Journal profile · Surgery
Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research
ISSN 1877-0568 · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Bimonthly · Founded 2009
Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.63; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,820; median 94 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 30%); 233 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research is published by Elsevier Masson and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 28.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official journal of the French Society for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SoFCOT) Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research (OTSR) publishes original scientific work in English related to all domains of orthopaedics. Original articles, Reviews, Technical notes and Concise follow-up of a former OTSR study are published in English in electronic form only and indexed in the main international databases.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Henri MigaudPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 24, Australia 3, United Kingdom 2, Belgium 2, Japan 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine11.5%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine9.5%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine7.5%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5.6%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine5.3%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
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 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,530OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 175LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 203 | 81 | 79 |
| 2025 | 233 | 83 | 492 |
| 2024 | 268 | 217 | 1,020 |
| 2023 | 239 | 232 | 1,614 |
| 2022 | 325 | 324 | 3,261 |
| 2021 | 369 | 369 | 4,669 |
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 PubMed · to
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 144 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 123 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (590 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 30%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 164 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 daysPublisher 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 3,820 / EUR 3,480 / GBP 3,060 / JPY 473,790 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,280 | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Open access
- Conflicts of interest
Co-submission of related data, methods or protocols to Data in Brief or MethodsX is encouraged. Model summary
You are encouraged to publish a description of your research data, methods, or protocols related to your regular article as a co-submission article in Data in Brief or MethodsX.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
APC details for co-submissions available via MethodsX and Data in Brief pages. Model summary
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 4,280 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1877-0568
- Society / sponsor
- French Society for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research
What CAS zone is Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Orthopedics / Surgery. 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 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.63; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 58–144 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 30%)”. 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 Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (24), Australia (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research open access, and what is the APC?
Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,820.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .