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Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0736-0266

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.907

H-Indexi

233

SNIPi

1.103

Total Worksi

9,186

Total Citationsi

430,297

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1989-

StatusActive

Total Publications9,186

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0736-0266

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

386

9.4k

2019

410

7.7k

2020

279

3.8k

2021

284

2.7k

2022

273

1.8k

2023

267

1.1k

2024

234

414

2025

153

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesTendon Structure and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Is Journal of Orthopaedic Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Orthopaedic Research: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Orthopaedic Research?

Journal of Orthopaedic Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.907.

Is Journal of Orthopaedic Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Orthopaedic Research is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Orthopaedic Research?