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Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Springer · United States · Est. 1982

ISSN1935-9748

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 15d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.621

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.293

Total Worksi

1,028

Total Citationsi

40,239

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,028

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1935-9748

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

Citations received

2.9k

2019

3.7k

2020

1.6k

2021

1.7k

2022

2023

561

2024

281

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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Shoulder Injury and TreatmentTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesSports injuries and preventionOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationTendon Structure and TreatmentHip disorders and treatmentsLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Frequently asked questions about Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Is Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine?

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine 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 4.26.

Is Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine?