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Journal of Orthopaedic Translation

Elsevier · Netherlands · Est. 1973

ISSN2214-031XeISSN2214-0328

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

1.944

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.884

Total Worksi

1,384

Total Citationsi

25,636

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 123 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,384

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,000Above median

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-031X / 2214-0328

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,000

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

104

3.6k

2020

3.1k

2021

117

3.4k

2022

1.6k

2023

118

1.7k

2024

185

1.2k

2025

122

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsBone Metabolism and DiseasesBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsBone health and osteoporosis researchSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyBone fractures and treatmentsTendon Structure and TreatmentBone and Joint DiseasesTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedic Translation

Is Journal of Orthopaedic Translation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Orthopaedic Translation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Orthopaedic Translation?

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation 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 6.26.

Is Journal of Orthopaedic Translation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Orthopaedic Translation?