Journal profile
Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology
ISSN 2665-9352 · eISSN 2665-9360 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 81 days to acceptance (12 articles, last 24 months); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone fractures and treatments, Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Ashutosh KumarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine22%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine7.5%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine7.4%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine6.5%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine6.1%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine4.8%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine4.8%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine3.8%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 254 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 29 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 22 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 17 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 9 |
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
81 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 17 days – 254 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 171 days
- Sample
- 12 articles with submission and acceptance dates (14 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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 | INR 5,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | INR 2,000 | No | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2665-9352
- Electronic ISSN
- 2665-9360
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (April 2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 12 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 17–254 days); authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Which databases index Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Orthopaedic Diseases and Traumatology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .