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Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1950

ISSN1436-2023

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.53

H-Indexi

101

SNIPi

0.859

Total Worksi

7,575

Total Citationsi

85,388

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Orthopaedic Science is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. The journal publishes research in all fields of clinical and experimental orthopaedics.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,575

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1436-2023

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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

242

3.2k

2019

246

2.6k

2020

278

2021

213

1.3k

2022

204

845

2023

122

308

2024

156

117

2025

124

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.

SurgeryQ2

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastySpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyShoulder Injury and TreatmentBone fractures and treatmentsSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Is Journal of Orthopaedic Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Orthopaedic Science: 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 Journal of Orthopaedic Science?

Journal of Orthopaedic Science 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 0.86.

Is Journal of Orthopaedic Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Orthopaedic Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.