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Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN2665-9131eISSN2665-9131
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total60
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
0.788
H-Index
29
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.847
Total Works
689
Total Citations
4,549
2yr Mean Citedness
2.26
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on osteoarthritis, particularly knee and hip osteoarthritis. Research includes the development of management programs, characterization of patient populations, investigation of multi-joint osteoarthritis, evaluation of exercise interventions, and the impact of sleep quality and central obesity on osteoarthritis. The journal also covers diagnostic accuracy of imaging techniques, the role of the gut microbiome, and molecular alterations in osteoarthritis models, as well as the assessment of physiotherapy-led services and the definition of 'end-stage' osteoarthritis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1998
Annual Volume~ 119 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications689
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
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
PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2665-9131 / 2665-9131
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS
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.

RehabilitationQ1
Biomedical EngineeringQ2
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsRheumatology

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesKnee injuries and reconstruction techniquesRheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationHuman auditory perception and evaluationBone and Joint DiseasesPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref