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Top 10 Open Access Medical Informatics Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Medical Informatics 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
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.
#3
PD

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.
#4
IM
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
#5
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
#6
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.
#7
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.
#8
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.
#9
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.
#10
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.
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