Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie
ISSN 0934-6694 · eISSN 1439-0981 · Springer Medizin · Germany · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.07; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 101 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie is published by Springer Medizin 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 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Bone fractures and treatments and Foot and Ankle Surgery, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zielsetzung der Zeitschrift Die Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie wendet sich an alle operativ tätige Ärztinnen und Ärzte im Bereich der Orthopädie, Traumatologie, Allgemeinchirurgie, Handchirurgie, Sportmedizin, Ärztinnen und Ärzte anderer chirurgischer Fachrichtungen sowie niedergelassenen Unfallchirurginnen und -chirurgen, Orthopädinnen und Orthopäden sowie Rheumatologinnen und Rheumatologen, die zur Patientenberatung und Operationsvorbereitung wie auch zur Nachsorge fundierte Informationen zu aktuellen Operationsmethoden benötigen. Die Zeitschrift stellt bewährte und neue Operationsverfahren in einheitlich strukturierten und aufwendig illustrierten Beiträgen dar. Von den Indikationen, Kontraindikationen, der Patientenaufklärung, Operationsvorbereitung und Operationsetappen bis hin zur Nachsorge werden alle Gesichtspunkte Schritt für Schritt vorgestellt. Auch auf Vor- und Nachteile, mögliche Komplikationen, Fehler und Gefahren der Methoden sowie aussagekräftige Ergebnisse mit ihren Bewertungskriterien wird eingegangen. Damit bietet die Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie allen operativ tätigen Ärztinnen und Ärzte, aber auch allen, deren Schwerpunkte auf spezialisierten oder konservativen Gebieten liegen, wichtige Entscheidungshilfen; sie stellt mehr als 30 Jahre nach ihrem ersten Erscheinen im Fachschrifttum eine ansehnliche, auch die aktuellen Entwicklungen enthaltende Operationslehre dar. Aims & Scope Orthopedics and Traumatology is directed toward all orthopedic surgeons, trauma-tologists, hand surgeons, specialists in sports injuries, orthopedics and rheumatology as well as gene-al surgeons who require access to reliable information on current operative methods to ensure the quality of patient advice, preoperative planning, and postoperative care. The journal presents established and new operative procedures in uniformly structured and extensively illustrated contributions. All aspects are presented step-by-step from indications, contraindications, patient education, and preparation of the operation right through to postoperative care. The advantages and disadvantages, possible complications, deficiencies and risks of the methods as well as significant results with their evaluation criteria are discussed. To allow the reader to assess the outcome, results are detailed and based on internationally recognized scoring systems. Orthopedics and Traumatology facilitates effective advancement and further education for all those active in both speci
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Michael BlauthPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 40, Switzerland 6, Austria 2, Canada 1, Netherlands 1 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine9.4%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine8.6%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine6.6%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine6.6%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine6.2%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesEngineering4.2%
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
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic 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
- Impact factor
- 1.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 470OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 248,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,818 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 42 | 15 | 35 |
| 2024 | 43 | 14 | 99 |
| 2023 | 45 | 19 | 153 |
| 2022 | 38 | 19 | 175 |
| 2021 | 65 | 16 | 460 |
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
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 181 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 92 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 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 | — | — |
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 websiteData availability, Open access
- 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 ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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 Medizin
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0934-6694
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-0981
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3-4 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie
What CAS zone is Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie 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 Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.07; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 50–181 days); authors report an average review time of over 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 Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (40), Switzerland (6) and Austria (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie open access, and what is the APC?
Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie 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: .