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International Wound Journal

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1830

ISSN1742-4801eISSN1742-481X

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

165

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 91d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.965

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.492

Total Worksi

4,947

Total Citationsi

87,221

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

307

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dermatology; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1830

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,947

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1742-4801 / 1742-481X

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

247

5.3k

2019

246

4.9k

2020

209

2021

327

4.2k

2022

517

4.5k

2023

488

2.1k

2024

676

648

2025

187

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.

DermatologyQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DermatologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryDermatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wound Healing and TreatmentsPressure Ulcer Prevention and ManagementDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementSurgical site infection preventionDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous DiseasesSurgical Sutures and AdhesivesReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesBurn Injury Management and OutcomesDermatologic Treatments and ResearchOrthopedic Infections and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about International Wound Journal

Is International Wound Journal a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of International Wound Journal?

International Wound Journal 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 1.82.

Is International Wound Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Wound Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Wound Journal?