Journal profile · Sport Sciences
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
ISSN 0890-5339 · eISSN 1531-2291 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1987
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.95; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 180 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone fractures and treatments, Hip and Femur Fractures and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To compare antibiotic-impregnated composite bone grafts (AIBG) with the standard autologous cancellous bone graft for reconstruction of infected segmental bone defects (ISBD) using the induced membrane technique (IMT).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Sport Sciences
Editor-in-chief William M. RicciPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine20.3%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine12.4%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.9%
- Pelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicine7.1%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine4.6%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine4.5%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · ORTHOPEDICS · rank 70/147
- JCR Q3 · SPORT SCIENCES · rank 70/136
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109LetPub ·
- h-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 134LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 133 | 8 | 23 |
| 2025 | 180 | 18 | 227 |
| 2024 | 199 | 24 | 1,092 |
| 2023 | 221 | 20 | 1,362 |
| 2022 | 187 | 13 | 1,340 |
| 2021 | 292 | 18 | 2,670 |
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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0890-5339
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-2291
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
What CAS zone is Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics / Sport Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.95; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 191.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Orthopaedic Trauma in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, ORTHOPEDICS Q2 (70/147), SPORT SCIENCES Q3 (70/136). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 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, 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: .