40 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals with no fee to publish with at least 10 papers in 2025. No fee means the journal, DOAJ or OpenAlex states the fee as zero. A journal that has not published a fee is not listed here, and neither is a subscription journal that charges only for open access.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy | 2159-2896 | 181 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS) | 2414-6641 | 98 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Austria |
| 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 |
| Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte | 2255-0461 | 67 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review | 1812-2302 | 40 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences | 1309-0356 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Journal of Theories and Applications of Physical Education Sport Sciences | 2636-3925 | 36 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Research in Sports Science | 2687-3907 | 32 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| 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 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 |
| 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 | |
| Intelligent Sports and Health | 3050-5445 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | |
| Advances in Rehabilitation | 0860-6161 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| 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 |
| 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 |