Best Open Access Journals for Medicine (2026)

We track 33 open access journals in Medicine, with an average impact factor of 23.1 and average APC of $550. 33 are open access.

Top 10 Open Access Medicine Journals by Impact Factor

#1
ARS Medica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · ISSN: 0718-1051 OA Free
Free
#2
Acta Haematologica Polonica
Via Medica · ISSN: 0001-5814 OA Free
Free
#3
Acta Medica Alanya
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University · ISSN: 2587-0319 OA Free
Free
#4
Aerosol Research
Copernicus Publications · ISSN: 2940-3391 OA Free
Free
#5
Argentinian Journal of Respiratory and Physical Therapy
Asociación Civil Científica de Difusión y Promoción de la Kinesiología · ISSN: 2618-4095 OA Free
Free
#6
Autopsy and Case Reports
University of São Paulo · ISSN: 2236-1960 OA Free
Free
#7
BMC Psychiatry
BMC · ISSN: 1471-244X OA
$2790
#8
BMJ Digital Health & AI
BMJ Publishing Group · ISSN: 3049-575X OA
$3580
#9
Communications Medicine
Nature Portfolio · ISSN: 2730-664X OA
$2890
#10
Conexões: Ciência e Tecnologia
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará · ISSN: 2176-0144 OA Free
Free

All Open Access Medicine Journals

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

0120-0011
OA
Slovenska pediatrija

The Society for Children with Metabolic Disorders

1318-4423
OA
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

EDP Sciences

0022-1058
OA
Бюллетень сибирской медицины

Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk)

1682-0363
OA
生物医学转化

Lanzhou University Press

2096-8965
OA
Journal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences

Zabansaraye Parsian Novin Mehr Institute

2783-3127
IF 56.90 OA
eLife

eLife Sciences Publications

2050-084X
IF 8.70 OA
PLoS ONE

Public Library of Science

1932-6203
IF 3.70 OA

Frequently Asked Questions

The best journals for Medicine are ranked by impact factor on this page. We track 33 journals in this field, with an average impact factor of 23.1.

There are currently 33 open access journals in Medicine indexed in our database.

The average Article Processing Charge for Medicine journals is approximately $550 USD.
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