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CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery

Korean Orthopaedic Association · South Korea · Est. 2003

ISSN2005-4408

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

191

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 138d

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 (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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.868

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.062

Total Worksi

1,415

Total Citationsi

25,390

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,415

Publisher OrgKorean Orthopaedic Association

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~36 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

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Orthopaedic Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2005-4408

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

✅

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

1.8k

2019

103

1.8k

2020

993

2021

119

1.1k

2022

591

2023

130

624

2024

119

114

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)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesShoulder Injury and TreatmentOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationHip and Femur FracturesBone fractures and treatmentsShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsHip disorders and treatments

Frequently asked questions about CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery

Is CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery: 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 CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery?

CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery 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 2.02.

Is CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery?