Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
ISSN 0102-3616 · eISSN 1982-4378 · Thieme · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia: impact factor 0.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 115 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 160 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia is published by Thieme. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Manuscript SubmissionPlease submit your manuscript electronically through the Editorial Manager Web site: https://www.editorialmanager.com/rboThe Brazilian Journal of Orthopaedics/Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (RBO) is an important platform of Open Access content and the Official Scientific Publication of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia: SBOT). Its mission is to actively contribute to the improvement and development of research and teaching in Orthopaedics and Traumatology and related fields.The specialities covered are as follows: Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology; ASAMI (external fixators); Tissue Bank; Spine; Metabolic Bone Disease; Pain; Infections; Knee; Hand; Shoulder and Elbow; Oncology; Paediatric Orthopaedics; Hip; Ankle and Foot; Trauma and Anaesthesiology.The journal has been active without interruption since 1965 and publishes bimonthly. Authors interested in submitting their material have the option of choosing from the following categories:Original Articles; Update Articles; Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Articles; Systematic Review Protocol; Technical Note. The journal accepts articles both in Portuguese and English. RBO is aimed at orthopaedic doctors and health professionals dedicated to related activities, not only from the SBOT, but also from other societies and countries.Abstracting and indexing: MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science - Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Scopus, Scimago, SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), LILACS/BVS (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Index Medicus Latino Americano / Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde), and Portal de Periódicos Capes (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior), EBSCO, ProQuest RBO requires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here: https://www.icmje.org
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine9.8%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine9.2%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine7.1%
- Shoulder and Clavicle InjuriesMedicine7%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine6.8%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine6.3%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine4.9%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedSciELOPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, 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 (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 308OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,500 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 1 |
| 2025 | 160 | 160 | 30 |
| 2024 | 171 | 171 | 120 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 140 |
| 2022 | 145 | 145 | 282 |
| 2021 | 197 | 197 | 391 |
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
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 172 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 113 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (273 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Thieme
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0102-3616
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-4378
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
What is the impact factor of Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 74–172 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .