186 Surgery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Coloproctology | 2237-9363 | 598 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery | 0970-0358 | 478 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Multidisciplinary Biomechanics Journal | 3076-1158 | 248 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Indian Journal of Anaesthesia | 0019-5049 | 225 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Asian Spine Journal | 1976-1902 | 177 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES | 2583-7524 | 166 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia | 0102-3616 | 160 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology | 0970-9185 | 158 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care | 2423-5849 | 154 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Apollo Medicine | 0976-0016 | 146 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Revista Chilena de Anestesia | 0716-4076 | 142 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Revista Colombiana de Cirugía | 2011-7582 | 133 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Balkan Medical Journal | 1301-3149 | 131 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery | 2005-291X | 122 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Scripta Medica | 0350-8218 | 120 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition) | 2255-534X | 118 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| JCA advances. | 2950-5534 | 104 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | XXU |
| The Journal of Medical Sciences | 2321-354X | 101 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Cirugía y Cirujanos | 0009-7411 | 98 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Spine Surgery and Related Research | 2432-261X | 96 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Japan |
| Acta Clinica Croatica | 0353-9466 | 93 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Russian Sklifosovsky Journal Emergency Medical Care | 2223-9022 | 92 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition) | 0104-0014 | 90 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| The Ukrainian Journal of Clinical Surgery | 2786-8311 | 90 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Journal of the Scientific Society | 0974-5009 | 89 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Messenger of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation | 2078-5658 | 89 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterología | 0120-9957 | 89 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Revista de la Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología | 1515-1786 | 88 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Journal of Medical Ultrasound | 0929-6441 | 87 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Anales Médicos de la Asociación Médica del Centro Médico ABC | 0185-3252 | 84 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Gazi Medical Journal | 1300-056X | 84 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Grekov s Bulletin of Surgery | 0042-4625 | 84 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique | 2508-2043 | 84 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Medical Sciences and Health | 2394-9481 | 82 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2436-259X | 81 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1110-0044 | 81 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR | 2456-4869 | 78 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Digestive Endoscopy | 0976-5042 | 77 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Paediatric Surgery Ukraine | 2304-0041 | 76 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Indian Pediatrics Case Reports | 2772-5170 | 75 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine | 0974-8237 | 75 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| African Journal of Urology | 1110-5704 | 74 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Avicenna Bulletin | 2074-0581 | 72 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Tajikistan |
| Innovative medicine of Kuban | 2500-0268 | 72 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research | 1738-3331 | 72 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Ewha Medical Journal | 1598-7450 | 69 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia | 1302-485X | 69 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Academic Medicine & Surgery | 2996-2617 | 68 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| ARCADEs of MEDICINE | 2812-5509 | 68 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Chinese Journal of Traumatology | 1008-1275 | 67 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Anesthesiology and Perioperative Science | 2731-8389 | 66 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Comprehensive Medicine | 2822-6771 | 65 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Trauma and Injury | 1738-8767 | 65 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Ambulatornaya khirurgiya = Ambulatory Surgery (Russia) | 1995-1477 | 63 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow | 1226-9344 | 63 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Education and Research | 2277-8969 | 63 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Traumatology and Orthopedics of Russia | 2311-2905 | 63 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| The Korean journal of pain | 1226-2579 | 61 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Formosan Journal of Surgery | 1682-606X | 60 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Istanbul Medical Journal | 1304-8503 | 60 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Case Reports in Clinical Practice | 2538-2683 | 59 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery | 1908-4889 | 59 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Philippines |
| International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention | 2636-0004 | 58 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Liver Transplantation | 2666-9676 | 57 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Nepal Orthopaedic Association Journal | 2091-0177 | 56 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Nepal |
| Coluna/Columna | 1808-1851 | 55 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology | 0872-8178 | 55 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Indian Journal of Pain | 0970-5333 | 54 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology | 0304-4793 | 54 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Annals of Medical Science and Research | 2949-785X | 52 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Revista Argentina de Radiología / Argentinian Journal of Radiology | 0048-7619 | 52 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Van Medical Journal | 1300-2694 | 52 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Medical Bulletin of Haseki | 1302-0072 | 51 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Russian Journal of Gastroenterology Hepatology Coloproctology | 1382-4376 | 51 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Ain-Shams Journal of Anaesthesiology | 1687-7934 | 50 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Medicina Moderna - Modern Medicine | 1223-0472 | 50 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Ochsner Journal | 1524-5012 | 50 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Acta gastroenteorológica latinoamericana/Acta gastroenterológica latinoamericana | 0300-9033 | 49 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Bali Journal of Anesthesiology | 2549-2276 | 49 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of onco-anaesthesiology and perioperative medicine. | 2950-6379 | 49 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | II |
| Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering | 0013-5585 | 48 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | Germany |
| Clinical Transplantation and Research | 3022-6783 | 48 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 0973-2209 | 48 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Medical Sciences | 1011-4564 | 48 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Taiwan |
| Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica | 1983-5175 | 48 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| International journal of abdominal wall and hernia surgery | 2589-8078 | 47 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Sakarya Medical Journal | 2146-2585 | 47 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases | 2008-5230 | 46 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Ağrı - The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology | 1300-0012 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Eurasian Journal of Medicine | 1308-8734 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics | 2456-6993 | 44 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care | 2249-4472 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Ultrasonography | 2084-8404 | 44 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Modern medical technology | 2072-9367 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| ULTRASONOGRAPHY | 2288-5919 | 44 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma | 2538-2330 | 43 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Russian Journal of Transplantology and Artificial Organs | 1995-1191 | 43 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology | 2581-9178 | 42 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy | 1411-4801 | 42 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Indian Spine Journal | 2589-5079 | 41 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
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