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Orthopaedics and Trauma

Churchill Livingstone · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1877-1335

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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⚡ 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

0.222

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.239

Total Worksi

1,495

Total Citationsi

5,888

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Orthopaedics and Trauma presents a unique collection of International review articles summarizing the current state of knowledge in orthopaedics. Each issue begins with a focus on a specific area of the orthopaedic knowledge syllabus, covering several related topics in a mini-symposium. The journal publishes articles related to Medicine.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 139 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,495

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?

Churchill Livingstone

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1877-1335

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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

267

2019

335

2020

165

2021

188

2022

2023

255

154

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 MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesShoulder Injury and TreatmentBone fractures and treatmentsOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentHip disorders and treatmentsHip and Femur Fractures

Frequently asked questions about Orthopaedics and Trauma

Is Orthopaedics and Trauma a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Orthopaedics and Trauma: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Orthopaedics and Trauma?

Orthopaedics and Trauma is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.222.

Is Orthopaedics and Trauma indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Orthopaedics and Trauma is indexed in Scopus.