Q1 Medicine, Research & Experimental Journals

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#1
NM

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 50
Q1
Hybrid

Nature Medicine is a medical journal publishing research, reviews, analysis, news and comment on translational and clinical research across medicine.

Identifiers

ISSN 1078-8956
eISSN 1546-170X

Publication Cost

Article Processing Charge applies for gold open access articles when the manuscript is accepted.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 4; Submission to acceptance (median days): 117
#2
AR
JIF 22.1
Q1
Open

Annual Review of Medicine is an active journal published since 1950 that covers significant developments across medicine, including AIDS/HIV, cardiology, clinical pharmacology, dermatology, endocrinology and metabolism, gastroenterology, genetics, immunology,...

Identifiers

ISSN 0066-4219
eISSN 1545-326X

Publication Cost

2025 and 2026 single-journal pricing is provided via downloadable spreadsheets; pricing and journal information brochures are also available.
#3
ST
Science Translational Medicine

American Association for the Advancement of Science

JIF 14.6
Q1
Closed

Science Translational Medicine is a weekly online journal publishing research at the intersection of science, engineering, and medicine. Its goal is to promote human health by providing a forum for communicating the latest research advances from biomedical, tr...

Identifiers

ISSN 1946-6234
eISSN 1946-6242

Publication Cost

Figure processing fees for both color and black and white illustrations will be assessed for Research Articles. There is no cost to have a manuscript evaluated.

Publishing Timeline

All papers undergo an initial screening by staff editors and the Advisory Board, and only those most likely to be ultimately published are sent for in-depth peer review.
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#4
TI
JIF 13.8
Q1
Hybrid

Trends in Molecular Medicine publishes concise and contextualized reviews and opinions on research at the interface between basic biology and clinical research, with emphasis on mechanisms of human biology and pathology that have implications for diagnostics,...

Identifiers

ISSN 1471-4914
eISSN 1471-499X

Publication Cost

APC fees start at US$1500 excluding tax; Trends review journals are listed at US$7,030 for hybrid open access.

Publishing Timeline

95 days submission to acceptance
#5
IM
JIF 13.6
Q1
Open

Interdisciplinary Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed, rapid publication journal that publishes significant interdisciplinary biomedicine research. Topics of interest include laboratory medicine, biomaterials, computational biology, imaging and nuclear m...

Identifiers

ISSN 2832-6237
eISSN 2832-6245

Publication Cost

APC: $4,000 USD / £3,330 GBP / €3,840 EUR; Short Communication: $2,000 USD / £1,670 GBP / €1,920 EUR; Position Paper: $1,000 USD / £830 GBP / €960 EUR; Editorial and Letter to the Editor waived.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 6 days; submission to acceptance (median): 112 days; acceptance to publication (median): 29 days.
#6
JO
Journal Of Clinical Investigation

American Society for Clinical Investigation

JIF 13.6
Q1
Open

Identifiers

ISSN 0021-9738
eISSN 1558-8238
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#7
Th

Ivyspring International Publisher

JIF 13.3
Q1
Open

Theranostics publishes innovative research articles in in vitro diagnostics and prognostics, in vivo molecular imaging, molecular therapeutics, image-guided therapy, biosensors, system biology, translational medicine, personalized medicine, and related biomedi...

Identifiers

ISSN 1838-7640
eISSN 1838-7640

Publication Cost

AUD 5000 publication fee for research papers, reviews, short research communications, and others; payable only upon acceptance.

Publishing Timeline

Authors must submit revisions within 1 month for minor revisions, 3 months for major revisions, and 4 months for de novo resubmissions.
#8
EA
JIF 12.9
Q1
Open

Experimental & Molecular Medicine is a medical research journal publishing articles and review articles in experimental and molecular medicine. It features current issues, collections, and announcements, and its content is published open access.

Identifiers

ISSN 1226-3613
eISSN 2092-6413

Publication Cost

APC: £3290.00 / $4690.00 / €3990.00, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Median submission to first editorial decision and median submission to accept are reported for Nature Portfolio journals.
#9
JO
JIF 12.1
Q1
Open

Journal of Biomedical Science encompasses all fundamental and molecular aspects of basic medical sciences, with an emphasis on molecular studies of biomedical problems and molecular mechanisms.

Identifiers

ISSN 1021-7770
eISSN 1423-0127

Publication Cost

There is no fee to publish because the article processing charge is covered by the National Science and Technology Council.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 25 days
#10
MT
JIF 12
Q1
Hybrid

Molecular Therapy is a peer-reviewed journal focused on gene transfer, vector development and design, stem cell manipulation, gene-, peptide-, protein-, oligonucleotide-, and cell-based therapeutics, vaccine development, pre-clinical target validation, safety...

