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Annals of Joint

AME Publishing Company · China · Est. 2005

ISSN2415-6809eISSN2415-6809

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total32

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

0.324

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.441

Total Works

560

Total Citations

2,533

2yr Mean Citedness

1.93

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Annals of Joint is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of articles on clinical, translational, and basic aspects of bone and joint. Its scope includes knee injuries, hip replacement, spine surgery, elbow arthroscopy, shoulder instability, osteoarthritis, trauma, and osteosarcoma.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications560

Publisher OrgAME Publishing Company

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AME Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2415-6809 / 2415-6809

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesShoulder Injury and TreatmentOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsShoulder and Clavicle InjuriesOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsSports injuries and preventionHip disorders and treatmentsOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation