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A COLLECTION OF DIAMOND OPEN-ACCESS MEDICAL JOURNALS INDEXED IN MEDLINE/PUBMED
Peter Odion Ubuane, MBChB, FWACPaed
Department of Paediatrics
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
peterubuane@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION
Compared to their peers in developed economies, biomedical academics and researchers in low resource settings face
enormous resource constraint in the conduct and publication of research.1,2 This, along with other factors like the publish
or perish phenomenon, increases the risk of publishing with predatory journals which may be menacingly attractive to
naïve early-career researchers (ECRs) from developing countries, usually under the promise of quick publishing and low
article publication charges (APCs).3,4 On the other hand, exorbitant publication costs required for publishing with leading
commercial publishing giants perhaps also increases the risk of ECRs falling prey to predator journals.5,6 Nonetheless,
researchers are responsible to avoid unethical research practices, including publishing with predatory journals.3,7 Another
factor that increases the risk of publication with predatory journals is ignorance- inadequate knowledge of the nuances of
ascertaining the quality of journals.3
To aid researchers in avoiding predatory journals, some persons or organisations have published blacklists of predatory
or potentially predatory journals; perhaps the most popular, but controversial, of this is the Beall’s list.8–10 Others have
proposed whitelists of high-quality journals (rather than a blacklist of potentially predatory journal) as a strategy for
minimising the risk of publishing with predatory journals.10,11 The latter approach seems to have gained more acceptability
among the scientific community. A major example of a whitelist is the Directory of Open-Access Journals (DOAJ) which
is a large and growing collection of high-quality open-access (OA) journals.11 Biomedical databases like Medline and
Scopus® may also be regarded as whitelists of high-quality journals since they require some criteria for indexing.11–13
The open-access model of journal publication (i.e. journals that are freely available to readers) is becoming more and
more important in an era of open science, and this is even of more benefit to researchers in low-resource settings, save
for the publication costs.5,14 Variants of OA journals includes gold, green and diamond or platinum OA journals (Figure
1).15 The latter, diamond or platinum OA journals, are peer-reviewed OA journals with no article processing charges
(i.e. they are both free to publish and immediately free to read).15 These journals, compared to journals with APCs, are
potentially less likely to be predatory since they require no APCs.
Publishing well-conducted and valuable studies in
predatory journals can be described as casting one’s pearls
to swine!16 On the other hand, publishing with many OA
journals is challenging to low-resourced researchers,
especially in LMIC. Recently, an early-career researcher
lamented in an email to a journal how he could not afford
their APC as it amounted to his annual salary! It might be
helpful if such ECRs are aware of diamond OA journals of
no less quality and reputation than those of many high-
impact OA journals with high publication cost. Thus, a
collection of such medical journals with
diamond/platinum OA model who are indexed in
Medline/PubMed is compiled. It is assumed that being
indexed in at least PubMed is a reasonable measure of
journal quality. It is however acknowledged that there are
high-quality Pubmed-indexed OA journals whose APCs
are affordably low; also, many commercial journals give
researchers from low-resource settings varying degrees
Figure 1. Venn diagram highlighting the different levels of open access in
scholarly publishing, as a function of cost to the readers and authors,
copyright retention, and peer review. Source: Farquharson (2022)..
https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21598179.v1; Licence: CC BY 4.0
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of APC waivers.5 However, the focus here is on those equally good journals that do not charge a dime (at least at the
time of collation).
METHODOLOGY
First, a list of platinum OA medical journals was selected from the list of platinum OA journals with impact factors compiled
by Joshua Pearce.17 This list was supplemented with additional platinum OA medical journals indexed on DOAJ (selected
using its online filters). Searches were also made on Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO, https://www.scielo.br/)-
a database of journals mostly from Latin America, with the majority running the platinum OA model. Thereafter, the list
was pruned to those indexed on Medline/PubMed by checking at each journal’s websites. Other general searches were
conducted on the websites of Elsevier, Wiley and ResearchGate, as well as general Google searches, to identify smaller
lists or individual journals with the platinum OA model. Table 1 below shows a collection of the platinum OA medical
journals indexed on PubMed/Medline found so far.
RESULTS AND BRIEF COMMENTS
Scientists in developing countries have severely limited access to both published scientific reports and publishing their
own works. While the former is often due to limited access to pay-walled articles, the latter is limited by access to research
funding and other resources.1,17 Widespread availability and access to diamond OA can potentially address both factors
in such settings- free access to readers and free publication for authors (while acknowledging other measures to increase
journal access to readers such as HINARI initiative, or APC-waiving measures of some commercial publishers).5,17
Interestingly, the majority of the journals in this collection are sponsored by professional/scientific societies or
organisations in South America and Asia; few of them emanate from Africa, North America and Europe.15 Also, about
two-thirds of the journals in this collection have valid impact factors, including impressive ones (another indicator of their
quality).
LIMITATION AND CONCLUSION
While there is a large and growing collection of OA medical journals, the focus of this initiative is to identify a subset of
these OA journals that run the platinum/diamond OA model and that are listed on Medline/PubMed (with or without
additional listing on Scopus®) as a quality check mechanism (additionally, most of the journals in this collection are also
listed on DOAJ). This collection is not however an exhaustive list of medical journals with diamond OA model. It is
somewhat biased towards general medical and paediatric medicine and their specialties; surgery and other fields of
medicine are less represented (this is more of a reflection of my specialty bias, rather than of true representation of the
distribution of platinum OA journals). It is however hoped that it would be helpful, as a starting point, especially to ECRs
in need of quality medical journals with ethical publication and peer review practices.17 Although it is fair to assume that
being indexed in databases like Medline/PubMed and Scopus® provides some level of quality checks, some authors have
raised concerns of predatory journals being indexed in such databases.13 On the other hand, how the suspected journals
were determined as predatory has also been flawed.9 Nonetheless, researchers need to carefully check and choose high-
quality journals, for example through the think-check-submit approach (https://thinkchecksubmit.org/).3 Also, the
indexing nature of the journals in this collection were not specifically verified on Medline/PubMed. It should be noted that
a journal’s publishing model may change from platinum to other forms of OA that require APC. Hence, users of this list
should check with each journal’s current publishing model.
Perhaps, it may be prudent for research institutions with scarce research funds to channel their little funds to supporting
the actual conduct of research, rather than providing researchers with fund to publish with journals with costly APC.1,5,6,17
Possibly, the more authors publish with diamond OA journals, the more the quality of such journals might improve,
including in their impact factor; this may also result in more support from their sponsoring organisations who are mostly
driven by the spirit of open science. It is hoped that this collection will be expanded and updated hereafter, including
collaboratively. Feedbacks and suggestions are welcomed.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I acknowledge the use of list from Joshua Pearse which was also derived from DOAJ, and others earlier mentioned in the
methods. All opinions are mine, except where otherwise indicated. The information in this collection were extracted from
the respective journal websites. Any omission or error is regretted, and would be hopefully corrected in subsequent
update.
FUNDING
None
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TABLE 1. LIST OF DIAMOND (PLATINUM) OPEN-ACCESS MEDICAL JOURNALS INDEXED ON PUBMED WITH OR WITHOUT SCOPUS
NAME OF
JOURNAL
WEBSITE
(Note: avoid
breaks in web
link after
copying and
pasting into
browser)
IMPACT
FACTOR
(2022/23)
INDEXER*
(PubMed,
Scopus)
LANGUAGE
OF
PUBLISHING
PUBLISHER SPONSOR/OWNER
ORGANISATION REMARKS
ALLERGOLOGY
Allergology
International
https://www.sci
encedirect.com
/journal/allergol
ogy-
international
6.8 PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH ELSEVIER Japanese Society of
Allergology
The Article
Publishing Charge
(APC) fee will be
covered by
Japanese Society
of Allergology for
all articles
published in 2023 -
2025 issues.
ANAESTHESIA
Brazilian
Journal of
Anesthesiolo
gy (BJAN)
https://www.bja
n-sba.org 1.3 PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH;PO
RTUGUESE
Brazilian
Society of
Anesthesiolog
y (Sociedade
Brasileira de
Anestesiologia
SBA)
Brazilian Society of
Anesthesiology
(Sociedade Brasileira
de Anestesiologia
SBA)
CARDIOLOGY
Arquivos
Brasileiros
de
Cardiologia
https://abccardi
ol.org/en/ 2.6
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH;PO
RTUGUESE
Brazilian
Society of
Cardiology
Brazilian Society of
Cardiology
Indian
Pacing and
Electrophysi
ology
Journal
(IPEJ)
https://www.sci
encedirect.com
/journal/indian-
pacing-and-
electrophysiolo
gy
-
journal
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH ELSEVIER Indian Heart Rhythm
Society
Egyptian
Heart
Journal
https://tehj.spri
ngeropen.com 1.1
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH Springer Egyptian Society of
Cardiology
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Critical Care
Science
http://criticalcar
escience.org.br
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH;PO
RTUGUESE
Brazilian
Intensive Care
Medicine
Association
(AMIB) and
the
Portuguese
Society for
Intensive Care
(SPCI)
Brazilian Intensive
Care Medicine
Association (AMIB)
and the Portuguese
Society for Intensive
Care (SPCI)
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DERMATOLOGY
Anais
Brasileiros
de
Dermatologi
a
https://www.els
evier.com/journ
als/anais-
brasileiros-de-
dermatologia/0
365-
0596/open-
access
-
journal
2.1
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH;PO
RTUGUESE ELSEVIER The Brazilian Society
of Dermatology
The Brazilian
Society of
Dermatology will
pay the APCs of all
accepted papers
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH/POLLUTION
Journal of
Health and
Pollution
https://ehp.nieh
s.nih.gov/jhp
Not
available PUBMED ENGLISH
National
Institute of
Environmental
Health
Sciences
(NIEHS)
National Institute of
Environmental
Health Sciences
(NIEHS), Durham,
UK
Environment
al Health
Perspectives
(EHP)
https://ehp.nieh
s.nih.gov/ 10.4 PUBMED ENGLISH
National
Institute of
Environmental
Health
Sciences
National Institute of
Environmental
Health Sciences
FAMILY MEDICINE
Annals of
Family
Medicine
https://www.an
nfammed.org 5.7 PUBMED ENGLISH
Annals of
Family
Medicine is a
collaborative
effort of seven
family
medicine
organizations:
American
Academy of
Family
Physicians
(AAFP)
American
Board of
Family
Medicine
(ABFM)
Society of
Teachers of
Family
Medicine
(STFM)
Association of
Departments
of Family
Medicine
(ADFM)
Association of
Family
Medicine
Residency
Annals of Family
Medicine is a
collaborative effort of
seven family
medicine
organizations:
American Academy
of Family Physicians
(AAFP) American
Board of Family
Medicine (ABFM)
Society of Teachers
of Family Medicine
(STFM) Association
of Departments of
Family Medicine
(ADFM) Association
of Family Medicine
Residency Directors
(AFMRD) North
American Primary
Care Research
Group (NAPCRG)
College of Family
Physicians of
Canada (CFPC
7
Directors
(AFMRD)
North
American
Primary Care
Research
Group
(NAPCRG)
College of
Family
Physicians of
Canada
(CFPC
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Arquivos de
Gastroenter
ologia
(Archives of
Gastroenter
ology)
https://www.sci
elo.br/j/spmj/
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Instituto
Brasileiro de
Estudos e
Pesquisas de
Gastroenterolo
gia e Outras
Especialidade
s –
IBEPEGE
(Brazilian
Institute for
Studies and
Research in
Gastroenterolo
gy and Other
Specialties
Instituto Brasileiro de
Estudos e Pesquisas
de Gastroenterologia
e Outras
Especialidades –
IBEPEGE (Brazilian
Institute for Studies
and Research in
Gastroenterology
and Other
Specialties
Revista de
Gastroenter
ologÃa de
México
(Mexican
Journal of
Gastroenter
ology)
http://www.revi
stagastroentero
logiamexico.org
/
1.6
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH;SP
ANISH ELSEVIER
Asociación
Mexicana de
GastroenterologÃa
(Mexican Association
of Gastroenterology).
t
Annals of
Gastroenter
ology
http://www.ann
alsgastro.gr 2.2
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH;
Hellenic
Society of
Gastroenterolo
gy
Hellenic Society of
Gastroenterology
GENERAL MEDICINE
Balkan
Medical
Journal
https://balkanm
edicaljournal.or
g/index.php
3
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Galenos
Publishing
House
Filiz Akata on Behalf
of Trakya University
School of Medicine
Croatian
Medical
Journal
http://www.cmj.
hr 1.9
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
3 Croatian
Medical
Schools
(University
Rijeka, Split
and Zagreb)
3 Croatian Medical
Schools (University
Rijeka, Split and
Zagreb)
Ghana
Medical
Journal
https://www.gh
anamedj.org/
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Ghana
Medical
Association
Ghana Medical
Association,
supported by African
8
Health Journals
Partnership Project
funded by the US
National Institutes of
Health (through the
National Library of
Medicine and the
Fogarty International
Center)
Hong Kong
Medical
Journal
https://www.hk
amedtrack.org/
hkmj/home
3.7
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Hong Kong
Academy of
Medicine
Hong Kong Academy
of Medicine and
Hong Kong Medical
Association
African
Health
Sciences
https://africanh
ealthsciences.o
rg
Not
available PUBMED ENGLISH African Health
Sciences
Faculty of Medicine,
Makerere University
Annals of
Saudi
Medicine
https://www.an
nsaudimed.net 1.7
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
King Faisal
Specialist
Hospital &
Research
Centre.
King Faisal
Specialist Hospital &
Research Centre.
Journal of
Postgraduat
e Medicine
https://www.jpg
monline.com 1.6
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH Medknow
Publisher
Staff Society of Seth
G. S. Medical
College and K. E. M.
Hospital, Mumbai,
India
Acta Clinica
Croatica
https://actaclini
ca.eu 0.6
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Ministry of
Science,
Education and
Sports of the
Republic of
Croatia
Ministry of Science,
Education and
Sports of the
Republic of Croatia
Ethiopian-
Journal of
Health
Sciences
https://www.eth
jhealths.org/ 1.2
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
College of
Health
Science of
Jimma
University
College of Health
Science of Jimma
University, Ethiopia
EJHS is an
Open
Access (Gold)
Journal where
readers have
accesses to full
text for free while
authors are
expected to pay to
publish. However,
as the publication
cost is being
covered by
Jimma University
(the owner of
EJHS) for the
coming few
months, authors
do not pay to
publish
GENERAL PAEDIATRICS
Anales de
Pediatria
(Annals of
Pediatrics)
https://www.an
alesdepediatria
.org/
2.1
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH;SP
ANISH ELSEVIER Spanish Association
of Pediatrics
9
Pediatric
Investigation
https://onlinelibr
ary.wiley.com/j
ournal/2574227
2
2.2
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH WILEY Chinese Medical
Association
Clinical &
Experimenta
l Paediatrics
e-cep.org 4.2
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Korean
Pediatric
Society
Korean Pediatric
Society
Sudanese
Journal of
Paediatrics
https://www.su
danjp.com/
Not
available PUBMED ENGLISH
Sudan
Association of
Paediatrics
Sudan Association of
Paediatrics
Turkish
Archives of
Paediatrics
https://turkarch
pediatr.org
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Turkish
Paediatrics
Association
Turkish Paediatrics
Association
Revista
Paulista de
Pediatria
https://www.sci
elo.br/j/rpp/
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH;PO
RTUGUESE
Soc de
Pediatria de
SÃo Paulo
Soc de Pediatria de
SÃo Paulo
Pediatrics
and
Neonatology
https://www.sci
encedirect.com
/journal/pediatri
cs-and-
neonatology
2.1
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH ELSEVIER
Taiwan Pediatric
Association and
Taiwan Society of
Neonatology
No charge for
manuscripts not
exceeding a total of
10 printed pages;
authors will pay for
pages in excess of
this
LABORATORY MEDICINE
Biochemia
Medica
https://www.bio
chemia-
medica.com
2.515
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Croatian
Society of
Medical
Biochemistry
and
Laboratory
Medicine
Croatian Society of
Medical Biochemistry
and Laboratory
Medicine
NEONATOLOGY/PERINATOL
OGY
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
Journal of
Neonatal-
Perinatal
Medicine
https://www.jnp
m.org
not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH IOS Press BV IOS Press BV
NEPHROLOGY
Nefrologia
https://www.rev
istanefrologia.c
om
2.6
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH ELSEVIER Spanish Society of
Nephrology
Brazilian
Journal of
Nephrology
https://www.sci
elo.br/j/jbn/
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH;PO
RTUGUESE
Brazilian
Society of
Nephrology
Sociedade Brasileira
de Nefrologia
(Brazilian Society of
Nephrology)
NEUROLOGY
Annals of
Indian
academy of
neurology
https://journals.l
ww.com/annals
ofian
1.7
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Wolters
Kluwer
Medknow
Indian Academy of
Neurology
NEUROLOG
IA
https://www.sci
encedirect.com
/journal/neurolo
gia
3.9
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH;SP
ANISH ELSEVIER Spanish Neurology
Society
The ""Sociedad
Española de
NeurologÃa"" pays
for the publishing
costs incurred by
10
the journal. Authors
do not have to pay
any Article
Processing Charge
or Open Access
Publication Fee.
OBSTETRICS/GYNAECOLOG
Y
Revista
Brasileira de
Ginecologia
e ObstetrÃ-
cia (RBGO)
https://lp.thiem
e.de/journals/rb
go-gynecology-
und-
obstetrics/0100
-
7203
1.2
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH THIEME
Brazilian Federation
of Gynecology and
Obstetrics
Associations
(Febrasgo)
PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
Annals of
Pediatric
Cardiology
https://journals.l
ww.com/aopc/p
ages/default.as
px
0.7
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Wolters
Kluwer
Medknow
Pediatric Cardiac
Society of India
PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Annals of
Pediatric
Endocrinolo
gy &
Metabolism
https://e-
apem.org
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Korean
Society of
Pediatric
Endocrinology
Korean Society of
Pediatric
Endocrinology
PAEDIATRIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/SAFETY
Pediatric
Quality and
Safety
https://journals.l
ww.com/pqs/Pa
ges/default.asp
x
1.1 PUBMED ENGLISH Wolters
Kluwer
Nationwide
Children's Hospital.
PULMONOLOGY
Jornal
Brasileiro de
Pneumologi
a
https://www.sci
elo.br/journal/jb
pneu/about/#ab
out
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Sociedade
Brasileira de
Pneumologia
e Tisiologia
Sociedade Brasileira
de Pneumologia e
Tisiologia
Pulmonology
Journal
https://www.jou
rnalpulmonolog
y.org/en
11.7
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Portuguese
Society of
Pulmonology
Portuguese Society
of Pulmonology
Lung India
https://journals.l
ww.com/lungin
dia/pages/defa
ult.aspx
1.6
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH
Wolters
Kluwer –
Medknow
Indian Chest Society
RHEUMATOLOGY
Advances in
Rheumatolo
gy
https://www.sci
elo.br/j/adr/
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Brazilian
Society of
Rheumatology
(Sociedade
Brasileira de
Reumatologia)
Brazilian Society of
Rheumatology
(Sociedade Brasileira
de Reumatologia)
SPORT MEDICINE
Journal of
Sport and
Health
Science
https://www.sci
encedirect.com
/journal/journal-
11.7
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH ELSEVIER Shanghai University
of Sport
11
of
-
sport
-
and
-
health
-
science
SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Brazilian
Journal of
Cardiovascul
ar Surgery
https://www.bjc
vs.org 1.283
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Sociedade
Brasileira de
Cirurgia
Cardiovascula
r (SBCCV)
Sociedade Brasileira
de Cirurgia
Cardiovascular
(SBCCV)
Turkish
Journal of
Thoracic and
Cardiovascul
ar Surgery
https://tgkdc.de
rgisi.org
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Turkish
Society of
Cardiovascula
r
Surgery/Turkis
h Society of
Thoracic
Surgery
Turkish Society of
Cardiovascular
Surgery/Turkish
Society of Thoracic
Surgery
Polish
Journal of
Thoracic and
Cardiovascul
ar Surgery
https://www.ter
media.pl/Journ
al/Kardiochirurg
ia_i_Torakochir
urgia_Polska-
40
0.7
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Termedia
Publishing
House
Polish Society of
Cardiothoracic
Surgeons
Indian
Journal of
Plastic
Surgery
https://www.thi
eme.in/Indian-
Journal-of-
Plastic
-
Surgery
0.8
PUBMED;
SCOPUS ENGLISH THIEME Association of Plastic
Surgeons of India
Prostate
International
https://www.sci
encedirect.com
/journal/prostat
e-international
3
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH ELSEVIER Asian Pacific
Prostate Society
The Article
Publishing Charge
(APC) fee will be
covered by Asian
Pacific Prostate
Society for all
articles submitted
by 31 December
2025
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Journal of
the Brazilian
Society of
Tropical
Medicine
(JBSTM)
https://www.sci
elo.br/j/rsbmt/
Not
available
PUBMED;
SCOPUS
ENGLISH
Brazilian
Journal of
Tropical
Medicine
Brazilian Journal of
Tropical Medicine
*Indexed in PubMed/Medlline, or deposited in PubMed Central
Sources: Joshua Pearce (https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge2020013), DOAJ, Scielo, Elsevier, , etc
Acknowledgement: the information in this table were extracted from each journal’s websites. Any omission or error is
regretted.
