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International Orthopaedics

SPRINGER · Germany · Est. 1977

ISSN1432-5195

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

0.987

H-Indexi

146

SNIPi

1.368

Total Worksi

8,954

Total Citationsi

239,810

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

International Orthopaedics is a globally recognized journal, publishing original papers related to clinical orthopaedic surgery and associated basic research. Official Journal of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT). Disseminates news and information on all aspects of orthopaedic surgery. Manuscripts are subject to ethical guidelines, ensuring high standards of research.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

FrequencyMonthly, 2011-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,954

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPRINGER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-5195

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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?

English

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

192

4.5k

2019

420

8.5k

2020

372

4.7k

2021

394

4.2k

2022

399

2023

320

1.4k

2024

325

709

2025

279

170

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

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesBone fractures and treatmentsOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsHip and Femur FracturesShoulder Injury and TreatmentHip disorders and treatmentsKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationFoot and Ankle Surgery

Frequently asked questions about International Orthopaedics

Is International Orthopaedics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Orthopaedics: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 International Orthopaedics?

International Orthopaedics 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 2.27.

Is International Orthopaedics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Orthopaedics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.