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Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique

Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society · South Korea · Est. 2016

ISSN2508-2043eISSN2508-2043

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

182

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 63d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.261

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.212

Total Worksi

366

Total Citationsi

548

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications366

OA Since2015

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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

📦 Long-term Preservation

National library of Korea

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2508-2043 / 2508-2043

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

National library of Korea

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

141

2021

2022

115

2023

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ3

SurgeryQ3

Neurology (clinical)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyAnesthesia and Pain ManagementSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsMedical Imaging and AnalysisScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesSpinal Dysraphism and Malformations

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique

Is Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique 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 0.61.

Is Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique?