List of Paid Medicine Journals: 2025

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Here, we provide an updated list of scholarly, peer-reviewed without APC medicine journals.

APC Free medicine Journals are academic journals that do not charge authors an Article Processing Charge (APC) to publish their research.

There are many medicine journals that charge zero APC (Article Processing Charges) from authors, and these journals are indexed in major databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), and DOAJ.



APC Free Medicine Journals List

For the most recent list of APC waived medicine journals, see the list below.


Journals List Subject ISSN IF CiteScore
Liver International Medicine 1478-3231 6.7 13.1
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine Medicine 2157-1422 5.4 13.0
Inflammation and Regeneration Medicine 1880-8190 8.2 11.1
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics Medicine 1535-9484 7.4 12.8
Comprehensive Physiology Medicine 2040-4603 8.91 13.3
Cell Reports Methods Medicine 2667-2375 3.8 2.1
Journal of Clinical Immunology Medicine 1573-2592 9.1 10.9
American Heart Journal Medicine 1097-6744 4.8 8.5
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle Medicine 2190-6009 8.9 13.0
Journal of Adolescent Health Medicine 1879-1972 7.6 9.2
American Journal of Preventive Medicine Medicine 1873-2607 5.5 8.5
JCO Precision Oncology Medicine 2473-4284 4.6 8.2
Communications Biology Medicine 2399-3642 5.9 7.6
International Journal of Cancer Medicine 1097-0215 6.4 15.2
Health Services Research Medicine 1475-6773 3.4 5.4
International Journal of Social Psychiatry Medicine 1741-2854 5.8 11.5
European Psychiatry Medicine 1778-3585 7.8 8.8
Arthroscopy Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Medicine 1526-3231 4.6 9.1
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery Medicine 1759-8486 4.8 10.7
Clinical Epigenetics Medicine 1868-7083 6.7 11.1
RMD Open Medicine 2056-5933 6.2 7.7
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology CJASN Medicine 1555-905X 9.8 11.9
Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Medicine 1463-1326 5.8 11.8
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Medicine 0002-8614 6.3 10.4
Mayo Clinic Proceedings Medicine 1942-5546 8.9 16.3
Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions Medicine 1941-7632 5.6 9.2
Annals of the American Thoracic Society Medicine 2325-6621 8.3 9.3
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism Medicine 1879-3061 10.9 17.9
Conservation Biology Medicine 1523-1739 6.3 12.1
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology Medicine 1175-0561 7.4 12.2
Chest Medicine 1931-3543 9.6 11.9
Journal of the American Heart Association Medicine 2047-9980 5.4 8.6
JAMA Ophthalmology Medicine 2168-6173 8.1 12.3
European heart journal Quality of care and clinical outcomes Medicine 2058-1742 5.2 7.7
npj Genomic Medicine Medicine 2056-7944 6.0 7.1
Drugs Medicine 1179-1950 10.5 20.4
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Medicine 1470-2738 6.3 9.3
British Journal of Surgery Medicine 1365-2168 6.939 11.9
Journal of Clinical Microbiology Medicine 1098-660X 9.4 14.3
PLoS Genetics Medicine 1553-7404 4.5 9.0
Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics Medicine 1557-8593 5.4 11.6
JNCI Cancer Spectrum Medicine 2515-5091 4.4 6.9
Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology Medicine 1559-0267 9.1 19.9
Investigative Radiology Medicine 1536-0210 6.7 13.6
American Journal of Gastroenterology Medicine 1572-0241 9.8 10.5
Radiology Artificial Intelligence Medicine 2638-6100 9.8 12.4
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Medicine 1527-974X 6.4 11.7
JACC CardioOncology Medicine 2666-0873 11.1 8.8
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medicine 2352-345X 7.2 11.4
American Journal of Sports Medicine Medicine 1552-3365 4.8 9.9
Obstetrics and Gynecology Medicine 1873-233X 7.2 9.8
Current Psychiatry Reports Medicine 1535-1645 6.7 13.4
Neurology Medicine 1526-632X 10.1 12.4
Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Medicine 1941-7705 6.9 8.5
JACC Clinical Electrophysiology Medicine 2405-500X 7 9.5
Journal of Autoimmunity Medicine 1095-9157 12.8 24.9
Gut Microbes Medicine 1949-0984 12.2 14.4
Environmental Research Letters Medicine 1748-9326 6.7 10.1
Bone and Joint Journal Medicine 2049-4408 4.6 9.1
JACC Basic to Translational Science Medicine 2452-302X 9.7 14.4
American Journal of Public Health Medicine 1541-0048 12.7 8.7
Seminars in Immunology Medicine 1096-3618 7.8 14.8
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation Medicine 1557-3117 8.9 11.7
Cancer Medicine 1097-0142 6.2 12.2
European Stroke Journal Medicine 2396-9881 6.1 9.0
The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific Medicine 2666-6065 7.1 5.9
Addiction Medicine 1360-0443 6.0 10.1
Biosensors and Bioelectronics Medicine 1873-4235 12.6 20.6
Current Opinion in Microbiology Medicine 1879-0364 5.4 11.2
ESMO Open Medicine 2059-7029 7.3 8.7
Hypertension Medicine 1524-4563 8.3 13.9
JAMA Dermatology Medicine 2168-6084 10.9 13.8
Critical Care Medicine Medicine 1530-0293 8.8 12.6
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medicine 1471-0528 5.8 10.4
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Medicine 1524-4636 8.7 14.7
Blood Reviews Medicine 1532-1681 7.4 16.4
npj Breast Cancer Medicine 2374-4677 6.5 7.6
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Medicine 1532-429X 6.6 9.1
Biostatistics Medicine 1468-4357 3.8 7.3
British Journal of Dermatology Medicine 1365-2133 11.11 15.7
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Medicine 2045-7979 8.1 7.9
Pediatrics Medicine 1098-4275 8 11.6
Cardiovascular Diabetology Medicine 1475-2840 9.6 12.3
Biomarker Research Medicine 2050-7771 9.6 12.1
Journal of Infectious Diseases Medicine 1537-6613 6.4 11.7
Schizophrenia Bulletin Medicine 1745-1701 8.1 11.5
American Journal of Hematology Medicine 1096-8652 12.8 15.1
JACC Cardiovascular Interventions Medicine 1876-7605 11.3 11.3
Annals of Surgery Medicine 1528-1140 9.0 16.2
Acta neuropathologica communications Medicine 2051-5960 6.2
Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine Medicine 2574-8300 7.4 8.7
Breast Cancer Research Medicine 1465-542X 7.4 13.8
Cancer Research Medicine 1538-7445 11.2 16.9
Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Medicine 1941-3084 8.4 11.5
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research Medicine 1756-9966 11.5 20.7
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Medicine 1600-0447 5.3 9.1
Bioresource Technology Medicine 1873-2976 11.4 19.0
Anaesthesia Medicine 1365-2044 10.7 18.8
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Medicine 1097-6868 9.8 14.3
Blood Advances Medicine 2473-9537 7.5 11.5
Cardiovascular Research Medicine 1755-3245 10.8 18.3
British Journal of Anaesthesia Medicine 1471-6771 9.8 14.9
npj Precision Oncology Medicine 2397-768X 9.0 9.6
Journal of Pathology Medicine 0204634 7.3 15.3
Environmental Science and Technology Medicine 1520-5851 11.4 16.7
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Medicine 1469-0705 7.1 12.6
Globalization and Health Medicine 1744-8603 7.8 14.2
Modern Pathology Medicine 1530-0285 7.5 13.0
Reviews in Medical Virology Medicine 1099-1654 11.1 18.7
Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews Medicine 1879-0305 13 17.1
Circulation Heart Failure Medicine 1941-3297 9.7 10.8
Journal of Travel Medicine Medicine 1708-8305 13.0 19.6
Current Opinion in Immunology Medicine 0952-7915 7 12.5
Obesity Reviews Medicine 1467-789X 8.9 17.2
JCI Insight Medicine 2379-3708 8.0 14.4
American Journal of Transplantation Medicine 1600-6143 8.039 15.9
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics Medicine 1365-2036 6.6 11.4
Mucosal Immunology Medicine 1935-3456 8.6 15.0
International Journal of Epidemiology Medicine 1464-3685 9.7 13.8
Milbank Quarterly Medicine 1468-0009 6.6 8.6
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Medicine 1878-5921 7.2 10.7
Implementation Science Medicine 1748-5908 9.7 12.5
Journal of Crohns and Colitis Medicine 1873-9946 8.7 13.9
British Journal of Cancer Medicine 1532-1827 8.4 14.1
Metabolism Clinical and Experimental Medicine 1532-8600 9.9 20.4
European Journal of Cancer Medicine 1879-0852 8.4 11.1
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medicine 1542-7714 12.6 14.9
American Journal of Kidney Diseases Medicine 1523-6838 13.2 16.3
Med Medicine 2666-6340 17 13.0
Journal of Internal Medicine Medicine 1365-2796 11.1 18.9
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Medicine 2001-3078 16 23.9
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Medicine 1538-7836 10.4 22.1
Health Psychology Review Medicine 1743-7202 9.8 19.2
Thorax Medicine 1468-3296 10 14.3
The Lancet Regional Health Americas Medicine 2667-193X 7.4 4.1
Trends in Cancer Medicine 2405-8025 18.4 24.8
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry Medicine 1468-330X 11 15.9
JAMA Surgery Medicine 2168-6262 16.9 20.4
Journal of Cell Biology Medicine 1540-8140 7.8 13.3
Blood Cancer Journal Medicine 2044-5385 12.8 13.4
Molecular Aspects of Medicine Medicine 1872-9452 10.6 23.6
FEMS Microbiology Reviews Medicine 1574-6976 11.3 21.0
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Medicine 1097-6825 14.2 22.6
Leukemia Medicine 1476-5551 10.4 17.1
BMC Medicine Medicine 1741-7015 10.4 14.2
European Heart Journal Medicine 1522-9645 39.3 29.2
Nature Reviews Rheumatology Medicine 1759-4804 29.1 21.6
Trends in Microbiology Medicine 1878-4380 18.6 27.4
Cellular and Molecular Immunology Medicine 2042-0226 19.1 22.0
npj Digital Medicine Medicine 2398-6352 15.2 23.6


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