Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery
ISSN 2054-8397 · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ENGLAND
Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.62; fully open access; APC about USD 1,969; median 177 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); 882 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery is published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS 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 Hip disorders and treatments, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 67.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scope of the Journal Publication ethics Experimental ethics Clinical trials Peer review process Press embargos Self-archiving policy Drug disclaimer Material di
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Richard Field EpsomPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 17, United Kingdom 7, Japan 2, Germany 2, Australia 2 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine32.5%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine25.7%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine9.1%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine4.7%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4%
- Bone and Joint DiseasesMedicine4%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine3%
- Pelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicine2.9%
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 | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 293OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,637 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 2 |
| 2025 | 882 | 882 | 79 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 138 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 223 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 310 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | 402 |
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
177 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 120 days – 251 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (63 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,969 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,069 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,969 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
All authors listed on the manuscript should have contributed significantly to the experimental design, its implementation, or analysis and interpretation of the data. All authors should have been involved in the writing of the manuscript at draft and any revision stages, and have read and approved the final version. Anyone who made major contributions to the writing of the manuscript should be lis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
At the point of submission, each author should reveal any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated – including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
Authors should observe high standards with respect to publication ethics as set out by the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author's own work without proper citation, and misappropriation of the work are all unacceptable practices. Any case…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
This journal operates double-anonymised peer review, meaning that the authors’ identities are hidden from the reviewers, and the reviewers’ identities are hidden from the authors. The identities of the authors and the reviewers are known to the Editor. For full details about the peer review process, see Fair editing and peer review OUP author FAQs. All submissions to the journal are initially revi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Manuscripts submitted may be screened with iThenticate anti-plagiarism software in an attempt to detect and prevent plagiarism. Any manuscript may be screened, especially if there is reason to suppose part or all of the text has been previously published. Prior to final acceptance any manuscript that has not already been screened may be put through iThenticate. Please see more information about iT…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page. Return to top of page.
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
- OXFORD UNIV PRESS
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2054-8397
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery
What CAS zone is Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.62; h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 177 days (interquartile range 120–251 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), United Kingdom (7) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery is indexed in SCIE and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,969.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .