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International Journal of Spine Surgery

ISASS · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN2211-4599eISSN2211-4599

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.799

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.054

Total Worksi

1,413

Total Citationsi

15,975

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,413

Publisher OrgCIG Media Group

OA Since2017

Visit Journal Website

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?

ISASS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2211-4599 / 2211-4599

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

1.4k

2019

167

2.3k

2020

187

2.3k

2021

174

1.4k

2022

135

771

2023

116

388

2024

136

153

2025

106

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

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentSpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsManagement of metastatic bone diseaseMedical Imaging and AnalysisPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesAnesthesia and Pain Management

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Spine Surgery

Is International Journal of Spine Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Spine Surgery: 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 International Journal of Spine Surgery?

International Journal of Spine Surgery 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 1.24.

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

International Journal of Spine Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Spine Surgery?