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Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

SAGE Publications Inc. · Germany · Est. 2001

ISSN1863-2548

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.603

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.174

Total Worksi

1,572

Total Citationsi

29,451

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,572

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1863-2548

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, 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

1.7k

2019

1.1k

2020

700

2021

536

2022

600

2023

230

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bone fractures and treatmentsHip disorders and treatmentsOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersFoot and Ankle SurgeryLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentHip and Femur FracturesShoulder Injury and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Is Journal of Children's Orthopaedics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Children's Orthopaedics: 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 Children's Orthopaedics?

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics 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 1.38.

Is Journal of Children's Orthopaedics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Children's Orthopaedics?