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Top 10 Open Access Medicine, General & Internal Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Medicine, General & Internal 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.

Military Medical Research

BioMed Central

JIF 22.9

Open

Military Medical Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to disseminating the latest evidence and novel findings in basic and clinical sciences, translational research and precision medicine, emerging and interdisciplinary subjects, and sup...

Identifiers

ISSN 2095-7467

eISSN 2054-9369

Publication Cost

There is no fee to publish because the article processing charge is covered by the Military Medical Research Editorial Office.

Publishing Timeline

Proof corrections are requested within two days after acceptance.

Internal

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Eclinicalmedicine

Elsevier BV

JIF 10

Open

eClinicalMedicine is an open access journal in The Lancet Discovery Science suite. It publishes basic, translational, clinical, and health systems research and is identified by ISSN 2589-5370.

Identifiers

eISSN 2589-5370

Publication Cost

Article processing charge is payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types; APC information is provided at https://www.thelancet.com/open-access.

Publishing Timeline

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

Internal

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PLOS Medicine

Public Library of Science

JIF 9.9

Open

PLOS Medicine is an open-access medical journal with online ISSN 1549-1676 that publishes article types including Research Articles, Perspectives, and Editorials.

Identifiers

ISSN 1549-1277

eISSN 1549-1676

Publication Cost

Publication fees apply; PLOS publication fees, funding initiatives, and fee assistance information are provided centrally.

Publishing Timeline

A decision on PLOS Publication Fee Assistance is usually sent within 10 business days.

Internal

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Jama Network Open

American Medical Association

JIF 9.7

Open

JAMA Network Open is an open access medical journal in the JAMA Network that publishes research across a broad range of clinical and health specialties.

Identifiers

ISSN 2574-3805

eISSN 2574-3805

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: 2 days without external peer review and 49 days with review; median time from submission to acceptance: 92 days; 63 days from acceptance to publication.

Internal

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Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 9.1

Open

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle internationally publishes both research and clinical material related to cachexia and sarcopenia, as well as body composition and its physiological and pathophysiological changes during the lifespan and in response to...

Identifiers

ISSN 2190-5991

eISSN 2190-6009

Publication Cost

Open access fees may be covered through Wiley Open Access Accounts, and automatic waivers or discounts are offered for authors based in developing countries.

Publishing Timeline

24 days submission to first decision (median)

Geriatrics

Internal

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Bmc Medicine

BioMed Central

JIF 8.3

Open

BMC Medicine is an open access, open peer review medical journal publishing research of broad interest to the biomedical and sociomedical communities. It covers clinical practice, translational medicine, medical and health advances, public health, global healt...

Identifiers

ISSN 1741-7015

eISSN 1741-7015

Publication Cost

APC: £3190.00 GBP / $4490.00 USD / €3690.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 3 days

Internal

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Dental And Medical Problems

Wroclaw Medical University Press

JIF 3.9

Open

Dental and Medical Problems is a bimonthly open access journal published by Wroclaw Medical University that covers dentistry, oral health, and general medicine. The journal publishes original papers and reviews, accepts research letters, and includes invited e...

Identifiers

ISSN 1644-387X

eISSN 2300-9020

Publication Cost

Article processing charge: 1600 EUR / 6900 PLN for all article types; waived for invited submissions; employees of Wroclaw Medical University are exempt.

Publishing Timeline

Ahead of Print publication has been used since October 2021 to enable earlier publication and indexation of accepted manuscripts before assignment to an issue.

Dentistry

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Systematic Reviews

BioMed Central

JIF 3.9

Open

Systematic Reviews publishes evidence syntheses in clinical, pre-clinical and other health-related fields and associated methodology. It covers a growing range of review types and accepts full systematic, rapid, scoping and realist reviews regardless of the si...

Identifiers

eISSN 2046-4053

Publication Cost

APC: £2390.00 GBP / $3190.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 77 days

Internal

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Diagnostics

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

JIF 3.3

Open

Diagnostics is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on medical diagnosis published semimonthly online by MDPI. The British Neuro-Oncology Society (BNOS), the International Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISIDOG) a...

Identifiers

eISSN 2075-4418

Publication Cost

Article processing charges (APC) are paid by authors or their institutions.

Publishing Timeline

First decision approximately 21.6 days after submission; acceptance to publication 2.7 days (median values for papers published in the second half of 2025).

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Frontiers In Medicine

Frontiers Media

JIF 3

Open

Frontiers in Medicine is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes Research Topics spanning a broad range of medical specialties, from dermatology to translational medicine, with a focus on advances in medicinal science, clinical trials, healthcare in...

Identifiers

eISSN 2296-858X

Publication Cost

Article processing charges apply for accepted papers under a gold open access model.

Internal

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