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Journals in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

170 established journals that publish mainly in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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170 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. 105 of them are fully open access. Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 666 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Current Osteoporosis Reports, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine - Open.

170 journals

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British Journal of Sports MedicineBMJ37 %2726.64311Subscription
Sports MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media35 %2059.26318Subscription; open access option 5 790 USD
Osteoporosis InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media38 %2623.81240Subscription; open access option 5 090 USD
Sports Medicine - OpenSpringer Nature35 %1347.04804 290 USD
The American Journal of Sports MedicineSAGE Publishing30 %4355.65361Subscription; open access option 4 400 USD
International Journal of Sports Physiology and PerformanceHuman Kinetics42 %2243.02127Subscription
Science and Medicine in FootballTaylor & Francis51 %563.6447Subscription
SportsMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute36 %2883.43692 172 USD
Biology of SportTermedia Publishing House41 %1093.7266480 USD
Journal of Sports Science and MedicineBursa Uludağ University38 %885.0631Subscription; open access option 1 800 USD
The Journal of Strength and Conditioning ResearchLippincott Williams & Wilkins39 %2812.38220Subscription
Current Osteoporosis ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media34 %609.59104Subscription; open access option 4 790 USD
Foot & Ankle InternationalSAGE Publishing41 %1932.45168Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Sports Health A Multidisciplinary ApproachSAGE Publishing41 %1322.7899Subscription; open access option 4 400 USD
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineBMJ34 %1564.03711 839 USD
Foot and Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV41 %1322.4570Subscription; open access option 4 300 USD
BMC Sports Science Medicine and RehabilitationBioMed Central34 %2503.03612 890 USD
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsWiley30 %2274.31189Subscription; open access option 4 550 USD
Archives of OsteoporosisSpringer Science+Business Media36 %1532.9066Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
BoneElsevier BV30 %2803.58270Subscription; open access option 3 960 USD
International Journal of Sports MedicineThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)30 %1414.68179Subscription
Journal of Bone and Mineral ResearchOxford University Press29 %1245.71332Subscription; open access option 3 780 USD
Physical Therapy in SportElsevier BV39 %1242.2688Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
Journal of science and medicine in sportElsevier BV32 %3342.24165Subscription; open access option 3 720 USD
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology ArthroscopySpringer Science+Business Media22 %4815.50193Subscription; open access option 4 300 USD
Journal of Human KineticsDe Gruyter Open34 %1153.3080Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Sports Physical TherapyPublisher unknown34 %1602.6947Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Functional Morphology and KinesiologyMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute31 %2342.64451 930 USD
European Journal of Sport ScienceTaylor & Francis29 %1863.241092 680 USD
Bone ReportsElsevier BV28 %2162.95452 540 USD
JBMR PlusWiley29 %1653.04502 888 USD
Journal of Sports SciencesTaylor & Francis25 %2673.26214Subscription
Journal of Bone and Mineral MetabolismSpringer Science+Business Media32 %992.97101Subscription; open access option 3 790 USD
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingFrontiers Media24 %5582.64572 353 USD
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineSAGE Publishing28 %9241.47901 500 USD
Open Access Journal of Sports MedicineDove Medical Press39 %166.52562 320 USD
International Journal of Performance Analysis in SportTaylor & Francis36 %722.3074Subscription
The Journal of Foot & Ankle SurgeryElsevier BV38 %2171.1597Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Translational Sports MedicineWiley37 %602.2823840 USD
Strength and conditioning journalLippincott Williams & Wilkins41 %721.5580Subscription
Journal of Clinical DensitometryElsevier BV39 %711.7198Subscription; open access option 3 000 USD
Journal of Sport RehabilitationHuman Kinetics34 %1231.7691Subscription
Calcified Tissue InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media27 %1343.07201Subscription; open access option 3 990 USD
Journal of Athletic TrainingNational Athletic Trainers' Association34 %1451.55135Open access, fee unknown
Research in Sports MedicineTaylor & Francis40 %601.6761Subscription
The Physician and SportsmedicineTaylor & Francis39 %631.6489Subscription
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical FitnessEdizioni Minerva Medica36 %2011.0950Subscription
Journal of Science in Sport and ExerciseSpringer Science+Business Media32 %522.7221Subscription; open access option 2 290 USD
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical TherapyAmerican Physical Therapy Association23 %904.94198Subscription
The FootElsevier BV37 %681.5062Subscription; open access option 3 250 USD
Journal of Foot and Ankle ResearchBioMed Central33 %851.68762 800 USD
Current Sports Medicine ReportsLippincott Williams & Wilkins37 %1031.1487Subscription
Foot & Ankle OrthopaedicsSAGE Publishing41 %6120.52261 200 USD
Clinical Journal of Sport MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins37 %1031.12145Subscription
International Journal of Strength and ConditioningPublisher unknown41 %421.4013Open access, fee unknown
Apunts Sports MedicineGeneralitat of Catalonia39 %252.23232 190 USD
Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports MedicineElsevier BV25 %2701.70382 000 USD
International Journal of Sports Science & CoachingSAGE Publishing27 %2191.5078Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Foot & Ankle SpecialistSAGE Publishing42 %800.9047Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media20 %646.2195Subscription; open access option 4 590 USD
Journal of the International Society of Sports NutritionSpringer Science+Business Media22 %923.54972 490 USD
Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and RehabilitationElsevier BV21 %2152.53352 000 USD
Foot and Ankle ClinicsElsevier BV43 %840.7883Subscription; open access option 3 000 USD
Muscles Ligaments and Tendons JournalPublisher unknown37 %721.1161Subscription
Osteoporosis and SarcopeniaElsevier BV30 %531.9733500 USD
Asian Journal of Sports MedicinePublisher unknown31 %272.9450Open access, fee unknown
Sports BiomechanicsTaylor & Francis26 %1221.7877Subscription
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise MetabolismHuman Kinetics24 %563.30112Subscription
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and SurgeryElsevier BV38 %870.8053Subscription; open access option 3 000 USD
Journal of Human Sport and ExerciseUniversity of Alicante25 %712.1248215 USD
Journal of Bone MetabolismThe Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research26 %342.8244Subscription
Arthroscopy TechniquesElsevier BV22 %4371.2060975 USD
Sport Sciences for HealthSpringer Science+Business Media27 %1721.0638Subscription; open access option 4 190 USD
Pedagogy of Physical Culture and SportsH.S. Skovoroda Kharkov National Pedagogical University25 %592.0619170 USD
International journal of exercise scienceBerkeley Electronic Press27 %1171.1245Open access, fee unknown
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical AssociationAmerican Podiatric Medical Association34 %1330.5988Subscription
Turkish Journal of OsteoporosisGalenos Yayinevi34 %371.0414Open access, fee unknown
KinesiologyUniversity of Zagreb27 %341.6924Open access, fee unknown
Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and MedicineMontenegrin Sports Academy31 %231.6820Open access, fee unknown
Isokinetics and Exercise ScienceIOS Press33 %371.0845Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
PhysiologiaPublisher unknown25 %322.11121 207 USD
South African Journal of Sports MedicineSouth African Sports Medicine Association38 %300.8427Open access, fee unknown
Footwear ScienceTaylor & Francis25 %801.1338Subscription
Clinics in Sports MedicineElsevier BV34 %880.60130Subscription; open access option 3 000 USD
Human MovementDe Gruyter Open27 %491.2834Open access, fee unknown
German Journal of Sports MedicinePublisher unknown28 %281.5922Open access, fee unknown
Sport MontMontenegrin Sports Academy and Faculty for Sport and Physical Education25 %701.1622204 USD
Seminars in Musculoskeletal RadiologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)22 %1451.1069Subscription
Science & SportsElsevier BV29 %1070.6842Subscription; open access option 2 400 USD
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy ReviewLippincott Williams & Wilkins28 %301.3977Subscription
Biomedical Human KineticsDe Gruyter Open23 %341.7623161 USD
MusclesPublisher unknown22 %292.23111 207 USD
Sports medicine research and practicePublisher unknown30 %360.947Open access, fee unknown
The Open Sports Sciences JournalBentham Science Publishers28 %171.6828Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Quantitative Analysis in SportsDe Gruyter28 %251.3041Subscription; open access option 2 712 USD
JSAMS PlusElsevier BV26 %231.5891 950 USD
International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports ScienceAustralian International Academic Centre PTY. LTD.29 %310.9518Open access, fee unknown
Osteoporosis and Bone DiseasesPublisher unknown34 %560.5214Open access, fee unknown
