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Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN2043-6289

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.825

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.643

Total Worksi

4,772

Total Citationsi

53,657

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyTen Issues Yearly, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,772

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2043-6289

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

251

2.5k

2019

256

2.2k

2020

245

1.9k

2021

202

922

2022

295

1.5k

2023

220

703

2024

251

384

2025

157

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.

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsSurgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentPeripheral Nerve DisordersCongenital limb and hand anomaliesBone fractures and treatmentsNerve Injury and RehabilitationReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesDupuytren's Contracture and TreatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Is Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume?

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume 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 1.50.

Is Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume?