Journal profile · Orthopedics
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN 8750-7315 · eISSN 1930-8264 · American Podiatric Medical Association · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1985
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5; subscription journal; median 122 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 178 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association is published by American Podiatric Medical Association 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 Foot and Ankle Surgery, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal in the profession of foot and ankle medicine. It is the official journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and is published bimonthly online by MDPI (since Volume 116, Issue 1 - 2026). Association members receive discounts on the article processing charges. Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions. High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, and other databases. Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 70 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 15.3 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2026). Recognition of Reviewers: Reviewers whose reports are timely and of high quality receive an APC discount voucher for a future publication in an MDPI journal. Become a reviewer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Orthopedics
Editor-in-chief Warren S. JosephPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 2, Switzerland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine15.4%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine11.8%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine9.3%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering8.6%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine7.4%
- Nail Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatmentsMedicine4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,661OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 155LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,138 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 76 | 13 |
| 2025 | 178 | 28 | 72 |
| 2024 | 110 | 16 | 125 |
| 2023 | 124 | 35 | 301 |
| 2022 | 123 | 34 | 251 |
| 2021 | 128 | 50 | 464 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 308 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 447 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (270 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15.3 daysPublisher website ·
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
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 8750-7315
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-8264
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 116 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 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 Podiatric Medical Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.5; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 86–213 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (2) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .