40 Physiology 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 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Medical Inquiry | 2587-6821 | 125 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Associated Medical Sciences | 2539-6056 | 109 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Thailand |
| Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science | 2213-2961 | 98 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Sports Medicine and Health Science | 2666-3376 | 82 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Advances in Laboratory Medicine / Avances en Medicina de Laboratorio | 2628-491X | 80 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Distúrbios da Comunicação | 0102-762X | 68 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Aging Medicine and Healthcare | 2663-8851 | 55 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Taiwan |
| Public Health Research | 2050-4381 | 55 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | 2225-2002 | 53 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Exercise Science | 1226-1726 | 53 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science | 1738-3544 | 50 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Biochemia Medica | 1330-0962 | 47 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Health Promotion Perspectives | 2228-6497 | 45 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Geriatrics Gerontology and Aging | 2447-2115 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation | 2288-176X | 43 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy | 2769-6510 | 41 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Revista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud | 2665-2056 | 38 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| International journal of medical biochemistry/International journal of medical biochemistry : | 2587-2362 | 36 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| LabMed discovery. | 3050-4740 | 36 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Asthma and allergy | 2307-3373 | 33 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Pensar en Movimiento Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud | 1409-0724 | 33 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Costa Rica |
| Frigid Zone Medicine | 2719-8073 | 31 | 2 | Free to publish | No | No | Poland |
| MHSALUD Revista en Ciencias del Movimiento Humano y Salud | 1659-097X | 31 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Costa Rica |
| Translational Exercise Biomedicine | 2942-6812 | 31 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation | 2050-4365 | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences | 2351-6496 | 27 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Lithuania |
| Movimiento Científico | 2011-7191 | 27 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Indian Journal of Allergy Asthma and Immunology | 0972-6691 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Health Promotion & Physical Activity | 2544-9117 | 24 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Diponegoro International Medical Journal | 2745-5815 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Contributions to Tobacco & Nicotine Research | 2719-9509 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Applied Biochemistry & Laboratory Medicine | 2583-4142 | 21 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Space habitation. | 2950-6166 | 21 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | Netherlands |
| Revista Bioquímica y Patología Clínica | 1515-6761 | 20 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Philippine Journal of Pathology | 0118-3265 | 18 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Philippines |
| Annales Kinesiologiae | 2232-2620 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| Areté | 1657-2513 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| journal of nutritional oncology | 2096-2746 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| HSJ. | 2966-0408 | 12 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Sustainable Welfare | 3023-6673 | 10 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes |