Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand
ISSN 1862-6599 · eISSN 1862-6602 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 75 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand is published by Springer Nature 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 Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, together about 55.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zielsetzung der Zeitschrift Die Zeitschrift Obere Extremität widmet sich der Versorgung von Verletzungen, Verletzungsfolgen und Erkrankungen im Bereich des Schulter- und des Ellenbogengelenks. Frei eingereichte Originalien präsentieren Forschungsergebnisse aktueller Studien im Bereich der Schulter- und Ellenbogenchirurgie und fördern den wissenschaftlichen Austausch. Vielversprechende Studien, die derzeit durchgeführt werden, sind ebenso willkommen, wie Langzeitstudien, die bewährte Verfahren auf den Prüfstand stellen. Fallberichte beleuchten seltene Indikationen und schildern ungewöhnliche Behandlungsverläufe. Umfassende Übersichtsarbeiten zu einem aktuellen Schwerpunktthema sind das Kernstück jeder Ausgabe. Im Mittelpunkt steht gesichertes Wissen mit hoher Relevanz für die tägliche Arbeit in der Schulter- und Ellenbogenchirurgie. Zusätzlich wird in speziellen Rubriken über innovative Behandlungsmaßnahmen, Probleme in der Begutachtung, berufspolitische Entwicklungen und Kongressaktivitäten berichtet. Als gemeinsames Kommunikations- und Weiterbildungsforum für alle Chirurg*innen und Orthopäd*innen mit entsprechender Spezialisierung ist die Zeitschrift Obere Extremität zukunftsorientiert und schließt eine wichtige Lücke im orthopädisch-unfallchirurgischen Informationsangebot. Aims & scope The journal Obere Extremität (Upper Extremity) is dedicated to the treatment of injuries, consequences of injuries and diseases in the area of the shoulder and elbow joint. Freely submitted originals present research results of current studies in the field of shoulder and elbow surgery and promote scientific exchange. Promising studies that are currently being carried out are welcome, as are long-term studies that put proven procedures to the test. Case reports illuminate rare indications and describe unusual courses of treatment. Comprehensive reviews on a current focus topic are the core of each issue. The focus is on secured knowledge with high relevance for the daily work in shoulder and elbow surgery. In addition, special sections report on innovative treatment measures, problems in assessment, professional policy developments and congress activities. As a joint communication and further education forum for all surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons with appropriate specialisation, the journal Obere Extremität is future-oriented and closes an important gap in the orthopaedic trauma surgery information offer. Begutachtung / Peer Review Alle Beiträge, die bei der Zeitschrift
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Jan Christoph KatthagenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 41, Austria 10, Switzerland 6, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine25.2%
- Shoulder and Clavicle InjuriesMedicine18.2%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine12%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine11.4%
- Nerve Injury and RehabilitationMedicine5.1%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine3.6%
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions2.9%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions2.6%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic ScholarPublisher 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) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 125,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,001 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 64 | 14 | 27 |
| 2023 | 54 | 12 | 24 |
| 2022 | 47 | 17 | 57 |
| 2021 | 54 | 32 | 87 |
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
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (106 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
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
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 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- case reportPlease follow the Downloads below: Original studies guideline (Download pdf, 240 kB) Review and Focus articles guideline (Download pdf, 239 kB) Case Reports gui…Length not stated
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
- reviewPlease follow the Downloads below: Original studies guideline (Download pdf, 240 kB) Review and Focus articles guideline (Download pdf, 239 kB) Case Reports gui…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose all relationships or interests that could have direct or potential influence or impart bias on the work. Although an author may not feel there is any conflict, disclosure of relationships and interests provides a more complete and transparent process, leading to an accurate and objective assessment of the work. Awareness of a real or perceived conflicts of interest is a persp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Obere Extremität, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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 Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1862-6599
- Electronic ISSN
- 1862-6602
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand
What CAS zone is Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand 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 Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 56–109 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (41), Austria (10) and Switzerland (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand open access, and what is the APC?
Obere Extremitaet-Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand-Upper Extremity-Shoulder Elbow Hand is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .