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Musculoskeletal Care

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1990

ISSN1478-2189eISSN1557-0681

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.518

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.719

Total Worksi

1,382

Total Citationsi

15,638

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rheumatology; Chiropractics; Nursing (miscellaneous); Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyFour No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,382

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-2189 / 1557-0681

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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

808

2019

1.4k

2020

903

2021

114

1.1k

2022

130

584

2023

147

473

2024

153

259

2025

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.

ChiropracticsQ1

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

RehabilitationQ2

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

RheumatologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationRheumatologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationNursing (miscellaneous)Chiropractics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationRheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchOccupational Therapy Practice and ResearchSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Frequently asked questions about Musculoskeletal Care

Is Musculoskeletal Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Musculoskeletal Care: 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 Musculoskeletal Care?

Musculoskeletal Care 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 1.46.

Is Musculoskeletal Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Musculoskeletal Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Musculoskeletal Care?