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Open access · Peer reviewed · Low APC

Rigorous open access, at a fraction of the cost.

Oak Academic Publishing runs peer-reviewed, open-access journals across the sciences, engineering, and social sciences — with article charges a fraction of the industry average. Read, cite, and share, with no paywalls.

3
Journals
237
Articles published
100%
Open access
CC BY
Author-retained ©

News & announcements

Call for papers

Special Issue 2026: Climate & Human Health

Submissions open through October 2026 across our environment and medical titles.

Launch

20 open-access journals, now live

Oak Academic Publishing launches across medicine, science, engineering, and the social sciences.

Indexing

Now indexed in Google Scholar

With more abstracting databases being added — see our indexing page for the current list.

Recently published

The latest peer-reviewed research across our journals — free to read, download, and reuse under CC BY 4.0.

Browse our journals

3 peer-reviewed, open-access titles across the sciences and social sciences. Filter by subject area or search above.

Our editorial process

From submission to open-access publication in five steps — with a single, low article charge only on acceptance.

  1. 1

    Submit

    Upload your manuscript and metadata through the author portal. No submission fee.

  2. 2

    Preliminary check

    An editor screens your manuscript for scope, completeness, and research integrity.

  3. 3

    Peer review

    At least two independent experts assess your work; you receive a clear decision.

  4. 4

    Acceptance & APC

    A single, low article processing charge applies only once accepted.

  5. 5

    Published, open access

    Copyedited, typeset, given a DOI, and free to read worldwide under CC BY.

Frequently asked questions

Is everything really open access?

Yes. Every article across all 20 journals is free to read, download, and share under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence.

How much is the article processing charge?

Oak keeps APCs low to make publishing accessible — a fraction of the industry average, charged once and only after acceptance. There are no submission fees.

How does peer review work?

Every submission is evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers under editorial oversight. Low cost never means lower standards.

Who holds the copyright to my article?

You do. Authors retain copyright and grant a CC BY 4.0 licence so others can reuse the work with attribution.

Can I submit the same paper to several journals?

Please submit to one journal at a time. If it's a better fit elsewhere, our editors can suggest a transfer.

Are articles indexed and permanently linked?

Every article receives a stable landing page and PDF and is indexed in Google Scholar, with more databases being added.

Publish with Oak Academic Publishing

Transparent peer review, immediate open-access publication, and among the lowest article charges in the field. Authors retain copyright under a CC BY license.