Journal profile · SURGERY
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques
ISSN 2160-2204 · Wolters Kluwer Health
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST) is a peer-reviewed, premier journal describing how to perform orthopaedic surgical procedures. Verified by evidence-based outcomes, through imagery and video to optimize the learning experience, JBJS EST educates surgeons and enhances patient care.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine14.4%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine9.3%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine8%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.7%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine7%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine6.8%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5.3%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine5.3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
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 | 220/597 | — |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q2 | 165/340 | — |
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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 712 |
| 2025 | 38 | 37 | 926 |
| 2024 | 55 | 54 | 779 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 650 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 609 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 572 |
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
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2160-2204
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques
What CAS zone is JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. 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.
Which databases index JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques open access, and what is the APC?
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .