Journal profile · Orthopedics
Orthopedics
ISSN 0147-7447 · eISSN 1938-2367 · Slack Incorporated · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1978
Orthopedics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.25; hybrid open access; review 2–4 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Orthopedics is published by Slack Incorporated 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 Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For over 40 years, Orthopedics, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal, has been the preferred choice of orthopedic surgeons for clinically relevant information on all aspects of adult and pediatric orthopedic surgery and treatment. Edited by Robert D'Ambrosia, MD, Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado, Denver, and former President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, as well as an Editorial Board of over 100 international orthopedists, Orthopedics is the source to turn to for guidance in your practice. The journal offers access to current articles, as well as several years of archived content. Highlights also include Blue Ribbon articles published full text in print and online, as well as Tips & Techniques posted with every issue.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Orthopedics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine11.1%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine10.6%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine7.9%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.8%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Shoulder and Clavicle InjuriesMedicine4.3%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.3%
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
- 1.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,471OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 14 | 12 |
| 2025 | 72 | 10 | 93 |
| 2024 | 90 | 27 | 220 |
| 2023 | 109 | 8 | 447 |
| 2022 | 154 | 8 | 822 |
| 2021 | 145 | 1 | 929 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Slack Incorporated
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0147-7447
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-2367
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Orthopedics
What CAS zone is Orthopedics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Orthopedics 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 Orthopedics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.25; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Orthopedics?
Authors report an average review time of 2–4 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.
Which databases index Orthopedics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Orthopedics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Orthopedics open access, and what is the APC?
Orthopedics is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .