82 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Sports and Active Living | 2624-9367 | 845 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology | 2411-5142 | 489 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,84,520 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies | 1360-8592 | 482 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| 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 Applied Physiology | 0020-9376 | 410 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching | 1747-9541 | 386 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Sports Sciences | 0264-0414 | 356 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of science and medicine in sport | 1440-2440 | 308 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Osteoporosis International | 0937-941X | 302 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Bone | 1873-2763 | 301 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| British Journal of Sports Medicine | 0306-3674 | 293 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 1064-8011 | 293 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance | 1555-0265 | 237 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Sport Science | 1536-7290 | 233 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,84,169 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Sports Medicine | 0112-1642 | 213 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Foot & Ankle International | 1071-1007 | 212 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports | 0905-7188 | 211 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| JBMR Plus | 2473-4039 | 204 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,64,904 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 0884-0431 | 199 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine | 2055-7647 | 196 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Balneo and PRM Research Journal | 2734-844X | 181 | 1 | ≈ ₹20,711 to publish | Yes | No | Romania |
| International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy | 2159-2896 | 181 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Sports Medicine - Open | 2198-9761 | 166 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,68,940 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Archives of Osteoporosis | 1862-3514 | 160 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Calcified Tissue International | 0171-967X | 149 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Sports Medicine | 0172-4622 | 148 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Foot and Ankle Surgery | 1268-7731 | 129 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Human Sport and Exercise | 1988-5202 | 126 | 1 | ≈ ₹20,711 to publish | Yes | No | Spain |
| Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach | 1941-0921 | 125 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Human Kinetics | 1640-5544 | 122 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Physical Therapy in Sport | 1466-853X | 118 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Biology of Sport | 0860-021X | 114 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,08,832 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Sport Rehabilitation | 1056-6716 | 111 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Biomechanics | 2673-7078 | 108 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism | 0914-8779 | 107 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Sports Biomechanics | 1476-3141 | 102 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| 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 |
| Journal of Sports Science and Medicine | 1303-2968 | 92 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Türkiye |
| Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia | 2405-5255 | 88 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Athletic Training | 1062-6050 | 87 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | 0034-5377 | 86 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport | 1474-8185 | 79 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Applied Biomechanics | 1065-8483 | 75 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness | 1728-869X | 74 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,10,778 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Strength and conditioning journal | 1073-6840 | 73 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Clinical Densitometry | 1094-6950 | 71 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Bone Reports | 2352-1872 | 70 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,74,536 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Research in Sports Medicine | 1543-8627 | 69 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Muscles | 2813-0413 | 65 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports | 2664-9837 | 64 | 1 | ≈ ₹86,696 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Physiologia | 2673-9488 | 59 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology | 1754-3371 | 58 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2587-0823 | 58 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Human Movement | 1732-3991 | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹47,280 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| The Physician and Sportsmedicine | 0091-3847 | 55 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Strength and Conditioning | 2634-2235 | 54 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Acta kinesiologica | 1840-2976 | 51 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Current Osteoporosis Reports | 1544-1873 | 49 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science | 1091-367X | 49 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Sports Engineering | 1369-7072 | 48 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| JSAMS Plus | 2772-6967 | 47 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,87,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| The Foot | 0958-2592 | 45 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation | 2288-176X | 43 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| International journal of Sport Studies for Health | 2588-5782 | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Iran |
| Science and Medicine in Football | 2473-3938 | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity | 2080-1297 | 36 | 1 | ≈ ₹27,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Translational Sports Medicine | 2573-8488 | 36 | 1 | ≈ ₹88,622 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Biomedical Human Kinetics | 2080-2234 | 33 | 1 | ≈ ₹87,066 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise | 2096-6709 | 32 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Singapore |
| Kinesiology | 1331-1441 | 30 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Croatia |
| 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 | |
| Physical Activity Review | 2300-5076 | 26 | 1 | ≈ ₹18,688 to publish | Yes | No | Poland |
| Annals of Applied Sport Science | 1564-0205 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine | 1179-1543 | 24 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,88,022 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Journal of Sport Biomechanics | 1563-7085 | 19 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine | 1800-8755 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Montenegro |
| Asian Journal of Sports Medicine | 2008-000X | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Iran |
| The Open Sports Sciences Journal | 1875-399X | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| Studies in Sports Science and Physical Education | 2959-5274 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No |