Scientific Journal of Sport and PerformancePublisher unknown31 %430.686Open access, fee unknown
Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseLippincott Williams & Wilkins21 %2 4010.39361Subscription
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and TechnologySAGE Publishing21 %601.2432Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Rehabilitation and TechnologyElsevier BV26 %271.14241 000 USD
Int. J. Comput. Sci. SportPublisher unknown26 %132.0022Open access, fee unknown
Foot & Ankle Surgery Techniques Reports & CasesElsevier BV34 %1090.3892 000 USD
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical ActivityPublisher unknown22 %471.2519Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Sports AnalyticsIOS Press28 %201.1922Open access, fee unknown
Techniques in Foot & Ankle SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins42 %340.3728Subscription
JOSPT open.Publisher unknown21 %251.548Open access, fee unknown
OsteologyMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute25 %211.18101 207 USD
Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports MedicinePublisher unknown20 %421.1410Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports MedicinePublisher unknown24 %260.9210Subscription
Video Journal of Sports MedicineSAGE Publishing24 %880.537900 USD
Sports Medicine International OpenGeorg Thieme Verlag38 %100.66231 833 USD
Turkish Journal of KinesiologySüleyman Demirel University26 %290.6913Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Women s Sports MedicinePublisher unknown29 %140.796Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal InteractionsHylonome Editions30 %110.874Subscription
Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise SciencesIndex Copernicus International S.A.22 %250.978Open access, fee unknown
MOJ Sports MedicineMedCrave Group34 %180.5010Open access, fee unknown
European journal of human movementAsociación Española de Ciencias del Deporte31 %240.479Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Wrist SurgeryThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)21 %1100.4747Subscription
International Journal of Physical Education Fitness and SportsPublisher unknown21 %280.8111Open access, fee unknown
ITF Coaching & Sport Science ReviewInternational Tennis Federation20 %330.747Open access, fee unknown
Medicina dello SportEdizioni Minerva Medica36 %490.2512Subscription
Operative Techniques in Sports MedicineElsevier BV26 %450.4147Subscription; open access option 1 860 USD
International Journal of Racket Sports ScienceUniversity of Granada31 %130.549Open access, fee unknown
Tanjungpura Journal of Coaching ResearchTanjungpura University22 %111.134Open access, fee unknown
Studies in Sports Science and Physical EducationPublisher unknown21 %101.275Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Athletic Therapy & TrainingHuman Kinetics34 %630.2220Subscription
Journal of the Foot & AnklePublisher unknown40 %550.187Open access, fee unknown
European Journal of Sport SciencesPublisher unknown24 %200.476Open access, fee unknown
American journal of sports science and medicinePublisher unknown29 %41.0718Open access, fee unknown
STADIUM - Hungarian Journal of Sport SciencesUniversity of Debrecen21 %140.745Open access, fee unknown
The Asian Journal of KinesiologyPublisher unknown22 %380.397250 USD
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific)Publisher unknown39 %480.168Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Coaching and Sports SciencePublisher unknown26 %120.524Open access, fee unknown
Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and MedicineUniversity of Szczecin23 %320.3812Open access, fee unknown
Sports gamesKharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture23 %220.435Open access, fee unknown
Journal Of Science & CyclingPublisher unknown35 %430.1812Open access, fee unknown
Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el DeporteUniversity of Málaga23 %430.3011Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Exercise and NutritionPublisher unknown21 %190.479Open access, fee unknown
Journal of OsteoporosisHindawi Publishing Corporation39 %60.33401 000 USD
INSPIREE Indonesian Sport Innovation ReviewPublisher unknown24 %230.319Open access, fee unknown
Journal of TrainologyPublisher unknown34 %60.4019Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Applied Sports SciencesPublisher unknown27 %200.277Open access, fee unknown
Biologic Orthopedics JournalPublisher unknown27 %70.454Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Physical EducationUniversity of Baghdad21 %840.226100 USD
Sports Injuries & MedicinePublisher unknown31 %40.504Open access, fee unknown
Slovak Journal of Sport SciencePublisher unknown29 %180.243Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Foot and AnklePublisher unknown41 %100.184Open access, fee unknown
Kinesiologia Slovenica scientific journal on sportUniversity of Ljubljana22 %410.2314Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.