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Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 2001

ISSN1876-4339

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.16

H-Index

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SNIP

0.181

Total Works

2,990

Total Citations

2,012

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology focuses on scientific and practical sport orthopaedics and traumatology, publishing peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and case reports related to sports surgery, including arthroscopy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 156 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,990

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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-4339

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation