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Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1899

ISSN2589-5141

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.611

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

1,027

Total Citationsi

3,239

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1899

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,027

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoKoninklijke BibliotheekPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2589-5141

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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

350

2019

640

2020

467

2021

133

861

2022

158

680

2023

191

621

2024

214

135

2025

197

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 MedicineQ2

RehabilitationQ2

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationPeripheral Nerve DisordersElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentBone fractures and treatmentsShoulder Injury and TreatmentFoot and Ankle SurgeryNerve Injury and RehabilitationCongenital limb and hand anomaliesReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesTendon Structure and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online

Is Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online?

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.611.

Is Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online?