412 Surgery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cureus | 2168-8184 | 23,996 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Gastroenterology | 0016-5085 | 5,575 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Asian Journal of Surgery | 0219-3108 | 3,393 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| American Journal of Transplantation | 1600-6135 | 3,110 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Endoscopy | 0013-726X | 2,637 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| British journal of surgery | 0007-1323 | 2,592 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Neonatal Surgery | 2226-0439 | 2,239 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 1053-2498 | 2,099 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| BMJ Case Reports | 1757-790X | 1,955 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 0016-5107 | 1,806 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Brain and Spine | 2772-5294 | 1,663 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,87,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Clinical Case Reports | 2050-0904 | 1,660 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,83,988 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open | 2169-7574 | 1,644 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,11,441 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| HPB | 1365-182X | 1,501 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Surgery Case Reports | 2210-2612 | 1,319 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,01,327 to publish | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 0901-5027 | 1,318 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Radiology Case Reports | 1930-0433 | 1,144 | 2 | ≈ ₹63,577 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Surgical Case Reports | 2042-8812 | 1,049 | 2 | ≈ ₹93,439 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Digestive and Liver Disease | 1590-8658 | 1,027 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,17,884 to publish | Yes | No | Italy |
| Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | 0019-5421 | 1,001 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| Transplantation | 0041-1337 | 903 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions | 1522-1946 | 831 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 0266-4356 | 771 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports | 2250-0685 | 733 | 2 | ₹18,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| Biological and Clinical Sciences Research Journal | 2708-2261 | 726 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| Journal of Medical Case Reports | 1752-1947 | 701 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases | 1550-7289 | 680 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Pancreatology | 1424-3903 | 635 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| American Journal of Case Reports | 1941-5923 | 606 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| PM&R | 1934-1482 | 600 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| ANZ Journal of Surgery | 1445-1433 | 541 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| Arthroscopy Techniques | 2212-6287 | 523 | 2 | ≈ ₹93,920 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Diseases of the Esophagus | 1120-8694 | 513 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery | 0970-0358 | 478 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Bratislavské lekárske listy/Bratislava medical journal | 0006-9248 | 454 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,45,820 to publish | Yes | No | Slovakia |
| SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine | 2523-8973 | 449 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 0278-2391 | 437 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery | 0972-8279 | 435 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing | 1089-9472 | 426 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Urology Case Reports | 2214-4420 | 405 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,43,530 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia | 0959-289X | 398 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Annals of African Medicine | 0975-5764 | 391 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Surgical Case Reports | 2198-7793 | 384 | 2 | ≈ ₹57,925 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Hand surgery & rehabilitation | 2468-1210 | 371 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| ACG Case Reports Journal | 2326-3253 | 361 | 2 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Transplantation Proceedings | 0041-1345 | 346 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Indian Journal of Orthopaedics | 0019-5413 | 339 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| Journal of Orthopaedic Reports | 2773-157X | 339 | 2 | ≈ ₹57,797 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Ear Nose & Throat Journal | 0145-5613 | 335 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma | 0976-5662 | 326 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology | 0975-7651 | 324 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 1010-5182 | 308 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports | 2772-9931 | 302 | 2 | ≈ ₹93,920 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| JSES International | 2666-6383 | 284 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,20,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 0740-9303 | 271 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Medical and Health Research | 2786-8524 | 261 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders | 2213-333X | 261 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,31,189 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Interventional Pain Medicine | 2772-5944 | 260 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Medical Reports | 2949-9186 | 257 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 0970-9134 | 247 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) | 2666-5484 | 247 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,15,776 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas | 1130-0108 | 243 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Spain |
| A&A Practice | 2575-3126 | 242 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Anaesthesia Pain & Intensive Care | 1607-8322 | 241 | 2 | ≈ ₹18,302 to publish | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| Indian Journal of Surgery | 0972-2068 | 238 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| JBJS Case Connector | 2160-3251 | 235 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication | 2380-0186 | 233 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques | 2666-6391 | 229 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,68,575 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery | 0023-1207 | 223 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Medicine Science | International Medical Journal | 2147-0634 | 210 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery | 1758-5902 | 209 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Australia |
| Annali Italiani di Chirurgia | 0003-469X | 204 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| Die Chirurgie | 2731-6971 | 202 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,26,554 to publish | No | No | |
| Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons | 0971-9261 | 201 | 2 | ₹1,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Hand Therapy | 0894-1130 | 200 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Contemporary surgical clerkships | 2730-941X | 199 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | 1110-1121 | 197 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| VideoGIE | 2468-4481 | 186 | 2 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology | 1865-7257 | 180 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Advanced Biomedical Research | 2277-9175 | 179 | 2 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| Medical Journal Armed Forces India | 0377-1237 | 179 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America | 2768-2765 | 169 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,44,493 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Diagnostic Cytopathology | 1097-0339 | 162 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Trauma Case Reports | 2352-6440 | 162 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,40,640 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| IJU Case Reports | 2577-171X | 161 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,39,676 to publish | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia | 0102-3616 | 160 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Die Orthopädie | 2731-7145 | 158 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,26,554 to publish | No | No | |
| Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology | 0970-9185 | 158 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Benha Journal of Applied Sciences | 2356-9751 | 151 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Egypt |
| Cirugía Española (English Edition) | 2173-5077 | 151 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Spain |
| Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management | 2405-6030 | 147 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Apollo Medicine | 0976-0016 | 146 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Folia Morphologica | 0015-5659 | 146 | 2 | ≈ ₹97,949 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Orbit | 0167-6830 | 146 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Spartan Medical Research Journal | 2474-7629 | 145 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Die Unfallchirurgie | 2731-7021 | 144 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,26,554 to publish | No | No | |
| Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology | 0189-7860 | 143 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The Journal of Knee Surgery | 1538-8506 | 141 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports | 2324-7096 | 137 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Revista Colombiana de Cirugía | 2011-7582 | 133 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
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