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Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction
ISSN 2455-3719 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 400; median 95 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone fractures and treatments, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This study examines the effect of underlying pathology on the rate of correction following temporary hemiepiphysiodesis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jessica C RiveraPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine28.7%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine9.4%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine8.3%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine6.3%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine6.1%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine5%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine4.4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | 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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · ORTHOPEDICS · rank 139/147
- JCR Q4 · SURGERY · rank 302/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 131 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 78 |
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
95 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 107 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 222 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (25 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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 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 400 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | INR 8,250 | No | — |
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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2455-3719
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction
What CAS zone is Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction in?
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 Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 95 days (interquartile range 75–147 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ORTHOPEDICS Q4 (139/147), SURGERY Q4 (302/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .