | 7 | 3 | 28.6 | ||
| Asian economics letters | 2652-8681 | Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association | 70 | 432 | 28.6 | ||
| Asian Studies | 2232-5131 | ☑ | Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana | 208 | 24 | 28.4 | Website |
| 学习与教育 | 2251-2802 | PiscoMed Publishing Pte Ltd | 529 | 18 | 28 | ||
| Vienna journal of East Asian studies | 2521-702X | 94 | 33 | 27.7 | Website | ||
| International Trade, Politics and Development | 2586-3932 | ☑ | Emerald (MCB UP) | 29 | 63 | 27.6 | Website |
| The ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts | 1943-9938 | ☑ | Open Library of Humanities | 216 | 136 | 27.3 | Website |
| Asian development review | 0116-1105 | ☑ | MIT Press | 281 | 2736 | 27 | Website |
| China journal of accounting studies | 2169-7213 | ☑ | Taylor & Francis | 219 | 442 | 26.9 | Website |
| Low carbon economy | 2158-7000 | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. | 266 | 840 | 26.7 | ||
| Beijing international review of education | 2590-2539 | 148 | 151 | 26.4 | |||
| Nation state | 2620-391X | ☑ | STMIK AMIKOM Yogyakarta | 76 | 4 | 26.3 | Website |
| Verity: Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan International | 2086-5554 | Universitas Pelita Harapan | 42 | 5 | 26.2 |
Page 1 of 2
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I publish my China paper?
You can publish your China paper in the Open Access journals in this list
What is Open Access (OA)?
Open Access aims to provide immediate and unrestricted access to research articles while along you to also share it freely
What does “relevance” mean in the table?
It refers to the strength of association between this journal being listed and the concept, from 0-100. For example, the Journal Of Research In Mechanical Engineering has a relevance of “0” when listed under “Open Access Computer Science Journals” because it has no relevance to the field of Computer Science.
How do you count total number of citations?
The citations show how often articles from this journal have been referenced in other works. OpenAlex is where we get this data from. Although the accuracy is debatable, it can nevertheless help you get a sense of how prestigious a journal is in general.
Where can I find other lists like this one?
To search for more open journal lists, look on OA.mg
How can I publish my paper on OA.mg?
Our focus at OA.mg is to disseminate existing open access research papers. For this reason, we do not offer publishing services.
What is an APC?
An APC is the article processing charge that an author of a given research paper has to pay in order to get it published in a journal. APCs are most commonly used by open access journals or by journals who offer open access publishing.
What are the different Open Access types?
Depending on the license, a research paper might be categorised as a) Gold Open Access, which means the paper is freely available and fully accessible to everyone, b) Hybrid Open Access, which means that the authors can pay an APC to make the paper freely available, or c) Green Open Access, which means that there is a possiblity to make subcription based journal articles freely avaiable by uploading the peer-reviewed article to an instiutional repository. Among these, Diamond, Black, and Bronze Open Access also exist.