80 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 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 Sports and Active Living | 2624-9367 | 845 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics | 2473-0114 | 632 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology | 2411-5142 | 489 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Sports | 2075-4663 | 455 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,07,585 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2052-1847 | 445 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Sport Science | 1536-7290 | 233 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,84,169 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| JBMR Plus | 2473-4039 | 204 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine | 2055-7647 | 196 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy | 2159-2896 | 181 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| SPORT TK-Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del Deporte | 2254-4070 | 170 | 2 | ≈ ₹32,650 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Sports Medicine - Open | 2198-9761 | 166 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,68,940 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Foot & Ankle Surgery Techniques Reports & Cases | 2667-3967 | 125 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Biology of Sport | 0860-021X | 114 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,08,832 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Biomechanics | 2673-7078 | 108 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| International journal of exercise science | 1939-795X | 103 | 2 | ≈ ₹48,068 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS) | 2414-6641 | 98 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Austria |
| Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | 1757-1146 | 98 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,96,692 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science | 2213-2961 | 98 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae | 1453-4223 | 95 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia | 2405-5255 | 88 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness | 1728-869X | 74 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,10,778 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Bone Reports | 2352-1872 | 70 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,74,536 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte | 2255-0461 | 67 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | 2251-8401 | 67 | 3 | IRR 40,000,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Muscles | 2813-0413 | 65 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov Series IX Sciences of Human Kinetics | 2344-2026 | 64 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports | 2664-9837 | 64 | 1 | ≈ ₹86,696 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Ankara Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu SPORMETRE Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 1304-284X | 63 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Sport Mont | 1451-7485 | 62 | 2 | ≈ ₹23,399 to publish | Yes | Yes | Montenegro |
| Journal of the Foot & Ankle | 2595-1459 | 59 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Physical Treatments - Specific Physical Therapy | 2423-5830 | 59 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Physiologia | 2673-9488 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| The Asian Journal of Kinesiology | 2586-5552 | 57 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Human Movement | 1732-3991 | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹47,280 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| International Journal of Strength and Conditioning | 2634-2235 | 54 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis | 2146-3816 | 51 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| JSAMS Plus | 2772-6967 | 47 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,87,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| E-balonmano com Journal Sports Science | 1885-7019 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation | 2288-176X | 43 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific) | 2348-280X | 41 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Slovak Journal of Sport Science | 2453-7659 | 41 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovakia |
| Turkish Journal of Kinesiology | 2459-0134 | 41 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance | 1415-8426 | 40 | 3 | ≈ ₹24,135 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review | 1812-2302 | 40 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Sports and Rehabilitation Sciences. | 3060-6829 | 37 | 3 | IRR 40,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences | 1309-0356 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity | 2080-1297 | 36 | 1 | ≈ ₹27,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Theories and Applications of Physical Education Sport Sciences | 2636-3925 | 36 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Translational Sports Medicine | 2573-8488 | 36 | 1 | ≈ ₹88,622 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Türk fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon dergisi | 1300-8757 | 36 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Biomedical Human Kinetics | 2080-2234 | 33 | 1 | ≈ ₹87,066 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| South African Journal of Sports Medicine | 1015-5163 | 33 | 2 | ≈ ₹40,754 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Research in Sports Science | 2687-3907 | 32 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| International Journal of Sports Science and Arts | 2356-9417 | 31 | 3 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Research in Sport Education and Sciences | 2822-3527 | 31 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine | 2300-9705 | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| JOURNAL OF SPORT AND KINETIC MOVEMENT | 2286-3524 | 30 | 3 | ≈ ₹8,707 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences Official Journal of the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association | 2376-9289 | 30 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Revista de Educação Física / Journal of Physical Education | 0102-8464 | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi | 2548-0723 | 29 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Exercise and Quality of Life | 1821-3480 | 28 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| German Journal of Sports Medicine | 0344-5925 | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Motriz Revista de Educação Física | 1415-9805 | 28 | 3 | ≈ ₹33,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| The Rehabilitation Journal | 2521-344X | 25 | 2 | PKR 15,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine | 1179-1543 | 24 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,88,022 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Advances in Rehabilitation | 0860-6161 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Coaching and Sports Science | 2963-1459 | 23 | 2 | ≈ ₹36,123 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Analele Universităţii din Oradea. Kinetoterapie/Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy | 1224-6220 | 22 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Applied Sports Sciences | 2534-9597 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| Revista de Osteoporosis y Metabolismo Mineral | 1889-836X | 22 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Discobolul | 1454-3907 | 19 | 3 | ≈ ₹6,530 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education | 2536-569X | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Montenegro |
| Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine | 1800-8755 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Montenegro |
| sportlogia | 1986-6097 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| International Journal of Racket Sports Science | 2695-4508 | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases | 2072-2680 | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Acta Gymnica | 1212-1185 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| Annales Kinesiologiae | 2232-2620 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| Innovative Technologies in Sport and Physical Activity | 2957-2525 | 15 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Sports and Physical Activity | 3109-5119 | 10 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |