Journal profile · Orthopedics
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
ISSN 0001-6462 · ARSMB-KVBMG · BELGIUM · Bimonthly · Founded 1946
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is published by ARSMB-KVBMG and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Orthopedics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine12.1%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine11.8%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine8.5%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine7%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine7%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine6.4%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 679 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 72 | 32 | 17 |
| 2024 | 107 | 102 | 140 |
| 2023 | 109 | 99 | 283 |
| 2022 | 112 | 106 | 375 |
| 2021 | 111 | 98 | 1,002 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ARSMB-KVBMG
- Country or region
- BELGIUM
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1946
- ISSN
- 0001-6462
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
What CAS zone is Acta Orthopaedica Belgica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Orthopaedica Belgica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.7; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Acta Orthopaedica Belgica?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Orthopaedica Belgica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acta Orthopaedica Belgica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .