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Asian Spine Journal

Korean Society of Spine Surgery · South Korea · Est. 1960

ISSN1976-7846

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

219

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 50d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.241

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.383

Total Worksi

1,963

Total Citationsi

29,535

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

Annual Volume~ 129 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,963

Publisher OrgKorean Spine Society

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society of Spine Surgery

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1976-7846

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

123

2.5k

2019

191

3.1k

2020

960

2021

1.1k

2022

108

835

2023

103

478

2024

177

297

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

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationInfectious Diseases and TuberculosisSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsBone health and osteoporosis researchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsMedical Imaging and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Asian Spine Journal

Is Asian Spine Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian Spine Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Asian Spine Journal?

Asian Spine Journal 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 1.82.

Is Asian Spine Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian Spine Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Asian Spine Journal?