Journal profile · Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research
ISSN 0218-9577 · eISSN 1793-6497 · World Scientific
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research: subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research is published by World Scientific. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine9.5%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine7.1%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine6.7%
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine6.1%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering5.4%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5.3%
- Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicine4.9%
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 | 329/340 | 3rd |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 821 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2025 | 25 | 7 | 168 |
| 2024 | 37 | 2 | 172 |
| 2023 | 40 | 0 | 194 |
| 2022 | 54 | 2 | 195 |
| 2021 | 36 | 0 | 217 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- World Scientific
- ISSN
- 0218-9577
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-6497
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Musculoskeletal Research
Which databases index Journal of Musculoskeletal Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Musculoskeletal Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Musculoskeletal Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .