Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Orthopadie
ISSN 2731-7145 · eISSN 2731-7153 · Springer Nature
Orthopadie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 50 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); 158 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Orthopadie 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 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments, together about 36.1% 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
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine14.8%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine14%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine4.3%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions3.9%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine3.9%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine3.7%
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
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
- 0.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 141LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 642 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 132 | 45 | 19 |
| 2025 | 158 | 58 | 82 |
| 2024 | 132 | 46 | 196 |
| 2023 | 127 | 45 | 277 |
| 2022 | 90 | 32 | 146 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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
50 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 25 days – 71 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 80 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (320 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2731-7145
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-7153
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Orthopadie
What CAS zone is Orthopadie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Orthopadie 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 Orthopadie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.75; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at Orthopadie?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 50 days (interquartile range 25–71 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 Orthopadie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Orthopadie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Orthopadie open access, and what is the APC?
Orthopadie 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; 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: .