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Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 2016

ISSN2345-4644eISSN2345-461X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2019-09-30). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is not open access. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.688

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.006

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Surgery; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyMonthly, 2022-

StatusActive (last: 2022)

Total Publications61

Publisher OrgMashhad University of Medical Sciences

Region🌍 Global South

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2345-4644 / 2345-461X

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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.

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

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesBone fractures and treatmentsShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesMusculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationShoulder Injury and TreatmentKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedical and Biological SciencesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyIntramuscular injections and effects

Frequently asked questions about Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery

Is Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery a predatory journal?

Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is not open access" (2019-09-30). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery?

Archives of Bone and Joint 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.

Is Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery?