Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · 90 journals indexed

Best open-access journals for Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The top Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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).

  1. 1
    The Lancet Global Health
    9.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Journal of Global Health
    4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Edinburgh University Global Health Society
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    BMJ Global Health
    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Global Health Science and Practice
    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Health Policy and Planning
    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Reproductive Health
    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Children
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Jornal de Pediatria
    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    BMC Pediatrics
    2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    BMJ Paediatrics Open
    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Pediatric Society
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Frontiers in Pediatrics
    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  13. 13
    Frontiers in Global Women s Health
    2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    Australian Prescriber
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · NPS MedicineWise
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  15. 15
    Journal of Biosocial Science
    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  16. 16
    Revista Paulista de Pediatria
    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  17. 17
    Pediatrics & Neonatology
    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  18. 18
    International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  19. 19
    Jurnal NERS
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Airlangga University
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  20. 20
    Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
    1.7 cites/paper · Q3 · World Health Organization
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    Discover Public Health
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  22. 22
    Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Jimma University
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  23. 23
    Indian Journal of Community Medicine
    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Medknow
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  24. 24
    African Journal of Reproductive Health
    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · African Journals OnLine
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  25. 25
    Journal of Nepal Medical Association
    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Nepal Medical Association
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  26. 26
    Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
    0.4 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  27. 27
    Paediatrica Indonesiana
    0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    Kesmas National Public Health Journal
    1.1 cites/paper · Q4 · University of Indonesia
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  29. 29
    Health Risk Analysis
    0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management Technologies
    Open AccessScopus
  30. 30
    Вопросы современной педиатрии
    0.5 cites/paper · Q4 · Paediatrician Publishers, LLC
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  31. 31
    Hygiene and Sanitation
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · Meditsina
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  32. 32
    Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia (MPPKI)
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessScopus
  33. 33
    Acta Medica Philippina
    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · University of the Philippines Manila
    Open AccessScopusPubMed
  34. 34
    Педиатрическая фармакология
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Paediatrician Publishers, LLC
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  35. 35
    Ekologiya Cheloveka (Human Ecology)
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · ECO-vector
    Open AccessScopus
  36. 36
    Paediatria Croatica
    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Children's Diseases Zagreb
    Open AccessScopus
  37. 37
    Global Pediatric Health
    1.9 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJPubMed
  38. 38
    BMJ Public Health
    1.9 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · BMJ
    Open AccessDOAJWeb of SciencePubMed
  39. 39
    KnE Life Sciences
    0.7 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Knowledge E
    Open Access
  40. 40
    International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
    0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES)
    Open Access

“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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The Lancet Global Health, Journal of Global Health, BMJ Global Health, Global Health Science and Practice, Health Policy and Planning are among the top results, ranked by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper from a 17,786-venue index, predatory venues excluded. The full list is on this page; for a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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