Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
OTA International
ISSN 2574-2167 · Wolters Kluwer · United States
OTA International: fully open access; APC about USD 1,900; median 215 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 105 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
OTA International is published by Wolters Kluwer. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bone fractures and treatments, Hip and Femur Fractures and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, together about 52.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Local antibiotic delivery may reduce fracture-related infections (FRIs), but its efficacy in distal femur fractures remains unclear. This study evaluated (1) usage patterns of local antibiotics in distal femur fractures and (2) their impact on infection rates in open distal femur fractures.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Andrew H. SchmidtPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine33.6%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine11.6%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine7.4%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine6.2%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5.4%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.4%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine4.7%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q2 | 271/597 | 54th |
| Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q3 | 192/340 | 43rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
Other: Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 515 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 701 |
| 2025 | 105 | 105 | 821 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 670 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 450 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 300 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 111 |
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
215 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 266 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (166 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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 1,900 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,900 | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- case reporteview Articles (maximum of 4,000 words) Case Reports/Studies (maximum of 1,500 words) Technique Reports ("Here's How I do this"; maximum of 1,50main text ≤ 1,500 words
- lettereview Articles (maximum of 4,000 words) Letters (maximum of 1,000 words) Clinical Guidelines (maximum of 4,000 words) Meetings Procmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- meta-analysisearch Articles (maximum of 4,000 words) Meta-analysis Articles and Systematic Review Articles (maximum of 4,000 words) Case Reports/Studies (maximum of 1,500 wo…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articlefor publication: Clinical/Basic Science Research Articles (maximum of 4,000 words) Meta-analysis Articles and Systematic Review Articles (maxmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articlethis"; maximum of 1,500 words) Standard Review Articles (maximum of 4,000 words) Letters (maximum of 1,000 words) Clinical Guidelines (maximain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed Model summary
Discloses any use of AI applications for the creation of text, tables, figures, images, computer code, and/or video.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Peer review type: single-blind (anonymous reviewing by independent reviewers) Model summary
The peer review process is handled entirely electronically. Peer reviewers are instructed to review the contents of the submission in a critical, unbiased, and timely fashion. They review all pieces of the submission, including the manuscript itself as well as videos, tables, and images. Submissions are reviewed by at least two peer reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
PROSPERO registry number required for systematic reviews Model summary
Assures that for systematic reviews the PROSPERO registry number is provided in the methodology section.
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
- Wolters Kluwer
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2574-2167
- Society / sponsor
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about OTA International
How long does peer review take at OTA International?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 215 days (interquartile range 90–266 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. 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 OTA International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, OTA International is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is OTA International open access, and what is the APC?
OTA International is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .