69 Immunology and Microbiology journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Immunology | 1664-3224 | 7,028 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Open Forum Infectious Diseases | 2328-8957 | 3,336 | 3 | ≈ ₹3,71,732 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Biology | 2079-7737 | 1,868 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,11,377 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| PLoS neglected tropical diseases | 1935-2727 | 906 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,57,197 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| PLoS Pathogens | 1553-7366 | 767 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,880 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Clinical Investigation | 0021-9738 | 739 | 1 | ≈ ₹5,58,706 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | 2732-494X | 687 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,69,234 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Parasites & Vectors | 1756-3305 | 570 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,524 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| JCI Insight | 2379-3708 | 545 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,81,643 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Human Immunity | 3065-8993 | 519 | 3 | ≈ ₹3,37,150 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance | 2632-1823 | 462 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,042 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy | 0340-7004 | 374 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,90,707 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine | 2574-1624 | 353 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Dermatology and Therapy | 2190-9172 | 303 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,47,550 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Immunobiology | 0171-2985 | 287 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,79,353 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Mediators of Inflammation | 0962-9351 | 198 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,21,737 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control | 2047-2994 | 173 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Molecular Biomedicine | 2662-8651 | 153 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | Singapore |
| Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases | 1877-959X | 128 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,10,178 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Infectious Diseases of Poverty | 2049-9957 | 127 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,57,932 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Mucosal Immunology | 1933-0219 | 117 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,42,148 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| BMC Immunology | 1471-2172 | 109 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Expert Review of Vaccines | 1476-0584 | 107 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,06,739 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Biomedical Science | 1021-7770 | 107 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases | 2667-114X | 103 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| CMI Communications | 2950-5909 | 98 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,42,748 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo | 0036-4665 | 86 | 2 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| ImmunoHorizons | 2573-7732 | 83 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,53,644 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Academia Biology | 2837-4010 | 77 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Immunology Research | 2314-7156 | 74 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,99,582 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Comparative Immunology Reports | 2950-3116 | 73 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Tropical Medicine | 1687-9686 | 73 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,72,428 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Iranian Journal of Parasitology | 1735-7020 | 70 | 3 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Parasitologia | 2673-6772 | 70 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Immuno | 2673-5601 | 65 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Parasitology Research | 2090-0023 | 63 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,05,961 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Immunity & Ageing | 1742-4933 | 61 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,524 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Parasite Epidemiology and Control | 2405-6731 | 61 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Clinical & Translational Immunology | 2050-0068 | 59 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,25,591 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Journal of Inflammation | 1476-9255 | 57 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Exploration of Immunology | 2768-6655 | 56 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Food and Waterborne Parasitology | 2405-6766 | 54 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | 1110-0583 | 53 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Drugs in Context | 1740-4398 | 49 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,54,956 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Psoriasis Targets and Therapy | 2230-326X | 48 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,43,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Acta Microbiologica Hellenica | 2813-9054 | 47 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,38,390 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Central European Journal of Immunology | 1426-3912 | 44 | 2 | ≈ ₹76,182 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Turkish Journal of Parasitology | 1300-6320 | 43 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Cell Insight | 2772-8927 | 39 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,106 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Innate Immunity | 1662-811X | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,02,483 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Virus Eradication | 2055-6640 | 35 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,89,949 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Autoimmunity | 0891-6934 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,78,859 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Frontiers in Parasitology | 2813-2424 | 29 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Pathogens and Immunity | 2469-2964 | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Turkish Journal of Immunology | 2147-8325 | 28 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Innate Immunity | 1753-4259 | 26 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Immunotherapy Advances | 2732-4303 | 24 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,090 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| EMJ Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | 2732-5326 | 23 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Discovery Immunology | 2754-2483 | 21 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,67,704 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Veterinary Medical Research | 2357-0512 | 21 | 3 | EGP 700 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Caribbean Medical Journal | 0374-7042 | 16 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Journal of Immunotoxicology | 1547-6901 | 16 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,78,859 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Venereology | 2674-0710 | 16 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Retrovirology | 1742-4690 | 15 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,992 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Inflammation | 2042-0099 | 14 | 3 | ≈ ₹1,05,961 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Analecta Veterinaria | 0365-5148 | 13 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Case Reports in Immunology | 2090-6609 | 11 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,99,582 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine | 1179-7282 | 11 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,43,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Salud y Tecnología Veterinaria | 2312-3907 | 10 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |