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Bone and Joint Research

British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2046-3758eISSN2046-3758

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.392

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.268

Total Worksi

1,087

Total Citationsi

26,933

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Bone & Joint Research (BJR) is a gold open access journal with an impact factor of 5.1, dedicated exclusively to publishing research related to disorders of the musculoskeletal system and their treatment. Through a continuous publication model, the journal aims to provide rapid publication of research across a range of disciplines in the musculoskeletal sciences including, but not limited to: basic science; bioengineering; biomechanics; regenerative medicine; stem cells; inflammation; immunology; infection; metabolomics; proteomics; tissue research; ligaments; veterinary orthopaedics; pre-clinical and translational laboratory studies where there is clear relevance to the treatment of disorders in humans that conform to CONSORT and STROBE guidelines; and studies from the device and pharmaceutical industries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,087

Publisher OrgJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2046-3758 / 2046-3758

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2.6k

2019

107

2.7k

2020

1.9k

2021

2022

1.2k

2023

598

2024

111

337

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

Cell & Tissue EngineeringOrthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsBone fractures and treatmentsHip and Femur FracturesBone health and osteoporosis researchKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesTendon Structure and TreatmentHip disorders and treatments

Frequently asked questions about Bone and Joint Research

Is Bone and Joint Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bone and Joint Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Bone and Joint Research?

Bone and Joint Research 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 2.76.

Is Bone and Joint Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bone and Joint Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.