Identifiers

ISSN 1525-0016
eISSN 1525-0024

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 4,500 excluding taxes; subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

136 days from submission to acceptance decision for accepted papers (median).
#11
Me

Elsevier BV

JIF 11.8
Q1
Hybrid

Med is a monthly clinical and translational research journal published by Cell Press. It publishes original research, Reviews, and Perspective articles across the translational and clinical continuum, including clinical studies, translational research, biotech...

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-6340
eISSN 2666-6340

Publication Cost

No fee under the default subscription model; open access is available for most article types, with APC charges referenced via the Cell Press open access page.

Publishing Timeline

2 days submission to first decision; 64 days submission to acceptance
#12
BR

BioMed Central

JIF 11.5
Q1
Open

Biomarker Research encompasses every aspect of biomarker investigation across biomedical disciplines, including identification and validation of biomarkers in drug development and in disease diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. It is a peer-reviewe...

Identifiers

eISSN 2050-7771

Publication Cost

APC: £2890.00 GBP / $4090.00 USD / €3190.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 11 days
#13
Eb

Elsevier BV

JIF 10.8
Q1
Open

eBioMedicine is a gold open access journal for translational biomedical research. It publishes original research, reviews, commentaries, and opinion pieces focused on disease pathways and mechanisms, determinants of human health and disease, therapeutic target...

Identifiers

ISSN 2352-3964
eISSN 2352-3964

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 6,810 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

2 days submission to first decision; 161 days submission to acceptance
#14
Me

WILEY

JIF 10.7
Q1
Open

MedComm is a multidisciplinary open access journal publishing pioneering medical science advances that aim to improve human health. It has a broad scope ranging from cell biology to clinical medicine and emphasizes original findings that advance knowledge of p...

Identifiers

eISSN 2688-2663

Publication Cost

Open access article publication charge (APC) applies and payment requests are sent after acceptance.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 21 days; submission to acceptance (median): 251 days; acceptance to publication (median): 37 days.
#15
CR
JIF 10.6
Q1
Open

Cell Reports Medicine is a premium open-access Cell Press journal publishing translational and clinical biomedical research that informs human health and medicine. It publishes original research across human biology, health, disease, clinical work, translation...

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-3791
eISSN 2666-3791

Publication Cost

Elsevier APCs are set on a per-journal basis and range between approximately $200 and $11,400 USD excluding tax.

Publishing Timeline

6 days submission to first decision; 43 days submission to decision after review; 205 days submission to acceptance; 27 days acceptance to online publication
#16
JO

Rockefeller University Press

JIF 10.6
Q1
Hybrid

The Journal of Experimental Medicine is a Rockefeller University Press journal publishing experimental medicine research. The journal website features original research articles, brief definitive reports, reviews and opinions, current issues, archives, collect...

Identifiers

ISSN 0022-1007
eISSN 1540-9538

Publication Cost

Flat-fee page charge; discounts or waivers available on request.

Publishing Timeline

Rapid decisions without excessive requests for revision.
#17
MA
JIF 10.3
Q1
Hybrid

Molecular Aspects of Medicine is a review journal for physicians and biomedical scientists and an official journal of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It aims to bridge the gap between clinicians and biomedical scientists by publi...

Identifiers

ISSN 0098-2997
eISSN 1872-9452

Publication Cost

USD 5480 excl. taxes for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.

Publishing Timeline

2 days submission to first decision; 46 days submission to decision after review; 96 days submission to acceptance; 9 days acceptance to online publication.
#18
CS

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

JIF 10.1
Q1
Closed

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine is an online publication covering the molecular and cellular bases of disease, translational medicine, and emerging therapeutic strategies. Each issue includes reviews focused on different aspects of a variety of dis...

Identifiers

ISSN 2157-1422
eISSN 2157-1422

Publication Cost

Subscription-based journal; available separately or as part of a discounted online-only package with other Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press journals.

Publishing Timeline

Authors are contacted to request revisions within 4–6 weeks.
#19
MB

Springer Nature

JIF 10.1
Q1
Open

Molecular Biomedicine is a multidisciplinary open access journal publishing innovative works in biomedicine across all biomedical disciplines. It covers basic, translational, and clinical research and publishes original research articles, reviews, letters to t...

Identifiers

eISSN 2662-8651

Publication Cost

£2190.00 GBP / $2990.00 USD / €2490.00 EUR APC per accepted article, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 15 days
#20
CB

Chinese Anti-Cancer Association

JIF 8.4
Q1
Open

Cancer Biology & Medicine is dedicated to reporting the latest advances in cancer research around the world by presenting high quality articles, especially on translational cancer research, to bridge the gap between bench and bedside. The journal promotes acad...

