Journal profile
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific
ISSN 2348-280X · eISSN 2394-7705 · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd · India
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific is published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Foot and Ankle Surgery, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies and Bone fractures and treatments, together about 63.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia-Pacific) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal that focuses on all aspect of the foot and ankle clinical research. The journal publishes original peer-reviewed work focused on diverse foot and ankle issues. It covers all aspects of the subjects from basic science to clinical management as well as the broad areas of the epidemiology related to foot and ankle care. The journal provides essential readership to orthopaedic surgeons interested in foot and ankle and its disorders. It is a leading source for original clinically oriented articles on art and science of ankle and foot surgery, with focused interest in problems related to this geographical region and other under-developed countries. The journal aims to publish manuscripts focused on foot and ankle problems, to promote research articles, unique case reports, trend setting articles presenting new research ideas, preclinical research articles showing theoretical or experimental knowledge contributing to the development of a treatment modality and over and above to cater the needs of medical personnel interested in foot and ankle surgery. The journal provides regular reviews by acknowledged experts, encourage peer-reviewed original articles, publishes symposia on relevant topics and also provide a forum for discussion with letters to the editor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine32.1%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering16.1%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine15.7%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.9%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine4.6%
- Congenital limb and hand anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.6%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine1.8%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 421Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 422 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 51 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 81 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 81 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 78 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 43 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 39 |
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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Animal Research or Animal Studies
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- editorialtables. They are always solicited. The editorials would be limited to 1000 words with up to 10 references. Original Articles Reports of origmain text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 10
- editorialsUsually provide commentary and analysis concerning an article in the issue of the Journal in which they appear. They may include figures and tables. They are al…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- lettert and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific). The letters should not exceed (1000 words) of text and 4 references. While not all “Letters to the Edmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letters to the editorThe Journal accepts Letters to the Editor that raises some issues related to recently published articles (last 6 months) in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surger…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 4
- original articleReports of original clinical and basic research of interest are the primary material to be published as original articles. Types: Randomized controlled trials, …main text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 40
- review articleTypes: Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, narrative reviews, scoping reviews According to the PRISMA reporting guidelines, the Journal recommends the authors to…main text ≤ 5,000 words · references ≤ 50
- review articlesThe minimum word length would be 3000 and maximum would be 5000 words with 6 tables and figures (total) and 50 references.main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
The journal adheres to the ICMJE recommendation for authorship requirements. All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or revising it cri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures of conflict of interest
Conflicts of interest can be defined as financial and non-financial in relation to the work. Authors are required to disclose any financial interests or affiliations with institutions, organizations, or companies that are mentioned in the manuscript or whose products and services are mentioned in the manuscript, and any competing interest that could be perceived as a bias in the work. If the submi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
The authors are required to include Data Availability Statement in the articles that report results derived from research data. Data Availability Statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found. Statement should include that the data set used in the current study is available (option as appropriate) a. repository name b. name of the p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
This Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors as per Committee on Publication Ethics, ICMJE & WAME. Please visit Policy page for more details.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
Copyright and licensing: authors retain copyright, articles under CC BY-NC 4.0, open access. Model summary
Under Creative Commons the Authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content. The authors assign exclusive commercial re-use rights of the article to the Publisher. All open access articles published are distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License as currently displayed at http://creativecommons.org…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
A comprehensive outlook on open access policy that we follow: Open access refers to the practice of making peer-reviewed scholarly research and literature freely available online to anyone interested in reading it at no cost and with limited restrictions with regards to reuse. Open access publications are freely and permanently available online to anyone with an internet access. The journal allows…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and peer review process
The submitted manuscripts are duly acknowledged. The article once submitted will undergo plagiarism check. An initial check is conducted to ensure that all author instructions are complied with and the guidelines for submission are followed. All communications regarding the manuscript with the Journal should be handled by one of the authors (assigned as ‘corresponding author’). The Managing editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-plagiarism policy
Anti-plagiarism policy: follows WAME definition, checks submissions with duplication-checking software, follows COPE guidelines. Model summary
The journal follows World Association of Medical Editors (WAME’s) definition of plagiarism: “Plagiarism is the use of others' published and unpublished ideas or words (or other intellectual property) without attribution or permission and presenting them as new and original rather than derived from an existing source. The intent and effect of plagiarism is to mislead the reader as to the contributi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: permitted, must be disclosed at submission with server name and DOI; no updated versions during peer review; link to final version upon acceptance. Model summary
The journal permits submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers. The authors should mention this in the title page when submitting and include the name of the preprint server and DOI for the preprint. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed. If the paper is accepted, the authors must include a link on the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy for Authors
The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific) upholds a Repository Policy and is listed in Sherpa Romeo for compliance with self-archiving regulations. Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published PDF in their institutional repository or any suitable subject repository (according to the end-user license of the article, i.e., strictly for non-commercial re-use) immediately upon publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/) must be followed depending on the type of study. At the time of submission, the authors should upload the relevant checklist for the specific study type. The EQUATOR wizard (https://www.goodreports.org/) can help you find the right reporting checklist and appropriate guideline for your type of study. Other…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2348-280X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2394-7705
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific
How long does peer review take at Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: 3–10; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Asia Pacific is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .