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Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

W.B. Saunders Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1063-4584eISSN1522-9653

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

2.331

H-Index

231

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.062

Total Works

20,742

Total Citations

382,234

2yr Mean Citedness

1.09

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is an international, multidisciplinary journal that fosters the cross-fertilization of findings from clinical and basic sciences. It covers osteoarthritis, cartilage, and molecular biology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive

Total Publications20,742

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1063-4584 / 1522-9653

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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

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsRheumatology

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesInflammatory mediators and NSAID effectsLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies