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Physical Review B
Q1 ✓ No APC
Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics
📊 CiteScore 10.20 📰 American Physical Society 🌍 USA ⏱ ~14w review APS subscription = no APC. Indian condensed matter physics from IISc, TIFR, and IITs widely published.
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🔬 APS subscription = no APC. Indian condensed matter physics from IISc, TIFR, and IITs widely published.
condensed matter physics materials superconductivity magnetism semiconductor
View Details ↗ H-Index: 601 · SJR: 2.120
Indian Journal of Pharmacology
Q3 ✓ No APC UGC CARE 🇮🇳 India-origin
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology
📊 CiteScore 3.10 📰 Wolters Kluwer Medknow 🌍 India ⏱ ~8w review India-based. Official journal of Indian Pharmacological Society. PubMed, WoS & UGC CARE listed. No APC.
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🔬 India-based. Official journal of Indian Pharmacological Society. PubMed, WoS & UGC CARE listed. No APC.
pharmacology drug India clinical pharmacology herbal Ayurveda
View Details ↗ H-Index: 62 · SJR: 0.420
European Journal of Pharmacology
Q2 ✓ No APC
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology
📊 CiteScore 7.10 📰 Elsevier 🌍 Netherlands ⏱ ~10w review No APC on subscription route. Indian pharmacology research widely published. Indian authors regularly featured.
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🔬 No APC on subscription route. Indian pharmacology research widely published. Indian authors regularly featured.
pharmacology drug receptor cardiovascular neurological cancer
View Details ↗ H-Index: 238 · SJR: 1.050
Journal of Development Economics
Q1 ✓ No APC
Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics
📊 CiteScore 11.60 📰 Elsevier 🌍 Netherlands ⏱ ~18w review ABDC A*-ranked. No APC on subscription. Indian poverty, microfinance, and rural development research extensively published.
Scopus WoS UGC
🔬 ABDC A*-ranked. No APC on subscription. Indian poverty, microfinance, and rural development research extensively published.
development economics poverty India rural agriculture microfinance inequality
View Details ↗ H-Index: 196 · SJR: 5.120
Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice
Q4 ✓ No APC UGC CARE 🇮🇳 India-origin
Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics
📊 CiteScore 0.80 📰 SAGE (Calcutta University) 🌍 India ⏱ ~10w review Published by University of Calcutta. India-origin. UGC CARE listed. No APC. Accessible for early-career Indian economists.
Scopus WoS UGC
🔬 Published by University of Calcutta. India-origin. UGC CARE listed. No APC. Accessible for early-career Indian economists.
economics India economic theory development policy Bengal
View Details ↗ H-Index: 7 · SJR: 0.180
Renewable Energy
Q1 ✓ No APC
Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
📊 CiteScore 13.40 📰 Elsevier 🌍 Netherlands ⏱ ~12w review No APC on subscription. Indian solar, wind, and bioenergy research widely published. Ideal for India's clean energy research.
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🔬 No APC on subscription. Indian solar, wind, and bioenergy research widely published. Ideal for India's clean energy research.
renewable energy solar wind India bioenergy sustainability
View Details ↗ H-Index: 253 · SJR: 1.810
Energy for Sustainable Development
Q1 ✓ No APC
Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
📊 CiteScore 10.20 📰 Elsevier (International Energy Initiative) 🌍 India/USA ⏱ ~12w review India-origin journal (International Energy Initiative, Bangalore). India-based editorial board. No APC. Strong India development focus.
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🔬 India-origin journal (International Energy Initiative, Bangalore). India-based editorial board. No APC. Strong India development focus.
sustainable energy India developing countries solar energy access rural
View Details ↗ H-Index: 95 · SJR: 1.290
Journal of Earth System Science
Q2 ✓ No APC UGC CARE 🇮🇳 India-origin
Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
📊 CiteScore 3.80 📰 Springer (Indian Academy of Sciences) 🌍 India ⏱ ~10w review Published by Indian Academy of Sciences. India-origin. UGC CARE listed. No APC. Monsoon, Himalaya, and Indian subcontinent focus.
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🔬 Published by Indian Academy of Sciences. India-origin. UGC CARE listed. No APC. Monsoon, Himalaya, and Indian subcontinent focus.
geoscience India monsoon Himalaya earthquake geology climate
View Details ↗ H-Index: 52 · SJR: 0.520
Indian Journal of Microbiology
Q2 ✓ No APC UGC CARE 🇮🇳 India-origin
Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology
📊 CiteScore 4.20 📰 Springer (Association of Microbiologists of India) 🌍 India ⏱ ~10w review Published by Association of Microbiologists of India. India-origin. UGC CARE listed. PubMed indexed. No APC.
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🔬 Published by Association of Microbiologists of India. India-origin. UGC CARE listed. PubMed indexed. No APC.
microbiology India bacteria fungi biotechnology antimicrobial
View Details ↗ H-Index: 44 · SJR: 0.580
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Q2 ✓ No APC UGC CARE 🇮🇳 India-origin
Neuroscience › Neurology
📊 CiteScore 3.40 📰 Wolters Kluwer Medknow (Indian Academy of Neurology) 🌍 India ⏱ ~8w review Published by Indian Academy of Neurology. 100% India-based. PubMed, WoS & UGC CARE listed. No APC. Premier neurology journal for India.
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🔬 Published by Indian Academy of Neurology. 100% India-based. PubMed, WoS & UGC CARE listed. No APC. Premier neurology journal for India.
neurology India stroke epilepsy dementia movement disorders
View Details ↗ H-Index: 38 · SJR: 0.480
Psychology and Developing Societies
Q2 ✓ No APC UGC CARE 🇮🇳 India-origin
Psychology › Applied Psychology
📊 CiteScore 2.40 📰 SAGE Publications India 🌍 India ⏱ ~10w review India-origin. Published by SAGE India. UGC CARE listed. No APC. Covers psychology in Indian and developing society context.
Scopus WoS UGC
🔬 India-origin. Published by SAGE India. UGC CARE listed. No APC. Covers psychology in Indian and developing society context.
psychology India developing countries mental health behavior social
View Details ↗ H-Index: 28 · SJR: 0.440
Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research
Q4 ✓ No APC UGC CARE 🇮🇳 India-origin
Nursing › Nursing (miscellaneous)
📊 CiteScore 0.70 📰 Innovative Publication (India) 🌍 India ⏱ ~6w review India-based publisher. 100% India focus. UGC CARE listed. Scopus indexed. No APC. Ideal for Indian nursing faculty publications.
Scopus WoS UGC
🔬 India-based publisher. 100% India focus. UGC CARE listed. Scopus indexed. No APC. Ideal for Indian nursing faculty publications.
nursing India nursing education healthcare clinical nursing
View Details ↗ H-Index: 10 · SJR: 0.180
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