323 Surgery journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 4 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 4: bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirugía Española | 0009-739X | 1,387 | 4 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Spain |
| Neurology Perspectives | 2667-0496 | 1,172 | 4 | ≈ ₹1,37,750 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Orthopaedic Proceedings | 1358-992X | 1,155 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base | 2193-6331 | 1,102 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies | 2767-8326 | 1,043 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | 2347-6559 | 740 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Journal of Coloproctology | 2237-9363 | 598 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Al-Azhar International Medical Journal /Al-Azhar International Medical Journal | 2682-3381 | 516 | 4 | EGP 2,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| The International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research | 3048-1368 | 351 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) | 1345-2843 | 323 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Acta Medica International | 2349-0578 | 297 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Mesentery and Peritoneum | 2616-2725 | 250 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Hong Kong SAR China |
| Vascular and Endovascular Review | 2516-3299 | 244 | 4 | ≈ ₹2,06,721 to publish | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Orthopedics & Traumatology | 0037-1033 | 239 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2405-4690 | 237 | 4 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | 2682-4558 | 213 | 4 | ≈ ₹14,449 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences | 2395-1958 | 192 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Handchirurgie Scan | 2194-8976 | 177 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Hépato-Gastro & Oncologie Digestive | 1253-7020 | 171 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Acta Médica Grupo Ángeles | 1870-7203 | 162 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Al-Azhar University Journal of medical and Virus Researches and Studies. | 3009-6685 | 154 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Ukraine |
| Vascular Diseases | 3050-6581 | 154 | 4 | ≈ ₹2,56,234 to publish | No | No | |
| International Journal of Case Reports in Surgery | 2708-1494 | 147 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| International Journal of Research in Medical Science | 2664-8733 | 134 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Revue de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique | 1877-0517 | 131 | 4 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| World Chinese Journal of Digestology | 1009-3079 | 131 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Deutsche Heilpraktiker-Zeitschrift | 1862-2267 | 127 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal Club AINS | 2194-9719 | 127 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers Association | 1609-1558 | 124 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Bangladesh |
| Revista Electrónica de PortalesMedicos com | 1886-8924 | 120 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Barind Medical College Journal | 2518-3249 | 118 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | 2349-6983 | 115 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Journal de Chirurgie Viscérale | 1878-786X | 113 | 4 | ≈ ₹2,28,299 to publish | No | No | Netherlands |
| MedPeer publisher | 3066-2737 | 108 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Health Sciences | 2815-6307 | 101 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | VM |
| Pediatric Oncall | 0973-0966 | 97 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Der Merkurstab | 0935-798X | 96 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Case Reports in Orthopaedics | 2707-8345 | 93 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Africa |
| Phlebologie | 0939-978X | 91 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Yemen Journal of Medicine | 2583-4614 | 91 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Case Reports in Clinical Medicine | 2325-7075 | 88 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Nihon Daicho Komonbyo Gakkai Zasshi | 0047-1801 | 88 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Bone and Joint 360 | 2048-0091 | 86 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Proceedings of IMPRS | 2641-2470 | 86 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Aswan University Medical Journal/Aswan University Medical Journal | 2735-3109 | 85 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Anales Médicos de la Asociación Médica del Centro Médico ABC | 0185-3252 | 84 | 4 | 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 |
| THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA | 0285-4945 | 81 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports | 2379-1039 | 80 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Annales françaises d Oto-rhino-laryngologie et de Pathologie Cervico-faciale | 1879-7261 | 79 | 4 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| TOTBİD Derleme Dergisi | 3062-3952 | 78 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Egyptian Reviews for Medical and Health Sciences . | 3009-7576 | 76 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Ukraine |
| Le Praticien en Anesthésie Réanimation | 1279-7960 | 76 | 4 | ≈ ₹1,94,584 to publish | No | No | France |
| International Journal of Medical Anesthesiology | 2664-3766 | 74 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Bangladesh |
| IECCMEXICO | 3061-8045 | 70 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Mexico |
| Journal of Case Reports and Scientific Images | 2708-0056 | 69 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Africa |
| ARCADEs of MEDICINE | 2812-5509 | 68 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| International Health Sciences Review | 3085-9018 | 68 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Progress of Digestive Endoscopy | 1348-9844 | 67 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Journal of the Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2358-2782 | 65 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Mansoura Medical Journal | 1110-211X | 63 | 4 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Macedonian Journal of Anaesthesia | 2545-4366 | 62 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | North Macedonia |
| Vietnam Journal of Endolaparoscopic Surgery | 1859-4506 | 61 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Vietnam |
| IFR journal of medicine and surgery. | 3078-5448 | 60 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Jordan |
| Case Reports in Clinical Practice | 2538-2683 | 59 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| JOURNAL AFRICAIN DE CHIRURGIE | 2712-651X | 59 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery | 1908-4889 | 59 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Philippines |
| Revista de otorrinolaringología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello | 0716-4084 | 59 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Chile |
| Baiofurontia Kouenkai kouen rombunshuu/Baiofurontia Koenkai koen ronbunshu | 1348-2939 | 58 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Bone and Arthrosurgery Science | 2981-8222 | 58 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Traumatology and Orthopаedics of Kazakhstan | 2789-9632 | 58 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kazakhstan |
| PAIN JOINTS SPINE | 2224-1507 | 57 | 4 | ≈ ₹54,416 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| European Journal of Medical Case Reports | 2520-4998 | 56 | 4 | ≈ ₹25,496 to publish | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| Nepal Orthopaedic Association Journal | 2091-0177 | 56 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Nepal |
| Videoscopy | 2373-3063 | 56 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | 2664-8318 | 55 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Surgery & Anesthesia Research | 2755-015X | 55 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Hirurg (Surgeon) | 2074-0190 | 54 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of Surgical Case Reports and Images | 2690-1897 | 54 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of clinical & medical case reports, images. | 3064-8025 | 53 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | TXU |
| Nihon Gekakei Rengo Gakkaishi (Journal of Japanese College of Surgeons) | 0385-7883 | 53 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Advances in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine | 3103-2214 | 52 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Italy |
| Revista Argentina de Radiología / Argentinian Journal of Radiology | 0048-7619 | 52 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Gastroenterologie up2date | 1616-9670 | 51 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology | 0149-9009 | 50 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Revista de Cirugía Colorrectal | 2938-3382 | 49 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Rangpur Medical College | 2618-0413 | 48 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Bangladesh |
| National Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics | 2521-3466 | 47 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Bangladesh |
| Spinal Surgery | 0914-6024 | 46 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Japan |
| Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation | 2974-3591 | 45 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| JOSPT Cases | 2767-2921 | 45 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| OP-Journal | 0178-1715 | 45 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| OP-Management up2date | 2702-2153 | 45 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics | 2456-6993 | 44 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Medical Insight | 2373-6003 | 44 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Revista Argentina de de Cirugía Plástica Estética y Reparadora | 0327-6945 | 44 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Argentina |
| Cirugía Andaluza | 1130-3212 | 42 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Spain |
| International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery | 2277-8543 | 42 | 4 | ₹10,051 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| Verdauungskrankheiten | 0174-738X | 41 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| DO - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Osteopathie | 1610-5044 | 40 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
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