Top 10 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Journals In The World 2026

Are you looking for best Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals globally? Then you are in the right place.

Here, we provide a leading Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals list, peer-reviewed and top-ranked journals.

The list of popular Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals worldwide depends on various ranking factors, such as a journal's impact factor, CiteScore, H-index, peer review process, influence in the field, and overall reputation.

For the top scholarly Orthopedics and Sports Medicine journals, see the list below.

1. British Journal of Sports Medicine

British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) is a multi-media portal that provides original research, reviews and debate relating to clinically-relevant aspects of sport and exercise medicine, including physiotherapy, physical therapy and rehabilitation. We contribute to innovation (research), education (teaching and learning) and knowledge translation (implementing research into practice and policy). Our web, print, video and audio material, combined with active social media, serves the international community of clinicians who treat active people. more...

2. Sports Medicine and Health Science

The purpose of the Sports Medicine and Health Science (SMHS) journal is to provide a scientific, merit-based, high-quality publication platform for all relevant biomedical studies worldwide with a primary focus on sports medicine, physical activity, and the exercise-related health sciences. The primary disciplines that are covered by SMHS include but are not limited to clinical sports medicine; orthopedics; preventive medicine; rehabilitation medicine; physical therapy; basic and translational sports sciences including exercise physiology, exercise biochemistry, exercise molecular biology, and exercise immunology; biomechanics; motor more...

3. Journal of Spine Surgery

The Journal of Spine Surgery (JSS, J Spine Surg, Print ISSN: 2414-469X; Online ISSN: 2414-4630) is an open access, peer-reviewed, quarterly journal (Dec. 2015- ), dedicated to the field of spine surgery, science and clinical outcomes. JSS is indexed in PubMed/PubMed Central in 2016 and Scopus. The primary objective of JSS is to provide critical analysis and a comprehensive overview of contemporary topics within the field of spine surgery. Each issue will welcome relevant spine topics through the categorized sections: Original Article, Review Article, more...

4. Journal of Orthopaedics

Journal of Orthopaedics aims to be a leading journal in orthopaedics and contribute towards the improvement of quality of orthopedic health care. The journal publishes original research work and review articles related to different aspects of orthopaedics including Arthroplasty, Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, Trauma, Spine and Spinal deformities, Pediatric orthopaedics, limb reconstruction procedures, hand surgery, and orthopaedic oncology. It also publishes articles on continuing education, health-related information, case reports and letters to the editor. more...

5. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery

The journal aims to serve society by publishing surgery and basic science research on orthopedics and related subject. The journal publishes high-quality research work related to orthopedic surgeries and bone disorders such as osteoporosis, Trauma, neglected, complicated, osteomalacia, Metabolic, Congenital, Neoplastic, Degenerative diseases of bone, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture, Foot and Ankle, Spine, Shoulder, Hand & Wrist etc. It gives opportunity to researchers and academicians to publish their original and research work through this platform to be read recognised more...

6. Sports Sciences and Health Advances

Sports Sciences & Health Advances is a peer-reviewed, refereed, and indexed scientific journal that publishes original articles, critical reviews, research notes, and short communications in the interdisciplinary area of sports science and public health. It links several scientific disciplines in an integrated fashion, to address critical issues related to sports science and public health. Scope The primary areas of research interest in sports include: Exercise physiology Anatomy Biochemistry Biomechanics Clinical aspects of exercise Ergonomics Kinesiology Kinanthropometry Management of sports injuries Psychology Sports psychology more...

7. World Journal of Orthopedics

World Journal of Orthopedics (WJO, World J Orthop) is a high-quality, online, open-access, single-blind peer-reviewed journal published by the Baishideng Publishing Group (BPG). WJO accepts both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts. Articles published in WJO are high-quality, basic and clinical, influential research articles by established academic authors as well as new researchers. The paramount objective of WJO is to showcase and promote distinguished research in the field of orthopedics, to help advance development of this field. The types of articles published in WJO include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Basic more...

8. Turkish Journal Of Health And Sport

TJHS is open open-access periodical and publishes in accordance with independent, unbiased, double-blind peer review principles. This journal was established to publish all kinds of scientific texts, especially reviews, case reports, meta-analyses, original research, book and thesis presentations, and method articles. more...

9. IP International Journal of Orthopaedic Rheumatology

The Indian Orthopaedic Rheumatology Association (IORA) is dedicated to clinical research, education and upskilling of Orthopaedicians in the field of Orthopaedic Rheumatology. The activities of the association in the field involve the development of Orthopaedic Rheumatology as a unique subspecialty in Orthopaedics, issuing critical guidelines from time to time on the practice of Orthopaedic Rheumatology, training young Orthopaedicians through the fellowship program and conducting periodical CMEs and annual conferences for updating the clinicians. The association strives hard to seek international more...

10. Internet Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

The journal values publishing authoritative content of substantial clinical significance in the area of rheumatology, autoimmune diseases (organ specific and non-organ specific), allergy and immune deficiency, clinical immunology, and on other immune-mediated aspects of rheumatoid diseases. Diverse clinical observation studies and data of scientific interest published in this journal helps to achieve insight into various unknown facts related to these immune-mediated diseases. The journal also encourages submission of case report or series, which highlight difficult clinical scenarios and novel observations more...

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