Journal profile · Emergency Medicine
UNFALLCHIRURG
ISSN 0177-5537 · eISSN 2731-703X · Springer Medizin · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1996
UNFALLCHIRURG: impact factor 0.54; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 53 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 132 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
UNFALLCHIRURG is published by Springer Medizin. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Bone fractures and treatments and Shoulder Injury and Treatment, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zielsetzung der Zeitschrift Die Unfallchirurgie ist ein international angesehenes Publikationsorgan. Die Zeitschrift widmet sich allen Aspekten der Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie und dient der Fortbildung von niedergelassenen und in der Klinik tätigen Chirurginnen und Chirurgen. Praxisorientierte Übersichtsarbeiten greifen ausgewählte Themen auf und bieten den Lesenden eine Zusammenstellung aktueller Erkenntnisse aus allen Bereichen der Unfallchirurgie. Neben der Vermittlung von relevantem Hintergrundwissen liegt der Schwerpunkt dabei auf der Bewertung wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse unter Berücksichtigung praktischer Erfahrung. Die Lesenden erhalten konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen. Frei eingereichte Originalien in deutscher und englischer Sprache ermöglichen die Präsentation wichtiger klinischer Studien und dienen dem wissenschaftlichen Austausch. Beiträge der Rubrik “CME Zertifizierte Fortbildung'” bieten gesicherte Ergebnisse wissenschaftlicher Forschung und machen ärztliche Erfahrung für die tägliche Praxis nutzbar. Nach Lektüre der Beiträge können die Leserinnen und Leser ihr erworbenes Wissen überprüfen und online CME-Punkte erhalten. Die Rubrik orientiert sich an der Weiterbildungsordnung des Fachgebiets. Die Beiträge in Die Unfallchirurgie durchlaufen einen Peer-Review-Prozess. Aims & Scope Die Unfallchirurgie is an internationally recognised publication organ. The journal deals with all aspects of accident surgery and reconstruction surgery and serves the continuing medical education of surgeons and accident surgeons with own practices and those working in hospitals. Practically-oriented works provide an overview on selected topics and offer the reader a summary of current findings from all fields of accident surgery. Besides the imparting of relevant background knowledge, the focus is on the assessment of scientific findings under consideration of practical experience. The reader is given concrete recommendations for his/her practical work. Freely submitted original papers in German and English allow the presentation of important clinical studies and serve the scientific exchange. Articles in the section: 'CME: Weiterbildung - Zertifizierte Fortbildung' (CME: Continuing Medical Education) provide proven results of scientific research and make medical experience available to daily practice. After reading the articles, readers may verify the acquired knowledge and collect CME credits online. This section is oriented at the Regulations for Adv
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Emergency Medicine
Editor-in-chief Christian KrettekPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 68, Switzerland 1, Austria 1, Jordan 1 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine9.1%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine9.1%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine6.8%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions6.3%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine5.4%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine5.4%
- Pelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicine4.8%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,379OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 132LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 481,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,670 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32 | 6 | 73 |
| 2021 | 163 | 47 | 478 |
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
53 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 26 days – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 76 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (272 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access
- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Die Unfallchirurgie, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Medizin
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 0177-5537
- Print ISSN
- 2731-7021
- Electronic ISSN
- 2731-703X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 129, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about UNFALLCHIRURG
What is the impact factor of UNFALLCHIRURG?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at UNFALLCHIRURG?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 53 days (interquartile range 26–99 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of UNFALLCHIRURG?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of UNFALLCHIRURG based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (68), Switzerland (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index UNFALLCHIRURG?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, UNFALLCHIRURG is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is UNFALLCHIRURG open access, and what is the APC?
UNFALLCHIRURG is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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: .