Journal profile · Surgery
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
ISSN 0942-2056 · eISSN 1433-7347 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1993
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.42; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,300; median 80 days to acceptance (126 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 519 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 2 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, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, together about 49.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please Note: As of 2024, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy is published by Wiley. For more information, ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Netherlands 1, Switzerland 1, Norway 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine21.9%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine19.7%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering7.5%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine7.5%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine7.2%
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsMedicine6.4%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine4.5%
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sport Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 | Sport Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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
- 5.42LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109LetPub ·
- h-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,214OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 439LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,367 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 382 | 218 | 149 |
| 2025 | 519 | 363 | 2,385 |
| 2024 | 565 | 377 | 5,400 |
| 2023 | 385 | 145 | 6,830 |
| 2022 | 487 | 204 | 9,594 |
| 2021 | 452 | 175 | 10,354 |
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
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 121 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (126 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 119 days
- Sample
- 126 articles with submission and acceptance dates (976 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,300 / EUR 3,600 / GBP 3,300 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
The journal is archived and no longer accepting submissions at this publisher. Model summary
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The journal is archived and no longer accepting submissions with Springer. Model summary
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
- Electronic ISSN
- 1433-7347
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
What CAS zone is Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Orthopedics / Sport Sciences / Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.42; CiteScore 10.1, h-index 196.
How long does peer review take at Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy?
Based on the dates recorded on 126 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 49–121 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Spain (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy open access, and what is the APC?
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,300.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .