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Orthopedic Research and Reviews

Dove Medical Press Ltd. · New Zealand · Est. 2000

ISSN1179-1462eISSN1179-1462

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.679

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.273

Total Works

364

Total Citations

3,713

2yr Mean Citedness

1.13

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Aims & Scope

An international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on the patho-physiology of the musculoskeletal system, trauma, surgery and other corrective interventions to restore mobility and function. Advances in new technologies, materials, techniques and pharmacological agents will be particularly welcome.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications364

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-1462 / 1179-1462

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyBone fractures and treatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationFoot and Ankle Surgery