Journal profile · Surgery
Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
ISSN 0749-8063 · eISSN 1526-3231 · W.B. Saunders Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1985
Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 211 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 527 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery is published by W.B. Saunders Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, together about 42.2% 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): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine16.9%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine13.8%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine11.4%
- Shoulder and Clavicle InjuriesMedicine9.1%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine4.3%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.3%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 6.54LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144LetPub ·
- h-index
- 243OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,248OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 452LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,078 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 627 | 162 | 96 |
| 2025 | 527 | 247 | 1,435 |
| 2024 | 783 | 448 | 4,185 |
| 2023 | 593 | 324 | 5,337 |
| 2022 | 505 | 93 | 5,216 |
| 2021 | 872 | 421 | 9,829 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
211 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 175 days – 251 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 144 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 354 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,293 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 / EUR 3,270 / GBP 2,800 / JPY 434,110 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0749-8063
- Electronic ISSN
- 1526-3231
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
What CAS zone is Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Sport Sciences / Surgery / Orthopedics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.54; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 243.
How long does peer review take at Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 211 days (interquartile range 175–251 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .