Best open-access journals for Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
All 30 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,782-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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 Planetary Health10.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Environment International9.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 4Environmental Health Perspectives7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Environmental Sciences Europe7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8Toxics4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Environments3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusPubMed
- 11Environmental Epidemiology2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wolters KluwerOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14Aerosol and Air Quality Research3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Taiwan Association for Aerosol ResearchOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Human & Experimental Toxicology3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17The Journal of Toxicological Sciences1.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Japanese Society of Toxicological SciencesOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Nofer Institute of Occupational MedicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Industrial Health1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · National Institute of Occupational Safety and HealthOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter OpenOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental0.5 cites/paper · Q4 · National Autonomous University of MexicoOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 22Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene)0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · The Japanese Society for HygieneOpen AccessScopusPubMed
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- 25Frontiers in Sustainable Cities2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Atmosphere3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Health Risk Analysis0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management TechnologiesOpen AccessScopus
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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.