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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. · Italy · Est. 2000

ISSN1590-9921eISSN1590-9999

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.481

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.583

Total Worksi

1,224

Total Citationsi

23,384

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology , the official open access peer-reviewed journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, publishes original papers reporting basic or clinical research in the field of orthopaedic and traumatologic surgery, as well as systematic reviews, brief communications, case reports and letters to the Editor. Narrative instructional reviews and commentaries to original articles may be commissioned by Editors from eminent colleagues. The Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology aims to be an international forum for the communication and exchange of ideas concerning the various aspects of orthopaedics and musculoskeletal trauma.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,224

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCNational Digital Preservation Program, China; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1590-9921 / 1590-9999

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, National Digital Preservation Program, China; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.2k

2019

828

2020

968

2021

1.3k

2022

886

2023

605

2024

219

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)Q1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyBone fractures and treatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentHip and Femur FracturesOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationHip disorders and treatmentsShoulder and Clavicle Injuries

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Is Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology?

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 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 3.45.

Is Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.