Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Techniques in Orthopaedics
ISSN 0885-9698 · eISSN 2333-0600 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Techniques in Orthopaedics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 182 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Techniques in Orthopaedics is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Bone fractures and treatments, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Bruce D. BrownerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine10.4%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine10.1%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine9.9%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine9.3%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine5.5%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniquesMedicine5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · ORTHOPEDICS · rank 147/147
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 286OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,143 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 33 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 43 | 6 | 21 |
| 2021 | 77 | 13 | 132 |
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
182 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 240 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (3 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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".
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0885-9698
- Print ISSN
- 2333-0600
- Electronic ISSN
- 2333-0600
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Techniques in Orthopaedics
What CAS zone is Techniques in Orthopaedics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Techniques in Orthopaedics 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 Techniques in Orthopaedics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Techniques in Orthopaedics?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 182 days (interquartile range 133–240 days). 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.
What JCR quartile is Techniques in Orthopaedics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ORTHOPEDICS Q4 (147/147). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Techniques in Orthopaedics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Techniques in Orthopaedics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Techniques in Orthopaedics open access, and what is the APC?
Techniques in Orthopaedics 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: .