97 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | 0195-9131 | 2,196 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics | 2473-0114 | 632 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Molecular & cellular biomechanics | 1556-5297 | 625 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Cuestiones de Fisioterapia | 1135-8599 | 524 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Spain |
| Journal of Physical Education and Sport | 2247-8051 | 295 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Romania |
| Sport Sciences for Health | 1824-7490 | 270 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Italy |
| The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery | 1067-2516 | 213 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association | 1930-8264 | 178 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| SPORT TK-Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del Deporte | 2254-4070 | 170 | 2 | ≈ ₹32,650 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness | 0022-4707 | 162 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| Foot & Ankle Surgery Techniques Reports & Cases | 2667-3967 | 125 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Physical Therapy Science | 0915-5287 | 107 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| 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 |
| Science & Sports | 0765-1597 | 90 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| Current Sports Medicine Reports | 1537-890X | 88 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Foot & Ankle Specialist | 1938-6400 | 80 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine | 1050-642X | 76 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery | 0891-8422 | 76 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Herkes için Spor ve Rekreasyon Dergisi | 2687-6027 | 75 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Foot and Ankle Clinics | 1083-7515 | 69 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance | 2794-0586 | 69 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| 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 |
| Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics | 1509-409X | 62 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Sport Mont | 1451-7485 | 62 | 2 | ≈ ₹23,399 to publish | Yes | Yes | Montenegro |
| Akdeniz Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 2667-5463 | 59 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Physical Treatments - Specific Physical Therapy | 2423-5830 | 59 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| The Asian Journal of Kinesiology | 2586-5552 | 57 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions | 1108-7161 | 54 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Greece |
| Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis | 2146-3816 | 51 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| The Online Journal of Recreation and Sport | 2146-9598 | 50 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science | 2202-946X | 47 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Australia |
| International Journal of Kinanthropometry | 2790-9816 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| E-balonmano com Journal Sports Science | 1885-7019 | 44 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| International Journal of Sport Exercise & Training Sciences | 2149-8229 | 43 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Turkish Journal of Kinesiology | 2459-0134 | 41 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| International Journal of Sport Culture and Science | 2148-1148 | 40 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | 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 |
| Physiotherapy Practice and Research | 2213-0683 | 36 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Studia sportiva | 1802-7679 | 36 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Czechia |
| Isokinetics and Exercise Science | 0959-3020 | 35 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi | 1309-5110 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Sportive | 2667-632X | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| South African Journal of Sports Medicine | 1015-5163 | 33 | 2 | ≈ ₹40,754 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Sports Science & Health Advances | 2583-8296 | 33 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Research in Sport Education and Sciences | 2822-3527 | 31 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Advances in Physical Education | 2164-0386 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine | 2300-9705 | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Sports Sciences | 1308-0938 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Spor Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi | 2548-0723 | 29 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery | 1536-0644 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES) | 2411-6939 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Exercise and Quality of Life | 1821-3480 | 28 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Serbia |
| Gazi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 2717-9966 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| International Journal of Bone Fragility | 2724-4296 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 2667-6672 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism | 1899-1998 | 27 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and Sports | 2277-5447 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| The Rehabilitation Journal | 2521-344X | 25 | 2 | PKR 15,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| European Journal of Sport Sciences | 2796-0048 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Sustainability and Sports Science Journal | 2990-2975 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ecuador |
| 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 |
| Journal of Sport Biomechanics | 3004-5363 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Turkish Journal of Sports Medicine | 1300-0551 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Football Studies | 3051-2689 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| International Journal of Sports Science and Physical Education | 2575-1611 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Human Movement Science | 2523-5850 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine | 1319-6308 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| CBÜ Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 2149-1046 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education | 2536-569X | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Montenegro |
| Journal of Biomed Research | 2693-5910 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| sportlogia | 1986-6097 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Avrasya Spor Bilimleri ve Eğitim Dergisi | 2717-8455 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Iğdır Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 2667-5056 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| 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 |
| IOSR Journal of Sports and Physical Education | 2347-6737 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| JOSPT Methods | 3065-8195 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Women s Sports Medicine | 2769-4895 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Premier Journal of Sports Science | 2978-3933 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Acta Gymnica | 1212-1185 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| American Journal of Sports Science | 2330-8540 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Clinical & Translational Metabolism | 2948-2445 | 15 | 2 | ≈ ₹4,61,414 to publish | No | No | |
| Journal Of Science & Cycling | 2254-7053 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Eurasian Research in Sport Science | 2636-8269 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Kapadokya Saglik Bilimleri Dergisi | 2979-9880 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| MOJ Sports Medicine | 2574-9935 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation | 0379-9069 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Africa |
| The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science | 2703-240X | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | New Zealand |
| International Journal of Sport and Health Science | 1348-1509 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal | 2065-0574 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Germany |
| Gaziantep Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 2536-5339 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Journal of Sports and Games | 2642-8466 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| KOSALB International Journal of Human Movements Science | 2958-8332 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Türkiye Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 2618-5911 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |