Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
International Journal of Spine Surgery
ISSN 2211-4599 · Elsevier
International Journal of Spine Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 136 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Spine Surgery 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 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, together about 63.1% 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): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine26.7%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine18.7%
- Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicine17.7%
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMedicine11.2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine7.1%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine2.1%
- Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine1.9%
- Management of metastatic bone diseaseMedicine1.5%
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 | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q2 | 168/597 | — |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q2 | 141/340 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 539OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,520 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 140 | 140 | 2,195 |
| 2025 | 136 | 136 | 2,735 |
| 2024 | 116 | 116 | 2,594 |
| 2023 | 135 | 135 | 2,291 |
| 2022 | 174 | 174 | 1,993 |
| 2021 | 187 | 187 | 1,523 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2211-4599
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Spine Surgery
What CAS zone is International Journal of Spine Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Spine Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Spine Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Spine Surgery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Spine Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Spine Surgery is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .