Q1 Medical Informatics Journals

Browse Q1 Medical Informatics journals and compare the highest impact Medical Informatics journals in our database. Each listing includes key details authors often use when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor and quartile data currently available in our journal database.

#1
LD
JIF 24.1
Q1
Hybrid

The Lancet Digital Health is a journal focused on digital research in health and medicine. It publishes article types including Articles, Reviews, Comments, and Viewpoints, offers manuscript submission through Editorial Manager, and highlights journal metrics...

Identifiers

eISSN 2589-7500

Publication Cost

Submission is free. An article processing charge is payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types; discounts and waivers are available.

Publishing Timeline

Fast-track peer review for research articles can lead to online publication within 4–8 weeks.
#2
ND

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 15.1
Q1
Open

npj Digital Medicine is part of the npj Series, published in partnership with Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, and publishes open access research in digital medicine.

Identifiers

ISSN 2398-6352
eISSN 2398-6352

Publication Cost

Article processing charges apply; current APCs and waiver information are available via the journal's open access section.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 10; Submission to acceptance (median days): 144
#3
AT

Association for Computing Machinery

JIF 8
Q1
Open

ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare (HEALTH) is a multi-disciplinary journal for the publication of high-quality original research papers, survey papers, and challenge papers that have scientific and technological results pertaining to how computing i...

Identifiers

ISSN 2691-1957
eISSN 2637-8051

Publication Cost

2026 subsidized APC for journal articles: $1450 for non-members and $950 with at least 1 ACM or SIG member; $725 and $475 respectively for authors from lower-middle-income countries. No charge applies for corresponding authors at participating ACM Open institutions or for institutions in low-income countries.
#4
PD
Plos Digital Health

Public Library of Science

JIF 7.7
Q1
Open

PLOS Digital Health is an online journal focused on digital health research. The journal homepage highlights recently published research articles, current issues, editorial board recruitment, submission links, and journal resources. ISSN: 2767-3170 (online).

Identifiers

eISSN 2767-3170

Publication Cost

PLOS Digital Health: Research Article $3,165; payable upon article acceptance.

Publishing Timeline

Figure formatting requirements are waived until provisional Editorial Accept.
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#5
IM
Intelligent Medicine

Elsevier BV

JIF 6.9
Q1
Open

Intelligent Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal sponsored and owned by the Chinese Medical Association that publishes research and applications at the intersection of medicine and industry, including internet technology, artificial intelligence,...

Identifiers

ISSN 2667-1026
eISSN 2667-1026

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 2000 excluding taxes for all articles.

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 112 days submission to acceptance
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#6
IJ

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

JIF 6.8
Q1
Hybrid

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics publishes original papers on biomedical and health informatics at the intersection of information and communication technologies with health, healthcare, life sciences, and biomedicine, including theoretical an...

Identifiers

ISSN 2168-2194
eISSN 2168-2208

Publication Cost

No cost for standard publishing; open access APC: $2,800 USD.

Publishing Timeline

IEEE Access reports a submission-to-publication time of 4 to 6 weeks.
#7
AI
JIF 6.2
Q1
Hybrid

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine publishes original articles from interdisciplinary perspectives on the theory and practice of artificial intelligence in medicine, medically-oriented human biology, and health care. The journal emphasizes manuscripts with st...

Identifiers

ISSN 0933-3657
eISSN 1873-2860

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 3,310 (excluding taxes); subscription: no publication fee charged to authors

Publishing Timeline

12 days submission to first decision; 147 days submission to decision after review; 303 days submission to acceptance; 7 days from acceptance to first online publication
#8
JM

JMIR Publications

JIF 6.2
Q1
Open

JMIR mHealth and uHealth is a peer-reviewed journal published since 2013 by JMIR Publications. It focuses on health and biomedical applications in mobile and tablet computing, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, wearable computing, and domotics, and emphasizes...

Identifiers

ISSN 2291-5222
eISSN 2291-5222

Publication Cost

Article Processing Fee with a 20% discount for authors who previously published a protocol in JMIR Research Protocols and later publish a results paper in a JMIR journal

Publishing Timeline

rapid and thorough peer-review process
#9
JO
JIF 6
Q1
Open

The Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) is the pioneer open access eHealth journal and the flagship journal of JMIR Publications. It focuses on emerging technologies, medical devices, apps, engineering, telehealth, and informatics applications for pati...

Identifiers

ISSN 1438-8871

Publication Cost

Authors who have published a protocol in JMIR Research Protocols get a discount of 20% on the Article Processing Fee when publishing a subsequent results paper in any JMIR journal.

Publishing Timeline

Standard review time is less than 2 months; fast-tracked papers aim for 4 weeks from submission to initial decision.
#10
JO

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 5.7
Q1
Hybrid

The Journal of Medical Systems focuses on how health information systems are built, evaluated, and used, including decision support, electronic health record-driven analytics, mHealth and consumer tools, workflow engineering and simulation, imaging and signal...

Identifiers

ISSN 0148-5598
eISSN 1573-689X

Publication Cost

Article processing charges (APCs) vary by journal.
#11
JA

JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC

JIF 4.8
Q1
Open

JMIR Aging (JA, ISSN 2561-7605) is an open-access journal that focuses on digital health, emerging technologies, health informatics applications, and patient education for preventative care, clinical care, home care, and self-management support for older adult...

Identifiers

eISSN 2561-7605

Publication Cost

Article processing fee applies upon acceptance.

Publishing Timeline

Fast-track fee guarantees an editorial decision within 20 working days.
#12
JO
JIF 4.6
Q1
Hybrid

The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) is published by Oxford University Press in partnership with AMIA and provides a multidisciplinary home for research across the informatics field, including clinical care, clinical research, tr...

Identifiers

ISSN 1067-5027
eISSN 1527-974X

Publication Cost

No charge for standard subscription-based publication; open access available for a charge after acceptance.

Publishing Timeline

Publishes one volume per year with 12 issues.
#13
BH

BMJ Health & Care Informatics is an open access, peer reviewed journal covering all aspects of informatics in healthcare. The essential scope of the journal is how informatics supports improvements in direct health and care service provision, while also incorp...

Identifiers

eISSN 2632-1009

Publication Cost

Article Processing Charge (APC): 2,390 GBP exclusive of VAT for UK and EU authors; Implementer reports APC: £685 (+VAT).

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision without review: 10 days median; time to first decision with review: 90 days median; time from acceptance to publication: 18 days median.
#14
IJ

International Journal of Medical Informatics is a journal published by Elsevier. The journal uses the Editorial Manager submission system and provides links to the journal overview and guide for authors on ScienceDirect.

Identifiers

ISSN 1386-5056
eISSN 1872-8243

Publication Cost

Open access options are available; authors of open access articles are responsible for payment of the article publishing charge (APC) if the manuscript is accepted.

Publishing Timeline

Proof corrections are requested within two days.
#15
II

Internet Interventions is a journal with manuscript submission and journal information links provided through Elsevier and Editorial Manager.

Identifiers

eISSN 2214-7829

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,250 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

9 days submission to first decision; 76 days submission to decision after review; 122 days submission to acceptance; 3 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#16
JS

JMIR Publications

JIF 4.1
Q1
Open

JMIR Serious Games is a multidisciplinary journal devoted to computer, web, virtual reality, mobile applications, and other emerging technologies that incorporate elements of gaming, gamification, or novel hardware platforms such as virtual reality devices or...

Identifiers

ISSN 2291-9279
eISSN 2291-9279

Publication Cost

$2950 USD payable upon acceptance; modified APF $2360 for Viewpoints and $1475 for Research Letters

Publishing Timeline

Rapid Surveillance Reports with critical data may be processed with expedited peer review to enable publication within days or even in real-time.
#17
FI
JIF 3.8
Q1
Open

Frontiers in Digital Health is an open-access journal that explores digital innovation to transform modern healthcare, covering topics such as AI, big data, interoperability, ethics, and personalized medicine.

Identifiers

eISSN 2673-253X

Publication Cost

Article processing charges (APCs) apply to articles accepted for publication.

Publishing Timeline

Decision on a manuscript in 77 days.
#18
JO

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 3.7
Q1
Open

BMC Health Services Research is an open access peer reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of health services research, with a special focus on digital health, governance, health policy, health system quality and safety, healthcare delivery an...

Identifiers

ISSN 2509-4971
eISSN 2509-498X

Publication Cost

Article-processing charges apply; members of Health Systems Global can receive a 20% discount on the article-processing charges.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 5 days
#19
JO
Jamia Open

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 3.4
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2574-2531
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#20
DH
Digital Health

SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD

JIF 3.3
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2055-2076
eISSN 2055-2076
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