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Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow

Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society · South Korea · Est. 1970

ISSN2383-8337eISSN2288-8721
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
53
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total53
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.699
H-Index
22
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
1,102
Total Citations
3,589
2yr Mean Citedness
1.86
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Aims & Scope

Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow(Clin Shoulder Elbow,CiSE; eISSN: 2288-8721;pISSN: 2383-8337 till 2018) is the official journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society. TheClinics in Shoulder and Elbowwas first launched in 1998 and was formerly known as the Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society until June 2010 (volume 13). It was published semiannually until 2013 and has been published quarterly on the first day of March, June, September, and December since 2014. Articles have been published in English only since 2014, and the journal has been published online only since 2019. It aims: first, to contribute to the management and education of shoulder and elbow topics; second, to share the latest scientific information among international societies; and finally, to promote communications on shoulder/elbow problems and patient care.Its scope includes basic and clinical research, focusing on the etiology and epidemiology, biomechanics and pathogenesis, management and surgery, complication and prognosis for the disease of shoulder and elbow. Its regional scope is mainly Asia but it welcomes submissions from researchers all over the world. Its main publication types are original articles, case reports, invited review articles, editorials, and letters to the editor. Other types are negotiable also with editor-in-chief. All submissions are processed online. The editior-in-chief determines the fate of the submitted manuscripts after hearing from peer reviewers, who are experts in their specific fields of shoulder and elbow. Articles published in this journal can be obtained freely from the official website of the journal (https://www.cisejournal.org) including contents, abstracts, and full-text PDF files according to the Creative Commons license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Clinics in Shoulder and Elbowis indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), Korea Citation Index (KCI), KoreaMed, KoMCI, CrossRef, and Google Scholar. For subsc

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,102
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2383-8337 / 2288-8721
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2
BioengineeringQ2
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Bioengineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Shoulder Injury and TreatmentShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesNerve Injury and RehabilitationElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationTrauma Management and DiagnosisTendon Structure and TreatmentMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatmentsBone fractures and treatmentsAnesthesia and Pain Management
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref