58 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 3 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 3: third 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche | 0016-5670 | 174 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| International Journal of Physiology Sports and Physical Education | 2664-7710 | 120 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae | 1453-4223 | 95 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Fuß & Sprunggelenk | 1619-9987 | 88 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Rigakuryoho Kagaku | 1341-1667 | 79 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education Health and Sport Sciences) | 0484-6710 | 70 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte | 2255-0461 | 67 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | 2251-8401 | 67 | 3 | IRR 40,000,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov Series IX Sciences of Human Kinetics | 2344-2026 | 64 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| World Journal of Information Technology | 2959-9903 | 63 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of the Foot & Ankle | 2595-1459 | 59 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Peer community in health & movement sciences. | 3039-4724 | 57 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| International Journal of Medical and Exercise Science | 2455-0159 | 55 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training | 2157-7277 | 45 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Medicina dello Sport | 0025-7826 | 44 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific) | 2348-280X | 41 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Kinesiologia Slovenica scientific journal on sport | 1318-2269 | 41 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Slovenia |
| Slovak Journal of Sport Science | 2453-7659 | 41 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovakia |
| Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance | 1415-8426 | 40 | 3 | ≈ ₹24,135 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPORT AND HEALTH | 1857-8152 | 39 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | North Macedonia |
| Indian Journal of Physical Therapy and Research | 2666-3481 | 37 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Journal of Sports and Rehabilitation Sciences. | 3060-6829 | 37 | 3 | IRR 40,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| The Journal of Korean Academy of Physical Therapy Science | 1226-3672 | 37 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Türk fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon dergisi | 1300-8757 | 36 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Series on Biomechanics | 1313-2458 | 35 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society | 1738-3757 | 32 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Research in Sports Science | 2687-3907 | 32 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| International Journal of Sports Science and Arts | 2356-9417 | 31 | 3 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| JOURNAL OF SPORT AND KINETIC MOVEMENT | 2286-3524 | 30 | 3 | ≈ ₹8,707 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Revista de Educação Física / Journal of Physical Education | 0102-8464 | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Motriz Revista de Educação Física | 1415-9805 | 28 | 3 | ≈ ₹33,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| LASE Journal of Sport Science | 1691-7669 | 27 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Latvia |
| Russian Journal of Information Technology in Sports | 2949-6349 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Annals of Applied Sport Science | 2307-2512 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Applied Sports Sciences | 2534-9597 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Bulgaria |
| Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte | 1888-7546 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi | 3023-5359 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Cambridge sport science. | 3049-7485 | 20 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Discobolul | 1454-3907 | 19 | 3 | ≈ ₹6,530 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| International Journal of Physical Education & Sports Sciences | 2231-3745 | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| American Journal of Physical Education and Health Science | 2992-9679 | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Research & Investigations in Sports Medicine | 2577-1914 | 17 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| IJASS(International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences) | 1598-2939 | 16 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Annales Kinesiologiae | 2232-2620 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| Facta Universitatis Series Physical Education and Sport | 1451-740X | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Serbia |
| Homosporticus | 1512-8822 | 14 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| JUMP | 2695-6713 | 14 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Spain |
| Parul University Journal of Health Sciences and Research | 2583-990X | 14 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Research Journal of Sports and Health Psychology | 2694-6297 | 14 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Physical Fitness Medicine & Treatment in Sports | 2577-2945 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Studia Kinanthropologica | 1213-2101 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Czechia |
| International Sports Science Alexandria Journal | 2535-2105 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Egypt |
| Journal of Optimal Zenith Sport Sciences | 3023-8005 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Médecine et Chirurgie du Pied | 0759-2280 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Academic journal of sports science & medicine. | 2998-2650 | 10 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | CAU |
| Journal of Sports and Physical Activity | 3109-5119 | 10 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Journal of Sports Medicine and Therapy | 2573-1726 | 10 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Sport and Health | 1857-9310 | 10 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | XN |