73 Health journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Journal of Public Health | 1101-1262 | 2,814 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,06,362 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Vaccine | 0264-410X | 1,282 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Social Science & Medicine | 0277-9536 | 1,025 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics | 2164-5515 | 548 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,40,456 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Public Health | 0943-1853 | 429 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Interpersonal Violence | 0886-2605 | 415 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Religion and Health | 0022-4197 | 320 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| American Journal of Epidemiology | 0002-9262 | 297 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| The Journals of Gerontology Series B | 1079-5014 | 281 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Violence Against Women | 1077-8012 | 255 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Family Violence | 0885-7482 | 234 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| International Journal of Epidemiology | 0300-5771 | 215 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Trauma Violence & Abuse | 1524-8380 | 186 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Health & Place | 1353-8292 | 184 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Public Health | 1661-8556 | 179 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,65,247 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| The Lancet Public Health | 2468-2667 | 170 | 1 | ≈ ₹7,57,142 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Vacunas | 1576-9887 | 159 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Spain |
| Vaccine X | 2590-1362 | 158 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,42,748 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| SSM - Population Health | 2352-8273 | 152 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,47,746 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health | 0141-7681 | 146 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Public Health in Practice | 2666-5352 | 137 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,18,666 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública | 1020-4989 | 136 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | 0149-2195 | 120 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus | 2950-3078 | 116 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,02,290 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Psychology of Violence | 2152-081X | 113 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Scandinavian Journal of Public Health | 1403-4948 | 112 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 1941-1022 | 94 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Urban Health | 0028-7091 | 93 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples | 1174-1740 | 91 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Economics & Human Biology | 1570-677X | 86 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health | 1326-0200 | 85 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,70,683 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Mental Health Religion & Culture | 1367-4676 | 85 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Research on Aging | 0164-0275 | 74 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| JMIR Infodemiology | 2564-1891 | 73 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,91,212 to publish | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| American Indian Culture and Research Journal | 0161-6463 | 68 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Aging and Health | 0898-2643 | 66 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Ageing | 1613-9372 | 65 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Violence and Victims | 0886-6708 | 57 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal | 2949-8406 | 55 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Holistic Nursing | 0898-0101 | 53 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Aging and Health Research | 2667-0321 | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,45,638 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| International Journal for the Psychology of Religion | 1050-8619 | 51 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought | 1542-6432 | 50 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Health and Social Behavior | 0022-1465 | 47 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Vacunas (English Edition) | 2445-1460 | 43 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Spain |
| Journal of Aging Research | 2090-2204 | 41 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,05,961 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Indigenous Health | 2291-9368 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| Current Research in Behavioral Sciences | 2666-5182 | 34 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,12,286 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Health and Social Care Chaplaincy | 2051-5553 | 31 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Health Equity | 2994-4694 | 31 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,56,670 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health | 1934-9637 | 31 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública | 0120-386X | 31 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Interdisciplinary Nursing Research | 2832-918X | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Psychology and Theology | 0091-6471 | 30 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Population Medicine | 2654-1459 | 30 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,90,456 to publish | Yes | Yes | Greece |
| Salud Colectiva | 1669-2381 | 29 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Journal for the Study of Spirituality | 2044-0243 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Archive for the Psychology of Religion | 0084-6724 | 26 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Partner Abuse | 1946-6560 | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of indigenous social development | 2164-9170 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| Spirituality in Clinical Practice | 2326-4500 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy | 2515-1355 | 22 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy | 0885-4726 | 21 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Violence and Gender | 2326-7836 | 19 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Epidemiologic Reviews | 0193-936X | 17 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Public Health in the Deep South | 2996-6833 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging | 1552-8030 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications | 1542-3050 | 14 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Spiritual Psychology and Counseling | 2458-9675 | 13 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet | 2653-3219 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| World Journal of Advanced Science and Technology | 2945-3178 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| International Indigenous Policy Journal | 1916-5781 | 10 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Journal of Immunological Sciences | 2578-3009 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |