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Foot and Ankle Surgery

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1460-9584

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.992

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SNIP

1.404

Total Works

3,522

Total Citations

36,943

2yr Mean Citedness

2.08

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on surgical and diagnostic techniques for foot and ankle conditions. Studies investigate fracture fixation methods, including minimally invasive approaches and comparisons of different implants. It also examines the use of imaging modalities like MRI for diagnosing syndesmosis injuries and tendon morphology, and evaluates patient-reported outcome measures and surgical outcomes for conditions such as hallux valgus.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 126 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,522

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1460-9584

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Foot and Ankle SurgeryTendon Structure and TreatmentOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementBone fractures and treatmentsSports injuries and preventionMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes