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Hand Clinics

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1979

ISSN1558-1969

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.452

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.929

Total Works

3,280

Total Citations

72,934

2yr Mean Citedness

0.74

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Hand Clinics presents the latest in patient management trends and updates on the newest advances in the field of hand surgery and orthopedics. The journal covers topics related to Surgery, Orthopedics, and Sports Medicine.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,280

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-1969

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

SurgeryQ2

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentBone fractures and treatmentsReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesNerve Injury and RehabilitationPeripheral Nerve DisordersShoulder Injury and TreatmentMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatmentsCongenital limb and hand anomaliesDupuytren's Contracture and Treatments