Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Journal of Orthopaedics
ISSN 0972-978X · Elsevier
Journal of Orthopaedics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 26 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 484 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Orthopaedics is published by Elsevier 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 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine17.3%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine12.7%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5.8%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine5.7%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine3.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 897OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 447LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,030 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 | 163 | 30 |
| 2025 | 484 | 331 | 684 |
| 2024 | 400 | 387 | 1,543 |
| 2023 | 285 | 272 | 1,731 |
| 2022 | 229 | 222 | 1,981 |
| 2021 | 212 | 204 | 2,371 |
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
26 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 18 days – 40 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 28 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (850 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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,000 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,400 / JPY 372,090 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0972-978X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Orthopaedics
What CAS zone is Journal of Orthopaedics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Orthopaedics 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Orthopaedics?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 26 days (interquartile range 18–40 days). 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 Orthopaedics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Orthopaedics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Orthopaedics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Orthopaedics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,000.
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: .