Journal profile · Rehabilitation
Prosthetics and Orthotics International
ISSN 0309-3646 · eISSN 1746-1553 · SAGE Publications Inc. · ENGLAND · Tri-annual · Founded 1977
Prosthetics and Orthotics International: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; hybrid open access; median 287 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prosthetics and Orthotics International is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Muscle activation and electromyography studies and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Rehabilitation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsEngineering24.5%
- Muscle activation and electromyography studiesEngineering11.6%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine10.1%
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine10%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine5.6%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.7%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions4.5%
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMedicine3.7%
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 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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
- 1.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,183OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,798 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 87 | 26 | 49 |
| 2024 | 111 | 30 | 211 |
| 2023 | 114 | 30 | 532 |
| 2022 | 107 | 22 | 575 |
| 2021 | 87 | 26 | 858 |
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
287 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 226 days – 344 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 69 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 370 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (198 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)
- 6–12 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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0309-3646
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-1553
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prosthetics and Orthotics International
What CAS zone is Prosthetics and Orthotics International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Prosthetics and Orthotics International is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics / Rehabilitation. 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 Prosthetics and Orthotics International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Prosthetics and Orthotics International?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 287 days (interquartile range 226–344 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Prosthetics and Orthotics International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prosthetics and Orthotics International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Prosthetics and Orthotics International open access, and what is the APC?
Prosthetics and Orthotics International 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: .