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Joint Bone Spine

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France · Est. 1884

ISSN1778-7254

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.909

H-Index

112

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.93

Total Works

4,551

Total Citations

94,286

2yr Mean Citedness

2.04

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Joint Bone Spine publishes original research articles and advances dealing with disorders affecting the joints, bones, and spine, and the entire field of rheumatology and rheumatic diseases. It emphasizes the interplay between rheumatology and orthopedics, encompassing clinical and basic science perspectives.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1884

Annual Volume~ 159 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,551

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1778-7254

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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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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

Times cited

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

RheumatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rheumatology

Scopus Categories