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Knee Surgery and Related Research

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2234-0726eISSN2234-2451

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

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.682

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.761

Total Worksi

672

Total Citationsi

13,806

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Knee Surgery & Related Research covers all aspects of knee surgery relating to knee joint diseases, trauma and treatment as well as basic research with clinical relevance. Knee Surgery and Related Research is the official journal of the Korean Knee Society with affiliation of the Asian societies relating Knee joint; Thailand Hip and Knee Society, Taiwan Joint Reconstruction Society, Indonesian Hip and Knee Society, Malaysian Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons, Taiwan Arthroscopy and Knee Society, Indonesian Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, Singapore Orthopaedic Association, and Adult Reconstruction Chapter of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. As an international journal publishing high-quality research articles and reviews, our aim is to provide emerging trends and new approaches to knee surgeons, imaging specialists, rehabilitation personnel, basic researchers, biomechanical engineers, materials scientists, and all those with an interest in knee surgery. Moreover, the journal strives to be the representative journal published in Asia in the field of knee surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications672

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2234-0726 / 2234-2451

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

LOCKSS, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

870

2019

2020

2021

917

2022

412

2023

571

2024

247

2025

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

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsSurgery

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsShoulder Injury and TreatmentBone fractures and treatmentsSports injuries and preventionBlood transfusion and management

Frequently asked questions about Knee Surgery and Related Research

Is Knee Surgery and Related Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Knee Surgery and Related Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Knee Surgery and Related Research?

Knee Surgery and Related Research 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 5.04.

Is Knee Surgery and Related Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Knee Surgery and Related Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.