Medicine & Health

General medicine journal publication fees

64 journals in general, clinical & translational medicine with a publication fee read from the publisher's own page. Among the 38 priced in US dollars, the median APC is $3,340, ranging from $1,500 to $8,270.

Prices checked 22 August – 16 September 2026

64journals
$3,340median APC (USD titles)
$1,500lowest (USD)
1free or hybrid routes

What the numbers show

Largest publishers here: Springer Nature (33), MDPI (24), JMIR Publications (2), American Society for Microbiology (1).

Lowest US-dollar APCs: Journal of Participatory Medicine $1,500; Health Nanotechnology $1,890; Interactive Journal of Medical Research $1,985; 3D Printing in Medicine $2,090; Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Science $2,090.

Highest: EMBO Molecular Medicine $8,270; PLOS Medicine $6,460; Genome Medicine $5,490.

Priced in other currencies: CHF (25 journals), EUR (1 journal) — not converted.

1 journal charges no APC: Journal of Fast-Track Health.

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

Journals (64)

JournalPublisherAPC (list)Checked
3D Printing in MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,090source 2026-08-23
AnatomiaMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
ASM Case ReportsAmerican Society for Microbiology$3,700source 2026-09-16
Bioelectronic MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,690source 2026-08-23
Biomarker ResearchSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$4,090source 2026-08-23
BiomedicinesMDPICHF 2,600source 2026-08-23
BioPsychoSocial MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,490source 2026-08-23
BMC Medical GenomicsSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,290source 2026-08-23
BMC MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$4,490source 2026-09-16
Cell Death & DiseaseSpringer Nature$5,250source 2026-08-23
Clinical and Experimental MedicineSpringer Nature — Springer$4,990source 2026-08-23
Clinical EpigeneticsSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,890source 2026-08-23
Clinical ProteomicsSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,690source 2026-08-23
Clinics and PracticeMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
Communications MedicineSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$3,890source 2026-09-16
ComplicationsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Diagnostic PathologySpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,090source 2026-08-23
DiagnosticsMDPICHF 2,600source 2026-09-16
Discover MedicineSpringer Nature — Discover$2,590source 2026-08-23
Disease Models & MechanismsThe Company of Biologists$4,250source 2026-09-16
DiseasesMDPICHF 1,800source 2026-08-23
EMBO Molecular MedicineSpringer Nature$8,270source 2026-08-23
European Journal of Medical ResearchSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,390source 2026-08-23
Experimental & Molecular MedicineSpringer Nature$4,690source 2026-08-23
Frontiers in MedicineFrontiersCHF 3,150source 2026-09-16
Genome MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$5,490source 2026-08-23
Green HealthMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Health NanotechnologySpringer Nature — BioMed Central$1,890source 2026-08-23
Innovations in Acupuncture and MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,390source 2026-08-23
Interactive Journal of Medical ResearchJMIR Publications$1,985source 2026-09-16
International Journal of Medical DevicesMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
International Journal of Translational MedicineMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
JA Clinical ReportsSpringer Nature — Springer$2,490source 2026-08-23
Journal of Aesthetic MedicineMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Journal of Clinical MedicineMDPICHF 2,600source 2026-08-23
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,590source 2026-08-23
Journal of Fast-Track HealthMDPIfreesource 2026-08-23
Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Applied to MedicineMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Journal of Medical Case ReportsSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,990source 2026-08-23
Journal of Mind and Medical SciencesMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Journal of Molecular PathologyMDPICHF 1,200source 2026-08-23
Journal of NanotheranosticsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Journal of Participatory MedicineJMIR Publications$1,500source 2026-09-16
Journal of Personalized MedicineMDPICHF 2,600source 2026-08-23
Journal of Precision HealthSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$2,390source 2026-08-23
Journal of Translational MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$4,090source 2026-08-23
Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical ScienceSpringer Nature — Springer$2,090source 2026-08-23
LabMedMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
LaboratoriesMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Lasers in Medical ScienceSpringer Nature — Springer$3,590source 2026-08-23
LymphaticsMDPICHF 1,000source 2026-08-23
Medical SciencesMDPICHF 1,600source 2026-08-23
MedicinaMDPICHF 2,200source 2026-08-23
MedicinesMDPICHF 1,400source 2026-08-23
Molecular BiomedicineSpringer Nature — Springer$2,690source 2026-08-23
Molecular MedicineSpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,290source 2026-08-23
Médecine/SciencesEDP Sciences€1,650source 2026-09-16
npj Biomedical InnovationsSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$2,790source 2026-08-23
npj Genomic MedicineSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$4,390source 2026-08-23
npj Regenerative MedicineSpringer Nature — Nature Portfolio$4,390source 2026-08-23
PathophysiologyMDPICHF 1,500source 2026-08-23
PLOS MedicinePLOS$6,460source 2026-09-16
Signal Transduction and Targeted TherapySpringer Nature$4,170source 2026-08-23
Stem Cell Research & TherapySpringer Nature — BioMed Central$3,290source 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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