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Orthopaedic Nursing

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States

ISSN0744-6020eISSN1542-538X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.225

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.342

Total Works

4,847

Total Citations

28,862

2yr Mean Citedness

0.30

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on nursing care related to orthopedic conditions, including patient education, post-operative complications like venous thromboembolism and delirium, and management of metal allergies in patients with implants.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,847

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0744-6020 / 1542-538X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

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2022

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NursingOrthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineAdvanced and Specialized NursingMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hip and Femur FracturesNursing Roles and PracticesMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationHuman auditory perception and evaluationTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes