Journal profile · Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
ISSN 2214-9635 · Elsevier
Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,700; median 152 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 31.3% 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-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine12.9%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine9.7%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine8.7%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine8.6%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine8.5%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine6.4%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering5.2%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q4 | 326/340 | 4th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 22 | 133 |
| 2025 | 36 | 30 | 190 |
| 2024 | 45 | 42 | 173 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 138 |
| 2022 | 33 | 30 | 136 |
| 2021 | 48 | 4 | 149 |
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
152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 97 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (80 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,700 / EUR 2,360 / GBP 2,120 / JPY 290,160 | — | — |
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
- 2214-9635
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
How long does peer review take at Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 75–237 days). 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 Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,700.
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: .