Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
ISSN 1008-1275 · Elsevier · China
Chinese Journal of Traumatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 125 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Journal of Traumatology is published by Elsevier 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 Bone fractures and treatments, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, together about 26.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Peer review under responsibility of Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University.Chinese Journal of Traumatology (CJT, ISSN 1008-1275) was launched in 1998 and is a peer-reviewed English journal authorized by Chinese Association of Trauma, Chinese Medical Association. It is multidisciplinary and designed to provide the most current and relevant information for both the clinical and basic research in the field of traumatic medicine.CJT primarily publishes expert forums, original papers, case reports and so on. Topics cover trauma system and management, surgical procedures, acute care, rehabilitation, post-traumatic complications, translational medicine, traffic medicine and other related areas. The journal especially emphasizes clinical application, technique, surgical video, guideline, recommendations for more effective surgical approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Lian-Yang ZhangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 96 in mainland China (about 60%); most named Mainland China 96, United States 27, United Kingdom 9, Germany 5, Japan 4 (160 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine10.2%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine8.6%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine7.9%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine7.2%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine6%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine4.8%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.7%
- Pelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicine4.4%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 401OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 18 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 83 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 297 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 392 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 473 |
| 2021 | 105 | 105 | 1,282 |
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 PubMed · to
125 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 113 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 253 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (205 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)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 115 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 130 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- case reportChinese Journal of Traumatology (CJT) is a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, publishing original research articles, technical advances and study protocols in med…Length not stated
- letters to the editorChinese Journal of Traumatology (CJT) is a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, publishing original research articles, technical advances and study protocols in med…Length not stated
- original articleChinese Journal of Traumatology (CJT) is a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, publishing original research articles, technical advances and study protocols in med…Length not stated
- original research articleChinese Journal of Traumatology (CJT) is a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, publishing original research articles, technical advances and study protocols in med…Length not stated
- protocolChinese Journal of Traumatology (CJT) is a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, publishing original research articles, technical advances and study protocols in med…Length not stated
- reviewChinese Journal of Traumatology (CJT) is a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, publishing original research articles, technical advances and study protocols in med…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Covering letter and copyright transfer form for manuscripts submitted to Chinese Medical Association Journals'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An email will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a ' Covering letter and copyr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is f…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1008-1275
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Traumatology
What CAS zone is Chinese Journal of Traumatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chinese Journal of Traumatology 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 Chinese Journal of Traumatology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Chinese Journal of Traumatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 125 days (interquartile range 73–188 days); authors report an average review time of about 28 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Chinese Journal of Traumatology based?
Of the 160 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 96 (about 60%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (96), United States (27) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chinese Journal of Traumatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Journal of Traumatology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Chinese Journal of Traumatology open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Journal of Traumatology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .