Each subject category of journals is divided into four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4. Q1 is occupied by the top 25% of journals in the list; Q2 is occupied by journals in the 25 to 50% group.
This blog post aims to provide a list of Q1 and fast-publishing research journals. The journals are indexed in the Web of Science (SCIE/SSCI), and Scopus.
Moreover, the below listed fast publication Q1 journals are published by Springer / Elsevier / Taylor & Francis / other reputed publishers. All these journals publish open access.
Fast publication Elsevier journals
Free and Fast publication journals with impact factor
Fast publishing Scopus journals
List of Q1 fast publication journals
1) BMC Medicine
Publication Area: Medicine
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Journal Publication Time: 10 Weeks
ISSN: 1741-7015
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
2) Biosafety And Health
Publication Area: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal Publication Time: 9 weeks
ISSN: 2590-0536
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
3) Emerging Science Journal
Publication Area: Multidisciplinary
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Ital Publication
Journal Publication Time: 10 weeks
ISSN: 2610-9182
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
4) Biochar
Publication Area: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science; Materials Science.
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Springer
Journal Publication Time: 10 weeks
ISSN: 2524-7867
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
5) Agronomy
Publication Area: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: MDPI AG
Journal Publication Time: 6 weeks
ISSN: 2073-4395
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
6) Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Egyptian Society for Biological Control of Pests
Journal Publication Time: 5 weeks
ISSN: 1110-1768
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
7) Journal Of Intelligence
Publication Area: Neuroscience; Psychology; Social Sciences
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: MDPI AG
Journal Publication Time: 6 weeks
ISSN: 2079-3200
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
8) Computers And Education: Artificial Intelligence
Publication Area: Computer Science; Social Sciences.
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal Publication Time: 8 weeks
ISSN: 2666-920X
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
9) Smart Energy
Publication Area: Energy; Engineering; Environmental Science
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal Publication Time: 10 weeks
ISSN: 2666-9552
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
10) Signal transduction and targeted therapy
This journal covers all aspects of signal transduction in physiological and pathological processes, as well as signal transduction-targeted therapeutics in the form of biological agents and small molecular drugs used to treat human diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, and others.
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Springer Nature
Journal Publication Time: 5 weeks
ISSN: 20593635, 20959907
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
11) Chemical Science
Publication Area: Chemistry
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal Publication Time: 8 weeks
ISSN: 2041-6520, 2041-6539
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
12) Journal Of Rock Mechanics And Geotechnical Engineering
Publication Area: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Journal Publication Time: 9 weeks
ISSN: 1674-7755
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
13) Current Zoology
Publication Area: Agricultural and Biological Sciences.
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Journal Publication Time: 6 weeks
ISSN: 1674-5507
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
14) Zoological Letters
Publication Area: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Journal Publication Time: 10 weeks
ISSN: 2056-306X
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).
15) Ices Journal Of Marine Science
Publication Area: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Environmental Science
Journal Quartile: Q1
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Journal Publication Time: 7 weeks
ISSN: 1095-9289, 1054-3139
The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ (Open Access).