Journal profile · Orthopedics
Hip International
ISSN 1120-7000 · eISSN 1724-6067 · Wichtig Publishing Srl · ITALY · Quarterly · Founded 1991
Hip International: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.29; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 100%; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hip International is published by Wichtig Publishing Srl 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 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Hip disorders and treatments, together about 61.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
HIP International is the official journal of the European Hip Society. It is the only international, peer-reviewed, bi-monthly journal dedicated to...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Orthopedics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine29.5%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine17.6%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine14.4%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine11.2%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine9.7%
- Pelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicine2.8%
- Bone and Joint DiseasesMedicine2.7%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine1.6%
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
- 1.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,081OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,102 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 14 | 11 |
| 2025 | 76 | 13 | 74 |
| 2024 | 76 | 22 | 172 |
| 2023 | 64 | 15 | 286 |
| 2022 | 81 | 14 | 493 |
| 2021 | 86 | 19 | 880 |
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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 100%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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- Wichtig Publishing Srl
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1120-7000
- Electronic ISSN
- 1724-6067
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hip International
What CAS zone is Hip International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hip International 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 Hip International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.29; CiteScore 4, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Hip International?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 100%”. 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 Hip International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hip International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Hip International open access, and what is the APC?
Hip International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .