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Orthopedic Reviews

Open Medical Publishing · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN2035-8164

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.766

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.077

Total Worksi

901

Total Citationsi

11,150

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Orthopedic Reviews is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on all aspects of orthopedics and spine. Articles include diagnosis and treatment, trauma, surgical procedures, arthroscopy, sports medicine, rehabilitation, pediatric and geriatric orthopedics. All bone-related molecular and cell biology, genetics, pathophysiology and epidemiology papers are also welcome. The journal publishes original articles, reviews, letters, and case reports of general interest.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Frequencycontinuous

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications901

Publisher OrgPAGEPress (Italy)

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Open Medical Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2035-8164

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Scholars Portal

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

570

2019

813

2020

2021

134

1.3k

2022

189

2023

106

380

2024

114

212

2025

103

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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyShoulder Injury and TreatmentOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationBone fractures and treatmentsSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesSports injuries and prevention

Frequently asked questions about Orthopedic Reviews

Is Orthopedic Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Orthopedic Reviews: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Orthopedic Reviews?

Orthopedic Reviews 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 1.63.

Is Orthopedic Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Orthopedic Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.