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Journal of Burn Care and Research

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1559-0488

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.486

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.952

Total Worksi

7,735

Total Citationsi

68,306

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Critical Care Medicine; Dermatology; Surgery; Emergency Medicine; Rehabilitation; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,735

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1559-0488

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

Citations received

614

2019

665

2.9k

2020

571

2.2k

2021

559

1.5k

2022

484

2023

564

713

2024

774

239

2025

693

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.

Emergency MedicineQ2

RehabilitationQ2

SurgeryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineDermatologySurgery

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationSurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)Emergency Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Burn Injury Management and OutcomesWound Healing and TreatmentsInjury Epidemiology and PreventionDisaster Response and ManagementTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesDermatologic Treatments and ResearchPressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Burn Care and Research

Is Journal of Burn Care and Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Burn Care and Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Burn Care and Research?

Journal of Burn Care and Research 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 0.38.

Is Journal of Burn Care and Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Burn Care and Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Burn Care and Research?