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Best open-access journals for Medicine

The top 40 of 2,017 Medicine journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals Scimago files only under other fields, 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).

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  1. 1
    CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
    225.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Journal of Hematology & Oncology
    30.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Molecular Cancer
    25.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
    18.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
    17.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Molecular Neurodegeneration
    16.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
    15.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Canadian Medical Association
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Cardiovascular Diabetology
    15.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    The Lancet Public Health
    15.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    The Lancet Digital Health
    14.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Gut Microbes
    14.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Landes Bioscience
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Microbiome
    13.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    Experimental & Molecular Medicine
    13.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    Journal of Biomedical Science
    13.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    Journal of Nanobiotechnology
    11.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    npj Digital Medicine
    11.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
    11.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  18. 18
    The Lancet Microbe
    11.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    EClinicalMedicine
    10.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Cancer Communications
    10.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Genome Medicine
    10.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    The Lancet Planetary Health
    10.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Pharmacological Research
    10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    Implementation Science
    10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    The Lancet Global Health
    9.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  26. 26
    Cell Death Discovery
    9.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  27. 27
    JMIR Mental Health
    9.7 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR Publications
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    Journal of Neuroinflammation
    9.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  29. 29
    Journal of Clinical Investigation
    9.3 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for Clinical Investigation
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  30. 30
    British Journal of Biomedical Science
    9.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  31. 31
    EBioMedicine
    9.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  32. 32
    MedComm
    9.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  33. 33
    European Respiratory Review
    9.0 cites/paper · Q1 · European Respiratory Society
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  34. 34
    Journal of Sport and Health Science
    9.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  35. 35
    International Journal of Nanomedicine
    8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  36. 36
    npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
    8.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  37. 37
    Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
    8.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  38. 38
    International Journal of Biological Sciences
    8.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Ivyspring International Publisher
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  39. 39
    Immune Network
    8.5 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  40. 40
    Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
    8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    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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Frequently asked

CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Molecular Cancer, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report lead this list, drawn from a 17,782-venue index. The top 40 of 2,017 ranked venues are listed on this page; all 40 are Scimago Q1. Journals are listed when both OpenAlex and Scimago file them under Medicine, plus any documented corrections; a journal Scimago does not cover is listed on OpenAlex's word alone. 152 journals OpenAlex files under Medicine are left out because Scimago files them only under other fields. They are ranked by Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then journals without one); within a quartile, journals Scimago places in Medicine come before those it does not cover, and then OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window decides. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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