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Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 2001

ISSN1876-4339

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 152

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.158

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.181

Total Worksi

2,990

Total Citationsi

2,012

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

151

147

2019

160

167

2020

137

2021

172

2022

185

2023

149

2024

135

2025

108

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 MedicineQ4

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions about Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Is Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology?

Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.158.

Is Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology is indexed in Scopus.