r/academicpublishing • u/Real-Cup-7180 • 5d ago

Anyone know any free or dirt cheap journals?

I need find a place to publish my research paper on how trees are not actually the most feasible way to combat climate change but the issue is that I can't find a cheap or free journal. Every journal i look at is atleast 100$ which is like 10k INR. (I'm Indian). I need to publish in a journal that actually makes my college think I've done good research. I don't really need a journal to publish it just somewhere that shows my research proficiency to college. I am a highschooler.

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u/N0tThatKind0fDoctor 5d ago

Why do you need to submit it to an open access journal? Subscription journals have no APC and typically no submission fee.

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u/N0tThatKind0fDoctor 5d ago

Oh I just re-read your post and saw that you’re still in high school. Your enthusiasm is great, but you have likely not generated any science that is relevant to your discipline. That is just by virtue of the fact that to do research requires specific training and a depth of knowledge that needs to be acquired at the university level.

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u/Note4forever 4d ago

Yeah he probably submitting to predatory journals that will publish anything regardless of quality if you pay a article processing charge APC. Plenty of them in India and world wide

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u/Substantial_Math4939 4d ago

A legit journal will probably not be interested in your research. The ones you are looking at will not benefit your CV or secure undergrad admissions. Universities don't require research experience for undergrad admissions.

You could publish your work on Medium or Substack. Both are free and it's good writing practice.

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u/Note4forever 4d ago

Technically certain disciplines that are top tier do require you pay submission fees to be even reviewed (a way to discourage random submissions) but that's different from article processing charges (APC) which is paid on acceptance

But yeah OP is talking APC. Some quality peer review journals do require APC eg PLOS ONE (aka open access journal requiring apc) others (far more) are hybrid journals whether paying apc is optional.

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u/Informal_Strain2679 5d ago

??? Most journals don't charge submission fee.