Identifiers

ISSN 2095-3941
eISSN 2095-3941

Publication Cost

Article processing charges may be required after editorial acceptance; journal-specific APCs vary by journal.

Publishing Timeline

Journals may publish the "Just Accepted" version immediately after acceptance.
#21
EM
JIF 8.3
Q1
Open

EMBO Molecular Medicine is an open access journal in experimental medicine focused on translational and biomedical research. It publishes highly selective translational research, includes plain-language summaries highlighting major findings and medical implica...

Identifiers

ISSN 1757-4676
eISSN 1757-4684

Publication Cost

£5990.00 GBP / $8270.00 USD / €7028.00 EUR APC; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 2 days
#22
WI

WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology is an interdisciplinary review journal in the Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews series that advances nanotechnology by bringing together researchers from diverse backgrounds including clinicians, biomedical engineers, mat...

Identifiers

ISSN 1939-5116
eISSN 1939-0041

Publication Cost

APC: $4,730 USD / £3,140 GBP / €3,960 EUR

Publishing Timeline

Continuous publication publishes articles into an online issue as soon as they are ready.
#23
CS

Portland Press

JIF 7.7
Q1
Hybrid

Clinical Science links basic science to disease mechanisms and focuses on translational research.

Identifiers

ISSN 0143-5221
eISSN 1470-8736

Publication Cost

No APCs are available in Clinical Science; fee-free open access may be available through Read & Publish agreements, and green open access is available.

Publishing Timeline

Median time from submission to first decision in 2024 following full peer review: 39 days; median time from acceptance to online Version of Record publication in 2024: 15 days.
#24
B&
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Elsevier BV

JIF 7.5
Q1
Open

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes full-length original research reports, reviews, preliminary communications, and letters to the editor in clinical and basic medicine and pharmacology, including areas such as cancer, n...

Identifiers

ISSN 0753-3322
eISSN 1950-6007

Publication Cost

USD 3610 excluding taxes APC for all articles

Publishing Timeline

2 days submission to first decision; 40 days submission to decision after review; 77 days submission to acceptance; 6 days acceptance to online publication
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#25
JO
JIF 7.5
Q1
Open

Journal of Translational Medicine is an interdisciplinary translational research journal dedicated to turning fundamental discoveries in the basic and preclinical sciences into improvements in human health. It covers all areas of translational research, includ...

Identifiers

eISSN 1479-5876

Publication Cost

APC: £3050.00 GBP / $4090.00 USD / €3350.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 11 days
#26
AO
JIF 7.4
Q1
Closed

Amyloid: The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders is the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis and publishes basic and clinical research on amyloids and systemic and localized amyloidosis. Its scope includes etiology, epidemiology, genet...

Identifiers

ISSN 1350-6129
eISSN 1744-2818

Publication Cost

Institutional subscription: USD 3,043.00 online only or USD 4,449.00 print and online; personal subscription pricing available on request.

Publishing Timeline

11 days avg. from submission to first decision; 29 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision; 12 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
#27
Ma

Landes Bioscience

JIF 7.3
Q1
Hybrid

mAbs is a multidisciplinary open access journal dedicated to antibody research and development. It covers topics including engineering and selection of antibody therapeutics, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, non-clinical antibody stud...

Identifiers

ISSN 1942-0862
eISSN 1942-0870

Publication Cost

Open access publication may be covered by an institutional open access agreement; specific APC amounts are not stated.

Publishing Timeline

13 days avg. from submission to first decision; 27 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision; 11 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
#28
SC
JIF 7.3
Q1
Open

Stem Cell Research & Therapy focuses on translational research into stem cell therapies and serves as a platform for global debate and discussion. It emphasizes basic, translational, and clinical research and publishes articles on stem cell therapeutics and re...

Identifiers

eISSN 1757-6512

Publication Cost

Article processing charge: £2490.00 GBP / $3290.00 USD / €2790.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 15 days
#29
CA

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 6.8
Q1
Open

Clinical and Translational Medicine is an open access journal focused on accelerating the translation of preclinical research to clinical application and communication between basic and clinical scientists. It emphasizes a bench-to-bedside approach and welcome...

Identifiers

ISSN 2001-1326
eISSN 2001-1326

Publication Cost

Open access article publication charge (APC) applies; institutional or funder payment may cover the APC.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 7 days; submission to acceptance (median): 105 days; acceptance to publication (median): 15 days.
#30
IA
Inflammation And Regeneration

BMC

JIF 6.6
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 1880-8190
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#31
NV

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 6.5
Q1
Open

npj Vaccines is part of the npj Series and is published in partnership with the University of Texas Medical Branch. It publishes vaccine research and reports a 2-year impact factor of 6.6 (2024), 3,901,115 article downloads in 2025, and 13 days from submission...

Identifiers

eISSN 2059-0105

Publication Cost

Article processing charge (APC) applies; current APCs and waiver information are available via the APC section.

Publishing Timeline

13 days from submission to first editorial decision (2025)
#32
MM
Molecular Medicine

SPRINGER

JIF 6.4
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1076-1551
eISSN 1528-3658
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#33
CM
Communications Medicine

SPRINGERNATURE

JIF 6.3
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2730-664X
eISSN 2730-664X
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#34
JI
Jci Insight

AMER SOC CLINICAL INVESTIGATION INC

JIF 6.1
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2379-3708
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#35
MT
Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids

CELL PRESS

JIF 6.1
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2162-2531
eISSN 2162-2531
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#36
LM
Life Medicine

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 6
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2755-1733
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#37
EJ
Epma Journal

SPRINGER INT PUBL AG

JIF 5.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1878-5077
eISSN 1878-5085
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#38
TR
JIF 5.9
Q1
Hybrid

Translational Research is a monthly journal published since 1915 that covers laboratory, clinical, and public health research across biomedical medicine. It focuses on interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary work that advances the translation of scientific di...

Identifiers

ISSN 1931-5244
eISSN 1878-1810

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 4,460 (excluding taxes); subscription: no publication fee charged to authors

Publishing Timeline

7 days submission to first decision; 75 days submission to decision after review; 141 days submission to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication
#39
AT
Altex-alternatives To Animal Experimentation

SPEKTRUM AKADEMISCHER VERLAG-SPRINGER-VERLAG GMBH

JIF 5.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1868-596X
eISSN 1868-8551
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#40
IJ
International Journal Of Molecular Medicine

SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD

JIF 5.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1107-3756
eISSN 1791-244X
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#41
DD
Drug Delivery And Translational Research

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG

JIF 5.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2190-393X
eISSN 2190-3948
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#42
ER
Expert Reviews In Molecular Medicine

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

JIF 5.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1462-3994
eISSN 1462-3994
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#43
MT
Molecular Therapy Oncology

CELL PRESS

JIF 5.3
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2950-3299
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#44
LS
Life Sciences

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

JIF 5.1
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0024-3205
eISSN 1879-0631
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#45
CG

Springer Nature

JIF 5
Q1
Hybrid

Cancer Gene Therapy is a journal focused on gene and cellular therapy for cancer researchers and clinicians.

Identifiers

ISSN 0929-1903
eISSN 1476-5500

Publication Cost

Open access APC: £2,990 / $4,290 / €3,490, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision: 5 median days; submission to acceptance: 138 median days.
#46
PC
Precision Clinical Medicine

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2096-5303
eISSN 2516-1571
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#47
JO
Journal Of Zhejiang University-science B

ZHEJIANG UNIV PRESS

JIF 4.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1673-1581
eISSN 1862-1783
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#48
WM
Wires Mechanisms Of Disease

WILEY

JIF 4.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2692-9368
eISSN 2692-9368
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#49
GT

Springer Nature

JIF 4.5
Q1
Hybrid

Gene Therapy is a key title for the exploration of new genetic and stem cell therapy techniques.

Identifiers

ISSN 0969-7128
eISSN 1476-5462

Publication Cost

Open access APC: £3890.00 / $5790.00 / €4690.00; traditional publishing model: no APC charges apply.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 7; Submission to acceptance (median days): 163
#50
JO

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 4.2
Q1
Hybrid

The Journal of Molecular Medicine focuses on basic findings from disease pathogenesis to therapy research across all human diseases. Studies based on model organisms are considered if relevant to human disease, while studies solely based on cell lines will not...

Identifiers

ISSN 0946-2716
eISSN 1432-1440

Publication Cost

No publication charges except for special services; immediate gold Open Access publication charges incur.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 17 days
#51
HG
Human Gene Therapy

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

JIF 4
Q1
Closed

Identifiers

ISSN 1043-0342
eISSN 1557-7422
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#52
EJ
European Journal Of Clinical Investigation

WILEY

JIF 3.6
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0014-2972
eISSN 1365-2362
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#53
WR
JIF 3.4
Q1
Hybrid

Wound Repair and Regeneration publishes international coverage of cellular and molecular biology, connective tissue, and biological mediator studies in tissue repair and regeneration. It is the official journal of The Wound Healing Society, The European Tissue...

Identifiers

ISSN 1067-1927
eISSN 1524-475X

Publication Cost

Color illustrations are published free of charge. Open Access is available through Wiley OnlineOpen for a fee paid by the author, funder, or institution.

Publishing Timeline

14 days submission to first decision (median)
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