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
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)
| Journal | Publisher | APC (list) | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Printing in Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Anatomia | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| ASM Case Reports | American Society for Microbiology | $3,700 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Bioelectronic Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Biomarker Research | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $4,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Biomedicines | MDPI | CHF 2,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| BioPsychoSocial Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,490 | source 2026-08-23 |
| BMC Medical Genomics | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,290 | source 2026-08-23 |
| BMC Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $4,490 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Cell Death & Disease | Springer Nature | $5,250 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Clinical and Experimental Medicine | Springer Nature — Springer | $4,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Clinical Epigenetics | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Clinical Proteomics | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Clinics and Practice | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Communications Medicine | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $3,890 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Complications | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Diagnostic Pathology | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Diagnostics | MDPI | CHF 2,600 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Discover Medicine | Springer Nature — Discover | $2,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Disease Models & Mechanisms | The Company of Biologists | $4,250 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Diseases | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| EMBO Molecular Medicine | Springer Nature | $8,270 | source 2026-08-23 |
| European Journal of Medical Research | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Experimental & Molecular Medicine | Springer Nature | $4,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Frontiers in Medicine | Frontiers | CHF 3,150 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Genome Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $5,490 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Green Health | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Health Nanotechnology | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $1,890 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Interactive Journal of Medical Research | JMIR Publications | $1,985 | source 2026-09-16 |
| International Journal of Medical Devices | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| International Journal of Translational Medicine | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| JA Clinical Reports | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,490 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Aesthetic Medicine | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Clinical Medicine | MDPI | CHF 2,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Fast-Track Health | MDPI | free | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Applied to Medicine | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Medical Case Reports | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Molecular Pathology | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Nanotheranostics | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Participatory Medicine | JMIR Publications | $1,500 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Journal of Personalized Medicine | MDPI | CHF 2,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Precision Health | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $2,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Translational Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $4,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Science | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| LabMed | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Laboratories | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Lasers in Medical Science | Springer Nature — Springer | $3,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Lymphatics | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Medical Sciences | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Medicina | MDPI | CHF 2,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Medicines | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Molecular Biomedicine | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Molecular Medicine | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,290 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Médecine/Sciences | EDP Sciences | €1,650 | source 2026-09-16 |
| npj Biomedical Innovations | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Genomic Medicine | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $4,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Regenerative Medicine | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $4,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Pathophysiology | MDPI | CHF 1,500 | source 2026-08-23 |
| PLOS Medicine | PLOS | $6,460 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy | Springer Nature | $4,170 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Stem Cell Research & Therapy | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $3,290 | source 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.