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HIP International

Wichtig Publishing Srl · Italy · Est. 1991

ISSN1724-6067

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.707

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.033

Total Worksi

3,037

Total Citationsi

33,171

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Surgery; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyBimonthly, 2011-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,037

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wichtig Publishing Srl

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1724-6067

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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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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

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

155

2.2k

2019

184

2.4k

2020

858

2021

480

2022

273

2023

158

2024

2025

110

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.

SurgeryQ1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesHip disorders and treatmentsOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsHip and Femur FracturesPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesBone and Joint DiseasesBone fractures and treatmentsBone health and osteoporosis researchShoulder Injury and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about HIP International

Is HIP International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for HIP International: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 HIP International?

HIP International 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 0.75.

Is HIP International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

HIP International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of HIP International?