Journal profile · Orthopedics
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
ISSN 1067-151X · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1993
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.81; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; median 141 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 371 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 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 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 27.8% 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
Editor-in-chief JAAOS HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARYPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine11.2%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine8.5%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine8.2%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine6.7%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine6.4%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.4%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine4.9%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine4.1%
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 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · ORTHOPEDICS · rank 34/147
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 63/321
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
- 2.81LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 183OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,780OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 298LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,921 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 208 | 8 | 28 |
| 2025 | 371 | 26 | 620 |
| 2024 | 370 | 26 | 1,885 |
| 2023 | 274 | 16 | 2,555 |
| 2022 | 305 | 17 | 4,268 |
| 2021 | 254 | 6 | 3,771 |
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
141 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 198 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (695 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 1067-151X
- Print ISSN
- 1940-5480
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Orthopedics / Surgery. 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 the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.81; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 183.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 141 days (interquartile range 100–198 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, ORTHOPEDICS Q1 (34/147), SURGERY Q1 (63/321). 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 the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .