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International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1534-7346eISSN1552-6941

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.529

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.934

Total Worksi

1,685

Total Citationsi

23,487

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dermatology; Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,685

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1534-7346 / 1552-6941

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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

1.7k

2019

143

2.2k

2020

162

1.4k

2021

103

715

2022

106

621

2023

421

2024

103

176

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DermatologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementWound Healing and TreatmentsPressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesPeripheral Artery Disease ManagementStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesSurgical Sutures and AdhesivesSurgical site infection preventionVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Is International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds: 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 International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds?

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 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 2.05.

Is International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds?