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Orthopaedic Surgery
ISSN 1757-7853 · eISSN 1757-7861 · WILEY · PEOPLES R CHINA
Orthopaedic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.48; fully open access; APC about USD 2,600; median 153 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 305 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Orthopaedic Surgery is published by WILEY 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Orthopaedic Surgery (OS) is the official journal of the Chinese Orthopaedic Association, focusing on all aspects of orthopaedic technique and surgery.The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in the following categories: Original Articles, Clinical Articles, Review Articles, Guidelines, Editorials, Commentaries, Surgical Techniques, Case Reports and Meeting Reports. Editor-in-Chief: Xinlong Ma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China Frequency: Monthly Online ISSN: 1757-7861 Readership Researchers and clinicians in orthopaedic surgery Keywords Include but not limit to: Spine Joint Trauma Bone tumor Minimally invasive surgery Repair and reconstructive surgery Sports medicine Digital-Intelligent orthopaedics Metabolic bone diseases Biomechanics Biomaterials Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Embase (Elsevier) Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Orthopaedic Surgery
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Guixing Qiu AcademicianPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 67 in mainland China (about 73%); most named Mainland China 67, United States 5, United Kingdom 3, Japan 3, Italy 3 (92 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences10.1%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering10.1%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine7.5%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine5.9%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine5.9%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine5.7%
- Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicine5.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 276LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 277Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 858,499Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,425 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 207 | 207 | 38 |
| 2025 | 305 | 305 | 708 |
| 2024 | 376 | 376 | 1,886 |
| 2023 | 353 | 353 | 2,690 |
| 2022 | 445 | 445 | 4,645 |
| 2021 | 342 | 342 | 4,299 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (588 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 138 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,600 / GBP 1,920 / EUR 2,180 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,100 / GBP 1,850 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,600 / GBP 1,920 / EUR 2,180 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- commentaryto the Editor'. There's no word limit. Commentary Commentaries are evidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest (1500 word limit) and invited…main text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Authorship defined by ICMJE criteria. Model summary
The journal adheres to the definition of authorship set up by The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations
Explicit ethical statement required. Model summary
The journal is committed to integrity in scientific research and recognizes the importance of maintaining the highest ethical standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
All articles published under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). Model summary
All Orthopaedic Surgery articles will be published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, adapt the article and make commercial use of the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access VI. Author Licensing and Open Access Fees
All Orthopaedic Surgery articles will be published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, adapt the article and make commercial use of the article. The CC BY license permits commercial and non-commercial re-use of an open access article, as long as the author is properly attributed. Copyright on any research artic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review typically by two anonymous reviewers; final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editor. Model summary
Manuscripts are peer reviewed typically by two anonymous reviewers. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Three to five keywords from MeSH, below abstract, alphabetical order. Model summary
Three to five key words should be supplied below the abstract, in alphabetical order, and should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list
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
- WILEY
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1757-7853
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-7861
- Society / sponsor
- Chinese Orthopaedic Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Orthopaedic Surgery
What CAS zone is Orthopaedic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Orthopaedic Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Orthopaedic Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.48; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Orthopaedic Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 108–212 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (2025). 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 Orthopaedic Surgery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required. 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 Orthopaedic Surgery based?
Of the 92 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 67 (about 73%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (67), United States (5) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Orthopaedic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Orthopaedic Surgery is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Orthopaedic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Orthopaedic Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .