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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS · United States · Est. 1846

ISSN1528-1132

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.183

H-Indexi

347

SNIPi

1.431

Total Worksi

28,168

Total Citationsi

1,354,889

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research is a peer-reviewed orthopaedic journal devoted to disseminating new and important orthopaedic knowledge. It publishes the latest clinical and basic research in orthopaedics.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1846

FrequencyMonthly, <Aug. 1992- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications28,168

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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?

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-1132

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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

525

9.5k

2019

509

6.9k

2020

480

2021

426

3.3k

2022

427

2.3k

2023

401

1.2k

2024

452

656

2025

289

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

Sports ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsSurgery

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgerySports ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsBone fractures and treatmentsHip disorders and treatmentsOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationShoulder Injury and TreatmentHip and Femur FracturesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Is Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research: 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 Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 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 1.47.

Is Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.