Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews
ISSN 2474-7661 · Wolters Kluwer · United States
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,650; median 150 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); 202 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews is published by Wolters Kluwer 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 Bone fractures and treatments, together about 28.4% 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 OutcomesMedicine12.9%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine8.3%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine7.3%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine6.3%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.9%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.8%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4.2%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 269OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 203LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 128 | 13 |
| 2025 | 202 | 202 | 162 |
| 2024 | 179 | 179 | 463 |
| 2023 | 147 | 147 | 717 |
| 2022 | 165 | 165 | 1,341 |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | 1,648 |
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
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 215 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (375 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | USD 1,650 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,650 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,650 | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Fee waivers
- 50
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
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2474-7661
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 58–215 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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 the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .