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Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

EDRA S.p.A · Italy · Est. 1829

ISSN2240-4554eISSN2240-4554

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.324

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.399

Total Worksi

1,265

Total Citationsi

18,791

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of clinical and basic research studies related to musculoskeletal, ligament, tendon, public health, exercise physiology and kinesiology issues. Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal (MLTJ) provides the platform for exchange of new clinical and scientific information in the most precise and expeditious way to achieve timely dissemination of information and cross-fertilization of ideas.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1829

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,265

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewclosed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

EDRA S.p.A

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2240-4554 / 2240-4554

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

closed

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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

484

9.7k

2019

575

2020

358

2021

150

2022

265

2023

158

2024

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 MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Shoulder Injury and TreatmentTendon Structure and TreatmentSports injuries and preventionOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesSports Performance and TrainingTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Is Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal: 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 Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal?

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal 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 0.86.

Is Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.