Journal profile · Medicine-Rehabilitation
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS
ISSN 1040-8800 · eISSN 1534-6331 · Wolters Kluwer Health
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 149 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); 72 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Muscle activation and electromyography studies and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, together about 44.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This scoping review audited in vivo imaging studies that focused on BMD in individuals with TFA, with the aim to synthesize the status of knowledge on this topic, report on the mechanisms related to BMD status as hypothesized in the reviewed literature, and review BMD outcomes separately for prosthetic socket and bone-anchored suspension.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Rehabilitation
Editor-in-chief Steven A. GardPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering21.6%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering14.7%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine8.4%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine8.2%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine5.5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine5.2%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.9%
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 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 122/147
- JCR Q4 · REHABILITATION · rank 153/175
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
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 457OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 72 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 60 | 14 | 63 |
| 2023 | 48 | 11 | 129 |
| 2022 | 57 | 11 | 128 |
| 2021 | 68 | 14 | 280 |
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
149 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 240 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 101 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 331 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 1040-8800
- Electronic ISSN
- 1534-6331
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics / Rehabilitation. 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 PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 149 days (interquartile range 74–240 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.
What JCR quartile is JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ORTHOPEDICS Q4 (122/147), REHABILITATION Q4 (153/175). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .