Medicine & Health

Digital health and medical imaging journal publication fees

36 journals in digital health, imaging & medical informatics with a publication fee read from the publisher's own page. Among the 32 priced in US dollars, the median APC is $2,500, ranging from $1,000 to $4,290.

Prices checked 22 August – 16 September 2026

36journals
$2,500median APC (USD titles)
$1,000lowest (USD)
1free or hybrid routes

What the numbers show

Largest publishers here: JMIR Publications (17), Springer Nature (15), MDPI (3), PLOS (1).

Lowest US-dollar APCs: JMIRx Bio $1,000; JMIRx Med $1,000; JMIR Dermatology $1,500; JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity $1,500; JMIR Research Protocols $1,900.

Highest: npj Digital Medicine $4,290; Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing $3,890; Insights into Imaging $3,390.

Priced in other currencies: CHF (3 journals) — not converted.

1 journal charges no APC: iProceedings.

Before paying, check whether your country qualifies for a waiver — waivers by country — and whether your institution has an agreement with the publisher.

Journals (36)

JournalPublisherAPC (list)Checked
AI in MedicineMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
BMC Digital HealthSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,190source 2026-08-23
BMC Medical ImagingSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,290source 2026-08-23
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision MakingSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,090source 2026-08-23
Digital Health and InnovationMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Discover ImagingSpringer Nature — Discover$2,490source 2026-08-23
Echo Research & PracticeSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,490source 2026-08-23
EJNMMI ReportsSpringer Nature — Springer$2,390source 2026-08-23
EJNMMI ResearchSpringer Nature — Springer$3,190source 2026-08-23
European Radiology AbdomenSpringer Nature — Springer$2,390source 2026-08-23
European Radiology ExperimentalSpringer Nature — Springer$3,090source 2026-08-23
Insights into ImagingSpringer Nature — Springer$3,390source 2026-08-23
iProceedingsJMIR Publicationsfreesource 2026-09-16
JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)JMIR Publications$3,350source 2026-09-16
JMIR AgingJMIR Publications$2,500source 2026-09-16
JMIR DermatologyJMIR Publications$1,500source 2026-09-16
JMIR Formative ResearchJMIR Publications$2,500source 2026-09-16
JMIR Human FactorsJMIR Publications$1,985source 2026-09-16
JMIR InfodemiologyJMIR Publications$1,985source 2026-09-16
JMIR Medical EducationJMIR Publications$2,750source 2026-09-16
JMIR Medical InformaticsJMIR Publications$2,750source 2026-09-16
JMIR Metascience and Research IntegrityJMIR Publications$1,500source 2026-09-16
JMIR mHealth and uHealthJMIR Publications$3,150source 2026-09-16
JMIR NursingJMIR Publications$1,985source 2026-09-16
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive TechnologiesJMIR Publications$1,985source 2026-09-16
JMIR Research ProtocolsJMIR Publications$1,900source 2026-09-16
JMIR Serious GamesJMIR Publications$2,950source 2026-09-16
JMIRx BioJMIR Publications$1,000source 2026-09-16
JMIRx MedJMIR Publications$1,000source 2026-09-16
Journal of Clinical Monitoring and ComputingSpringer Nature — Springer$3,890source 2026-08-23
Journal of Medical Imaging and Interventional RadiologySpringer Nature — Springer$2,190source 2026-08-23
npj Digital MedicineSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$4,290source 2026-09-16
npj ImagingSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$2,890source 2026-08-23
PLOS Digital HealthPLOS$3,165source 2026-09-16
The Ultrasound JournalSpringer Nature — Springer$2,590source 2026-08-23
TomographyMDPICHF 2,400source 2026-08-23

List prices from each publisher's own fee page, before tax and waivers, in the publisher's currency (MDPI and Frontiers in CHF, Copernicus and EDP in EUR). Hybrid journals cost nothing through the subscription route. Journals are grouped by title; check the journal's scope before submitting. Search all verified prices.

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