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

1. 1
   The Lancet Global Health

   8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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2. 2
   Journal of Global Health

   4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Edinburgh University Global Health Society

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3. 3
   BMJ Global Health

   3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ

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4. 4
   Global Health Science and Practice

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Johns Hopkins University Press

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5. 5
   The Italian Journal of Pediatrics

   2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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6. 6
   Health Policy and Planning

   2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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7. 7
   Reproductive Health

   2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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8. 8
   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

   2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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9. 9
   Children

   2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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10. 10
    BMC Pediatrics

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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11. 11
    BMJ Paediatrics Open

    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJ

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12. 12
    Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Pediatric Society

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13. 13
    Frontiers in Pediatrics

    1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media

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14. 14
    International Health

    1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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15. 15
    Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

    1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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16. 16
    SAGE Open Medicine

    2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

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17. 17
    Frontiers in Global Women s Health

    2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers Media

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18. 18
    Australian Prescriber

    1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · NPS MedicineWise

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19. 19
    Journal of Biosocial Science

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University Press

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20. 20
    The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Informa

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21. 21
    International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

    0.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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22. 22
    Jurnal NERS

    0.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Airlangga University

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23. 23
    African Journal of Reproductive Health

    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · African Journals OnLine

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24. 24
    Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences

    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Jimma University

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25. 25
    Journal of Nepal Health Research Council

    0.4 cites/paper · Q3

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26. 26
    Paediatrica Indonesiana

    0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House

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27. 27
    Kesmas National Public Health Journal

    1.1 cites/paper · Q4 · University of Indonesia

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28. 28
    Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal

    0.8 cites/paper · Q4

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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

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32. 32
    Acta Medica Philippina

    0.4 cites/paper · Q4 · University of the Philippines Manila

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33. 33
    Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia (MPPKI)

    0.4 cites/paper · Q4

    Open AccessScopus
34. 34
    Педиатрическая фармакология

    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Paediatrician Publishers, LLC

    Open AccessDOAJScopus
35. 35
    Ekologiya Cheloveka (Human Ecology)

    0.2 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

    1.6 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · SAGE Publishing

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38. 38
    KnE Life Sciences

    0.7 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Knowledge E

    Open Access
39. 39
    International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)

    0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES)

    Open Access
40. 40
    Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)

    0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Elsevier BV

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