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The Iowa orthopaedic journal

University of Iowa · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN1541-5457

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.504

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

198

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal is a peer-reviewed orthopedic medical journal that advances research and education in the orthopedic field. It welcomes original articles related to orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic science, or the teaching of either, including basic science, clinical research, education, and the history of orthopedics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1950

Annual Volume~ 1 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2023)

Total Publications23

Publisher OrgUniversity of Iowa Press

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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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Iowa

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1541-5457

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

1989

1990

2013

2016

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bone fractures and treatmentsOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesNail Diseases and TreatmentsOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsHealth and Medical Research ImpactsMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatmentsCongenital limb and hand anomaliesGeology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequently asked questions about The Iowa orthopaedic journal

Is The Iowa orthopaedic journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Iowa orthopaedic journal: it is indexed in 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 The Iowa orthopaedic journal?

The Iowa orthopaedic journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.504.

Is The Iowa orthopaedic journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Iowa orthopaedic journal is indexed in Scopus.