Epidemiology · 180 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Epidemiology
The top Epidemiology journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1The Lancet Public Health15.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2British Journal of Biomedical Science9.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Eurosurveillance7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5PLoS Pathogens5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 7JMIR Public Health and Surveillance4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR PublicationsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Journal of Virology4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for MicrobiologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 11Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Harm Reduction Journal3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14Clinical Epidemiology3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15The Italian Journal of Pediatrics3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16International Breastfeeding Journal2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17International Journal of Health Geographics2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Frontiers in Medicine2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Addiction Science & Clinical Practice2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Critical Care Explorations2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wolters KluwerOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wroclaw Medical UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 25Infectious Agents and Cancer2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Journal of Tropical Medicine2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing CorporationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Online Journal of Public Health Informatics1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · University of Illinois at ChicagoOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Translational Pediatrics1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · AME Publishing CompanyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Journal of the Formosan Medical Association1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Terapevticheskii arkhiv1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Consilium MedicumOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Communicable Diseases Intelligence1.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Department of HealthOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 34Journal of International Medical Research1.6 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · University of São PauloOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
- 38Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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