Journal profile · Surgery
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
ISSN 0009-921X · eISSN 1528-1132 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2008
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.19; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 38 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 65%; 452 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research is published by Springer US 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 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments, together about 34.1% 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
Editor-in-chief Seth S. LeopoldPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine13.8%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine11.9%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine8.4%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine6.7%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5.5%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine4.3%
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 | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · ORTHOPEDICS · rank 19/147
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 28/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 4.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 185LetPub ·
- h-index
- 350OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18,098OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 28,181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 325 | 26 | 69 |
| 2025 | 452 | 254 | 718 |
| 2024 | 401 | 400 | 1,281 |
| 2023 | 427 | 426 | 2,374 |
| 2022 | 426 | 424 | 3,394 |
| 2021 | 480 | 474 | 5,087 |
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
38 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 15 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 62 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (874 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 2.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 65%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 0009-921X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-1132
- Society / sponsor
- Unified PJI Definition Task Force methodologically rigorous and reproducible under independent appraisal and audit?
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 484, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
What CAS zone is Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Orthopedics / Surgery; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.19; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 350.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 38 days (interquartile range 15–105 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 65%”. 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.
What JCR quartile is Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, ORTHOPEDICS Q1 (19/147), SURGERY Q1 (28/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research is a hybrid 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: .