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Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1903

ISSN1434-3916

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.952

H-Indexi

127

SNIPi

1.282

Total Worksi

13,178

Total Citationsi

215,112

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery is a rich source for research and clinical practice in the field of orthopaedics and traumatology. Publishes papers dealing with diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. Places special emphasis on clinical relevance. Serves the information needs of orthopaedic clinicians and practitioners.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1903

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,178

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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 Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1434-3916

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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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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

223

5.3k

2019

359

7.1k

2020

586

8.7k

2021

452

4.9k

2022

429

3.1k

2023

534

2.5k

2024

443

808

2025

298

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsSurgery

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyBone fractures and treatmentsOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentHip and Femur FracturesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesHip disorders and treatmentsElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Is Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery: 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 Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery?

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 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 2.14.

Is Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.