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World Journal of Orthopedics

Baishideng Publishing Group · China · Est. 1987

ISSN2218-5836eISSN2218-5836

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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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 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.657

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.084

Total Worksi

1,378

Total Citationsi

32,039

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

PubMed Central (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 131 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,378

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Baishideng Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2218-5836 / 2218-5836

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

2019

988

2020

1.4k

2021

102

1.2k

2022

767

2023

144

480

2024

160

223

2025

129

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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyBone fractures and treatmentsOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesFoot and Ankle SurgeryHip and Femur FracturesOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Orthopedics

Is World Journal of Orthopedics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Orthopedics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of World Journal of Orthopedics?

World Journal of Orthopedics 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 1.52.

Is World Journal of Orthopedics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Orthopedics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of World Journal of Orthopedics?