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Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery

Korean Society of Spine Surgery · South Korea · Est. 2010

ISSN2093-4378eISSN2093-4386

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.112

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.015

Total Worksi

608

Total Citationsi

395

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish, Korean

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications608

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Society of Spine Surgery

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2093-4378 / 2093-4386

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Korean

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

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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 MedicineQ4

SurgeryQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedical Imaging and AnalysisScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesAnesthesia and Pain ManagementSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery

Is Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery?

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.112.

Is Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery?