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Best open-access journals for Epidemiology

The top Epidemiology journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, drawn from an17,538-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 free Journal Finder.

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  1. 1
    British Journal of Biomedical Science
    8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Eurosurveillance
    7.1 cites/paper · Q1 · European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Journal of Infection
    5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Hepatology Communications
    4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
    4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Expert Review of Vaccines
    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Informa
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    PLoS Pathogens
    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of Science
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
    3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR Publications
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Journal of Virology
    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for Microbiology
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Virology Journal
    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    Harm Reduction Journal
    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    Clinical Epidemiology
    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
    2.8 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    International Breastfeeding Journal
    2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  18. 18
    Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    Frontiers in Medicine
    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Open Forum Infectious Diseases
    0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    Virus Research
    3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Journal of Korean Medical Science
    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    Infectious Agents and Cancer
    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    Infection and Drug Resistance
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Dove Medical Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  26. 26
    Infection and Chemotherapy
    2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Jin Publishing & Printing Co.
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  27. 27
    Journal of Tropical Medicine
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Hindawi Publishing Corporation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    Tzu Chi Medical Journal
    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Tzu Chi
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  29. 29
    Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · University of Illinois at Chicago
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  31. 31
    Translational Pediatrics
    1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · AME Publishing Company
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  32. 32
    Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
    1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  33. 33
    Terapevticheskii arkhiv
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Consilium Medicum
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  34. 34
    Communicable Diseases Intelligence
    1.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Department of Health
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  35. 35
    Acta Virologica
    1.5 cites/paper · Q3 · AEPress
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  36. 36
    Saudi Medical Journal
    1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Ministry of Defence and Aviation
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  37. 37
    Journal of International Medical Research
    1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  38. 38
    Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
    1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  39. 39
    Intervirology
    1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Karger Publishers
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  40. 40
    Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · University of São Paulo
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed

“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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