Journal profile · Orthopedics
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
ISSN 0883-5403 · eISSN 1532-8406 · Churchill Livingstone · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,650; median 147 days to acceptance (160 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1,044 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY is published by Churchill Livingstone 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 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments, together about 69.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Arthroplasty brings together the clinical and scientific foundations for joint replacement. This peer-reviewed journal publishes original research and manuscripts of the highest quality from all areas relating to joint replacement or the treatment of its complications, including those dealing with clinical series and experience, prosthetic design, biomechanics, biomaterials, metallurgy, biologic response to arthroplasty materials in vivo and in vitro.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Orthopedics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine27.9%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine26%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine15.5%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine4.3%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine3.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.9%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine1.5%
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 |
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 |
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 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 4.21LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119LetPub ·
- h-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,901OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 803LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 762 | 159 | 150 |
| 2025 | 1,044 | 198 | 2,668 |
| 2024 | 895 | 316 | 5,833 |
| 2023 | 774 | 272 | 8,743 |
| 2022 | 706 | 191 | 11,353 |
| 2021 | 594 | 118 | 10,023 |
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
147 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 171 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (155 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 160 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,093 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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 4,650 / EUR 4,350 / GBP 3,720 / JPY 576,740 | — | — |
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
- Churchill Livingstone
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0883-5403
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-8406
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Orthopedics; 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 JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.21; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 210.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY?
Based on the dates recorded on 160 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 147 days (interquartile range 119–171 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .