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Bone and Joint Journal

British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery · United Kingdom · Est. 1955

ISSN2049-4408

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

1.66

H-Indexi

131

SNIPi

2.121

Total Worksi

3,732

Total Citationsi

125,599

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1955

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,732

Publisher OrgBritish Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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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?

2049-4408

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

304

12k

2019

326

10k

2020

323

8.3k

2021

163

3.5k

2022

199

2.7k

2023

256

2024

214

880

2025

140

113

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Sports ScienceQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgerySports ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsHip and Femur FracturesBone fractures and treatmentsHip disorders and treatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesFoot and Ankle Surgery

Frequently asked questions about Bone and Joint Journal

Is Bone and Joint Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bone and Joint Journal: it is indexed in 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 Bone and Joint Journal?

Bone and Joint Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.66.

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

Bone and Joint Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Bone and Joint Journal?