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Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN1746-1553

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.454

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.028

Total Worksi

2,757

Total Citationsi

48,897

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Rehabilitation; Health Professions (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,757

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-1553

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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

881

2019

1.3k

2020

845

2021

107

555

2022

114

514

2023

111

194

2024

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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q2

RehabilitationQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationHealth Professions (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsMuscle activation and electromyography studiesTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesFoot and Ankle Surgery

Frequently asked questions about Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Is Prosthetics and Orthotics International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Prosthetics and Orthotics 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 Prosthetics and Orthotics International?

Prosthetics and Orthotics 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 0.81.

Is Prosthetics and Orthotics International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Prosthetics and Orthotics International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Prosthetics and Orthotics International?