Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal
ISSN 2240-4554 · CIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l.
MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal is published by CIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l. 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 Tendon Structure and Treatment, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of clinical and basic research studies related to musculoskeletal, ligament, tendon, public health, exercise physiology and kinesiology issues. Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal (MLTJ) provides the platform for exchange of new clinical and scientific information in the most precise and expeditious way to achieve timely dissemination of information and cross-fertilization of ideas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Nicola MaffulliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 3, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tendon Structure and TreatmentMedicine19.2%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering8.8%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine8.6%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine7.2%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6.7%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine5.7%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine4.5%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q3 | 232/340 | 31st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedEmbaseDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 467OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 1,195 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 1,569 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | 1,717 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | 1,789 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 2,091 |
| 2021 | 88 | 87 | 2,394 |
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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- articleArticlesLength not stated
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
- CIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l.
- ISSN
- 2240-4554
- Society / sponsor
- Italian Society of Muscles
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal
What CAS zone is MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal 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.
Where are the editorial board members of MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (3) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PMC, PubMed, Embase and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal open access, and what is the APC?
MLTJ-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal 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: .