Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · 163 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
The top Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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
- 2International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Globalization and Health6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Infectious Diseases of Poverty5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Nutrients5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Medical Education Online4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7
- 8Food & Nutrition Research4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Swedish Nutrition FoundationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9
- 10
- 11Biology of Sex Differences4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Clinical and Translational Science4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Frontiers in Nutrition3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18PLoS neglected tropical diseases3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19
- 20
- 21Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Archives of Public Health2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · InformaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Public Health Nutrition2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Preventive Medicine Reports2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Animal Reproduction2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Journal of Epidemiology1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Japan Epidemiological AssociationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare1.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - B1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Institute of Mathematical SciencesOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Journal of Reproduction and Development1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Japanese Society of Animal ReproductionOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Current Developments in Nutrition0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Tropical Medicine and Health2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34
- 35Advances in Medical Education and Practice2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36
- 37Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da SaúdeOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Clinical Medicine1.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Royal College of PhysiciansOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Brazilian Society of Tropical MedicineOpen 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.
Tools for your next paper
Gaps & Literature SearchFind open questions in any field — 120,000+ open gaps mined from our own library.Pre-CheckIs your paper ready? A Tier 1–5 acceptance probability in seconds.Journal FinderA ranked shortlist of target journals from a 17,500-venue index.Duplicate Publication CheckerCheck prior-publication & salami-slicing risk across 8 sources.Citation GeneratorFreeA DOI or title → APA, MLA, Vancouver, Chicago, BibTeX, RIS. No signup.Graphical Abstract MakerFreeTurn your findings into a colorblind-safe graphical abstract.