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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1914

ISSN1532-6500

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.675

H-Indexi

213

SNIPi

1.753

Total Worksi

11,291

Total Citationsi

364,700

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery focuses exclusively on medical, surgical, and physical techniques for treating injury and disease of the upper extremity. Topics covered include fractures, dislocations, diseases and injuries of the rotator cuff, imaging techniques, arthritis, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, and rehabilitation.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1914

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,291

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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 Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-6500

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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

511

13k

2019

664

15k

2020

537

2021

553

5.9k

2022

560

4.6k

2023

588

2.7k

2024

509

725

2025

310

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

Sports ScienceQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsSport SciencesSurgery

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgerySports ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Shoulder Injury and TreatmentShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesNerve Injury and RehabilitationElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesTendon Structure and TreatmentAnesthesia and Pain ManagementTrauma Management and DiagnosisDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Is Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Shoulder and Elbow 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 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery?

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow 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 1.93.

Is Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.