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Top 10 Open Access Health Care Sciences & Services Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Health Care Sciences & Services journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

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

#1
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
#2
IS
JIF 13.4
Q1
Open

Implementation Science is a pioneering, highly-accessed journal dedicated to publishing evidence regarding methods for promoting the uptake of consolidated research findings into routine healthcare practice and health policy. It provides a multidisciplinary pl...

Identifiers

ISSN 1748-5908
eISSN 1748-5908

Publication Cost

£2690.00 GBP / $3490.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR APC

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 18 days
#3
LR
JIF 13
Q1
Open

The Lancet Regional Health – Europe is an open access general medical journal in The Lancet Regional Health suite that publishes high-quality, evidence-based research focused on Europe.

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-7762
eISSN 2666-7762

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charges are payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.
#4
JH

American Medical Association

JIF 11.3
Q1
Open

JAMA Health Forum is a JAMA Network journal publishing health policy and health care research and opinion content, including Original Investigations, Research Letters, Viewpoints, Editorials, and JAMA Forum articles. Articles are labeled open access.

Identifiers

ISSN 2689-0186
eISSN 2689-0186

Publication Cost

All research articles that are accepted for publication require payment of an article processing charge (APC); waivers and discounts are available for eligible authors from Hinari Core Offer countries.

Publishing Timeline

Median time to first decision is 4 days and 44 days with review; median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days; 68 days from acceptance to publication.
#5
LR
JIF 8.1
Q1
Open

The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is an open access general medical journal in The Lancet Regional Health suite, publishing high-quality, evidence-based research focused on the Western Pacific region. ISSN 2666-6065.

Identifiers

eISSN 2666-6065

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charges are payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.
#6
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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#7
LR
JIF 7.6
Q1
Open

The Lancet Regional Health – Americas is a regional title in The Lancet family with manuscript submission handled through Editorial Manager. Navigation links direct authors to the journal overview and instructions for authors hosted on The Lancet platform.

Identifiers

ISSN 2667-193X
eISSN 2667-193X

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Authors publishing full-length peer-reviewed article types pay an article processing charge upon acceptance; discounts and waivers are available.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.
#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
LR

The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia is part of The Lancet Regional Health suite of open access general medical journals publishing high-quality, evidence-based research focused on Southeast Asia. The journal has ISSN 2772-3682 and lists an Impact Facto...

Identifiers

ISSN 2772-3682
eISSN 2772-3682

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charges are payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types; discounts and waivers are available.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.
#10
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.
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