World Journal of Orthopedics' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.7, ranking Q2 in Surgery and 1 other subfield. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 3.15.
Middle 50%: 68–124 days
100 of 100 PubMed-indexed articles · 100% coverage · 2024–2025
World Journal of Orthopedics accepts papers a median of 95 days after submission, including peer review and revisions. That is faster than 65% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
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71 of 434 works · same type, year & subfield
5 works · same type, year & subfield
Below field-year expectation
of 2,646 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.86, so its typical recent paper runs about 14% below its field benchmark.
16.4% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.
OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
434 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Surgery | Q2 |
| Epidemiology | Q2 |
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World Journal of Orthopedics' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.7, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
World Journal of Orthopedics' best quartile is Q2. By OpenAlex subfield: Q2 in Surgery; Q2 in Epidemiology. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
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World Journal of Orthopedics accepts papers a median of 95 days after submission across 100 recent PubMed records with both dates; the middle half took 68–124 days. This includes peer review, editorial handling, and revisions.
PubMed records when a manuscript was received and accepted, not the individual review stages, so peer review time on its own is not available. The full time from submission to acceptance at World Journal of Orthopedics, which includes peer review and revisions, has a median of 95 days. For the time to a first decision, check the journal's own website.
World Journal of Orthopedics' median of 95 days from submission to acceptance is faster than 65% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
Comparable journals include Sicot-J, Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, International Orthopaedics, and Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews. Compare their scores, acceptance times, and costs in the recommended alternatives on this page before choosing where to submit.