Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Journal of Wrist Surgery
ISSN 2163-3916 · eISSN 2163-3924
Journal of Wrist Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 140 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 112 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wrist Surgery 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 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Bone fractures and treatments, together about 67% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine34.2%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine21.4%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine11.4%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine5.4%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine4.3%
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine3.2%
- Veterinary Orthopedics and NeurologyVeterinary3%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 384OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 15 | 1,346 |
| 2025 | 112 | 87 | 1,580 |
| 2024 | 109 | 101 | 1,719 |
| 2023 | 110 | 103 | 1,577 |
| 2022 | 90 | 84 | 1,250 |
| 2021 | 131 | 125 | 1,587 |
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
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 195 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (204 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
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
- ISSN
- 2163-3916
- Electronic ISSN
- 2163-3924
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wrist Surgery
What CAS zone is Journal of Wrist Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Wrist Surgery 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 Wrist Surgery?
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 140 days (interquartile range 86–195 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 Wrist Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wrist Surgery is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Wrist Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wrist Surgery 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; 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: .