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Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

W.B. Saunders Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN1063-4584eISSN1522-9653

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.818

H-Indexi

231

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.062

Total Worksi

20,742

Total Citationsi

382,234

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Citations received

972

13k

2019

2020

805

10k

2021

772

4.5k

2022

794

3.8k

2023

1.2k

2.4k

2024

647

2025

721

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Is Osteoarthritis and Cartilage a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Osteoarthritis and Cartilage: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage?

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.09.

Is Osteoarthritis and Cartilage indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.