Open Access Health care Journals
A list of Open Access Health care journals for you to publish your manuscript in
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Open Access journals publish papers that are free to the reader to download. OA papers have undergone peer review and are not more or less stringent than papers in closed journals — the main difference is in the business model.
We hope this list of Health care OA journals will be helpful for you in deciding where to publish your Health care manuscript.
We have thousands of high-impact factor Health care journals in our list.Rather than just the top hits Health care journals, we have made an exhaustive list of open accesss Health care journals. Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best Health care venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access Health care journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of Health care OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
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Health Research Policy and Systems | 1478-4505 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1278 | 23377 | 91.8 | Website |
Human Resources for Health | 1478-4491 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1235 | 32131 | 88.2 | Website |
Patient Experience Journal | 2372-0247 | ☑ | The Beryl Institute | 423 | 1553 | 87.7 | Website |
Implementation Science | 1748-5908 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2064 | 110399 | 86.5 | Website |
Health literacy research and practice | 2474-8307 | ☑ | SLACK, Inc. | 198 | 671 | 86.4 | Website |
BMC Health Services Research | 1472-6963 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 11639 | 216758 | 82.9 | Website |
Journal of research in interprofessional practice and education | 1916-7342 | CISP Journal Services | 144 | 754 | 78.5 | ||
Health Economics Review | 2191-1991 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 459 | 4874 | 75.6 | Website |
Smart homecare technology and telehealth | 2253-1564 | ☑ | Dove Medical Press | 47 | 434 | 74.5 | Website |
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | 2045-4015 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 686 | 4279 | 74.3 | Website |
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation | 1478-7547 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 539 | 9676 | 72.4 | Website |
International Journal of Telerehabilitation | 1945-2020 | ☑ | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh | 259 | 2499 | 72.2 | Website |
International Journal for Equity in Health | 1475-9276 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2129 | 42452 | 71.1 | Website |
Journal of Comorbidity | 2235-042X | ☑ | SAGE | 151 | 1949 | 68.2 | Website |
Jmir mhealth and uhealth | 2291-5222 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 2398 | 49055 | 66.7 | Website |
International Journal of Integrated Care | 1568-4156 | ☑ | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. | 5929 | 17034 | 65.5 | Website |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | 1472-6947 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2753 | 56846 | 65.2 | Website |
Globalization and Health | 1744-8603 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1122 | 26718 | 64.7 | Website |
JMIR nursing | 2562-7600 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 62 | 153 | 62.9 | Website |
Journal of healthcare leadership | 1179-3201 | ☑ | Dove Medical Press | 162 | 1346 | 59.9 | Website |
Health and interprofessional practice | 2159-1253 | ☑ | Pacific University Library | 88 | 166 | 59.1 | Website |
EGEMS | 2327-9214 | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. | 310 | 3224 | 58.7 | ||
BMJ health & care informatics | 2632-1009 | ☑ | BMJ | 206 | 794 | 57.8 | Website |
NursingPlus Open | 2352-9008 | ☑ | Elsevier | 14 | 1440 | 57.1 | Website |
International journal of health policy and management | 2322-5939 | ☑ | Maad Rayan Publishing Company | 1558 | 12313 | 56.7 | Website |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 1752-4458 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 778 | 13208 | 56.6 | Website |
International Journal of Electronic Healthcare | 1741-8453 | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. | 305 | 2355 | 54.4 | ||
mHealth | 2306-9740 | AME Publishing Company | 346 | 2809 | 52.9 | ||
Journal of innovation in health informatics | 2058-4555 | ☑ | BCS Learning and Development | 596 | 8002 | 52.5 | Website |
JMIR human factors | 2292-9495 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 411 | 2881 | 52.3 | Website |
Health Services and Delivery Research | 2050-4349 | ☑ | National Institute for Health Research | 352 | 4635 | 51.7 | Website |
Blockchain in healthcare today | 2573-8240 | Partners in Digital Health | 72 | 273 | 51.4 | ||
Journal of Hospital Administration | 1927-6990 | Sciedu Press | 595 | 1297 | 51.4 | ||
International journal of healthcare | 2377-7338 | Sciedu Press | 129 | 343 | 51.2 | ||
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications | 1687-6415 | ☑ | Hindawi Limited | 218 | 3587 | 49.1 | Website |
Advances in Simulation | 2059-0628 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 213 | 1961 | 48.8 | Website |
Innovation and entrepreneurship in health | 2324-5905 | Dove Medical Press | 30 | 165 | 46.7 | ||
Inquiry | 0046-9580 | ☑ | SAGE | 923 | 5306 | 46.6 | Website |
Asia Pacific journal of health management | 1833-3818 | ☑ | Australasian College of Health Service Management | 569 | 643 | 46 | Website |
Conflict and Health | 1752-1505 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 600 | 8715 | 45.2 | Website |
Health services insights | 1178-6329 | ☑ | SAGE | 227 | 1482 | 44.5 | Website |
Primary Health Care Research & Development | 1463-4236 | ☑ | Cambridge University Press | 1407 | 9239 | 44.1 | |
Learning health systems | 2379-6146 | ☑ | Wiley | 232 | 881 | 44 | Website |
Health systems and reform | 2328-8604 | ☑ | Taylor & Francis | 78 | 277 | 43.6 | Website |
International Journal of Health Geographics | 1476-072X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 954 | 37754 | 43.5 | Website |
Journal of Medical Internet Research | 1438-8871 | ☑ | 7158 | 234884 | 42 | Website | |
Nordic journal of health economics | 1892-9710 | ☑ | University of Oslo Library | 87 | 235 | 41.4 | Website |
Health Informatics Journal | 1460-4582 | ☑ | SAGE | 1500 | 14809 | 41.4 | Website |
International journal of nursing studies advances | 2666-142X | ☑ | Elsevier | 86 | 309 | 40.7 | Website |
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | 2071-2928 | ☑ | AOSIS | 1124 | 5145 | 40.7 | Website |
Global Health Research and Policy | 2397-0642 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 258 | 2483 | 40.3 | Website |
Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care | 1539-3399 | ☑ | Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care | 420 | 1602 | 40.2 | Website |
Annals of Family Medicine | 1544-1709 | Annals of Family Medicine | 2652 | 79285 | 40.1 | Website | |
JAMIA open | 2574-2531 | ☑ | Oxford University Press | 392 | 1657 | 39.8 | Website |
Quality in primary care | 1479-1064 | 1001 | 3890 | 39.6 | |||
Journal of participatory medicine | 2152-7202 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 66 | 173 | 39.4 | Website |
European Journal for Biomedical Informatics | 1801-5603 | Global Institute for Research and Education (OMICS) | 241 | 390 | 39.4 | ||
JMIR medical informatics | 2291-9694 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 1139 | 8944 | 39.4 | Website |
JMIR diabetes | 2371-4379 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 138 | 526 | 39.1 | Website |
BMJ open quality | 2399-6641 | ☑ | BMJ | 926 | 2449 | 38.4 | Website |
Health equity | 2473-1242 | ☑ | Mary Ann Liebert | 418 | 2077 | 38.3 | Website |
American Journal of Health Sciences | 2157-9636 | Clute Institute | 133 | 233 | 38.3 | ||
International journal of practice-based learning in health and social care | 2051-6223 | Coventry University, Lanchester Library | 165 | 360 | 38.2 | ||
Health Expectations | 1369-6513 | ☑ | Wiley | 2356 | 47456 | 38.1 | Website |
JMIR aging | 2561-7605 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 208 | 1164 | 38 | Website |
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health | 2150-1319 | ☑ | SAGE | 1072 | 5876 | 37.8 | Website |
Health services research and managerial epidemiology | 2333-3928 | ☑ | SAGE | 196 | 571 | 37.8 | Website |
Healthcare Informatics Research | 2093-3681 | ☑ | The Korean Society of Medical Informatics | 670 | 7514 | 37.8 | Website |
JMIR formative research | 2561-326X | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 1404 | 2748 | 37.7 | Website |
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics | 1555-3396 | IGI Global | 477 | 1534 | 37.7 | ||
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice | 2052-3211 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 543 | 2882 | 37.6 | Website |
Journal of healthcare communications | 2472-1654 | OMICS Publishing Group | 211 | 376 | 37.4 | ||
BMC Family Practice | 1471-2296 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2616 | 53990 | 37.3 | Website |
BMJ Global Health | 2059-7908 | ☑ | BMJ | 2831 | 26826 | 37.2 | Website |
보건행정학회지 | 1225-4266 | The Korean Society of Health Policy and Administration | 345 | 811 | 36.8 | ||
E-health telecommunication systems and networks | 2167-9517 | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. | 63 | 255 | 36.5 | ||
Rural and Remote Health | 1445-6354 | ☑ | Rural and Remote Health | 2142 | 20147 | 36.5 | Website |
Digital health | 2055-2076 | ☑ | SAGE | 556 | 3632 | 36.3 | Website |
Clinical eHealth | 2588-9141 | ☑ | Elsevier | 50 | 276 | 36 | Website |
Archives of public health | 0778-7367 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1636 | 11096 | 35.7 | Website |
BMC International Health and Human Rights | 1472-698X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 531 | 13121 | 35.6 | Website |
BMC Nursing | 1472-6955 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1166 | 13181 | 35.6 | Website |
Journal of patient experience | 2374-3735 | ☑ | SAGE | 874 | 2187 | 35.1 | Website |
Implementation science communications | 2662-2211 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 327 | 739 | 34.9 | Website |
International Journal of Family Medicine | 2090-2050 | Hindawi Limited | 139 | 2113 | 34.5 | ||
International Journal of MCH and AIDS | 2161-864X | ☑ | Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. (GHEP) | 233 | 1259 | 34.3 | Website |
Patient intelligence | 1179-3198 | Dove Medical Press | 44 | 299 | 34.1 | ||
Diversity and equality in health and care | 2049-5471 | Scitechnol Biosoft Pvt. Ltd (OMICS) | 634 | 1852 | 34.1 | ||
Frontiers in digital health | 2673-253X | ☑ | Frontiers Media SA | 412 | 732 | 34 | Website |
Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare | 1798-0798 | ☑ | Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare | 418 | 297 | 34 | Website |
International journal of Research Foundation of Hospital and Healthcare Administration | 2347-4254 | Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing | 148 | 414 | 33.8 | ||
Global qualitative nursing research | 2333-3936 | ☑ | SAGE | 239 | 1812 | 33.5 | Website |
BMC Palliative Care | 1472-684X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1283 | 17908 | 33.4 | Website |
Iproceedings | 2369-6893 | JMIR Publications Inc. | 449 | 193 | 33 | ||
Health & Justice | 2194-7899 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 194 | 1573 | 33 | Website |
JMIR cardio | 2561-1011 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 119 | 587 | 32.8 | Website |
Nursing reports | 2039-439X | ☑ | MDPI AG | 204 | 348 | 32.8 | Website |
JMIR Research Protocols | 1929-0748 | ☑ | JMIR Publications Inc. | 2941 | 18440 | 32.8 | Website |
Global Health Action | 1654-9880 | ☑ | Taylor & Francis | 1855 | 33142 | 32.8 | Website |
Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare | 1178-2390 | ☑ | Dove Medical Press | 1350 | 11282 | 32.6 | Website |