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Seminars in Spine Surgery

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1990

ISSN1558-4496

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

0.249

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.228

Total Worksi

1,234

Total Citationsi

3,050

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Seminars in Spine Surgery provides current, clinical information for practicing surgeons, focusing on the management and care of patients. Each issue addresses a single topic, including basic anatomy and pathology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,234

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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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5/11 · 45%

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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?

1558-4496

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

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

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Citations received

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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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesSpinal Dysraphism and MalformationsMedical Imaging and AnalysisAnesthesia and Pain Management

Frequently asked questions about Seminars in Spine Surgery

Is Seminars in Spine Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Seminars in Spine Surgery: 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 Seminars in Spine Surgery?

Seminars in Spine Surgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.249.

Is Seminars in Spine Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Seminars in Spine Surgery is indexed in Scopus.