28 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Epidemiology
28 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Epidemiology charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 4 are Q1 and 1 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 18% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 15 weeks. Most are published in Iran (7), Russia (4) and Brazil (2). 79% accept manuscripts in English and 43% accept at least one other language.
All 28 free-to-publish journals in Epidemiology
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eurosurveillance 1560-7917 | Q1 | 2.81 | 143 | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | Sweden | 30 wk |
| 2 | Emerging Infectious Diseases 1080-6040 · 1080-6059 | Q1 | 2.034 | 287 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | United States | 8 wk |
| 3 | Journal of Health Monitoring 2511-2708 | Q1 | 1.661 | 19 | Robert Koch Institute | Germany | 20 wk |
| 4 | Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 2368-738X | Q1 | 1.204 | 41 | Public Health Agency of Canada | Canada | 40 wk |
| 5 | Sleep Epidemiology 2667-3436 | Q2 | 0.589 | 11 | Elsevier | Netherlands | 14 wk |
| 6 | Revista Brasileira de Saúde Ocupacional 0303-7657 · 2317-6369 | Q3 | 0.334 | 10 | Fundação Jorge Duprat Figueiredo de Segurança e Medicina do Trabalho - FUNDACENTRO | Brazil | 53 wk |
| 7 | International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases 2468-8827 · 2468-8835 | Q3 | 0.276 | 10 | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications | India | 15 wk |
| 8 | Infectious Diseases & Immunity 2096-9511 · 2693-8839 | Q3 | 0.252 | 9 | Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams Wilkins | United States | 9 wk |
| 9 | Проблемы особо опасных инфекций 0370-1069 · 2658-719X | Q3 | 0.235 | 12 | Federal Government Health Institution, Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe” | Russia | 12 wk |
| 10 | Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии 0372-9311 · 2686-7613 | Q3 | 0.209 | 16 | Central Research Institute for Epidemiology | Russia | 8 wk |
| 11 | Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика 2073-3046 · 2619-0494 | Q4 | 0.202 | 11 | Numikom LLC | Russia | 8 wk |
| 12 | Brazilian Journal of Biometrics 2764-5290 | Q4 | 0.196 | 7 | Brazilian Region of the International Biometric Society (RBras) | Brazil | 30 wk |
| 13 | Turkish Journal of Public Health 1304-1088 | Q4 | 0.188 | 3 | Halk Sağlığı Uzmanları Derneği | Türkiye | 24 wk |
| 14 | علوم بهداشتی ایران 2322-553X · 2981-2240 | Q4 | 0.184 | 5 | Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 10 wk |
| 15 | Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health 2664-2824 | Q4 | 0.181 | 4 | African Field Epidemiology Network | Uganda | 48 wk |
| 16 | Global Biosecurity 2652-0036 | Q4 | 0.18 | 14 | University of New South Wales | Australia | 16 wk |
| 17 | مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران 1735-7489 · 2228-7507 | Q4 | 0.167 | 17 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 16 wk |
| 18 | The Indonesian Journal of Public Health 1829-7005 · 2540-8836 | Q4 | 0.166 | 5 | Universitas Airlangga | Indonesia | 8 wk |
| 19 | Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия 1684-4386 · 2686-9586 | Q4 | 0.164 | 11 | Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | Russia | 8 wk |
| 20 | Journal of Occupational Health and Epidemiology 2251-8096 · 2252-0902 | Q4 | 0.16 | 8 | Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 20 wk |
| 21 | Journal of Preventive Epidemiology 2476-3934 | Q4 | 0.159 | 3 | Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention | Iran | 4 wk |
| 22 | Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine 1658-6786 · 1658-6794 | Q4 | 0.154 | 5 | Naif University Publishing House | Saudi Arabia | 12 wk |
| 23 | Infection, Epidemiology and Microbiology 2588-4107 · 2588-4115 | Q4 | 0.154 | 6 | University of Tarbiat Modares | Iran | 6 wk |
| 24 | Población y Salud en Mesoamérica 1659-0201 | Q4 | 0.15 | 6 | Universidad de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 16 wk |
| 25 | Epidemiology and Health System Journal 2980-7891 | Q4 | 0.139 | 3 | Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 5 wk |
| 26 | Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública 0120-386X | Q4 | 0.134 | 17 | Universidad de Antioquia | Colombia | 24 wk |
| 27 | Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology 2383-4196 · 2383-420X | Q4 | 0.127 | 9 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | 12 wk |
| 28 | Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care 2707-3521 · 2708-9134 | Q4 | 0.117 | 2 | Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College | Pakistan | 16 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2
- African Field Epidemiology Network 1
- Brazilian Region of the International Biometric Society (RBras) 1
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1
- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology 1
- Elsevier 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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