Overview
The Bone & Joint Journal, published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (United Kingdom), published 1,155 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 17,610 citations in those years. Its h-index is 133 and its two-year mean citedness is 4.95. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #1,776 of 62,158 ranked journals and #311 of 8,757 in Medicine.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 326 | 10,345 | 56 |
| 2021 | 323 | 8,304 | 63 |
| 2022 | 163 | 3,547 | 44 |
| 2023 | 199 | 2,791 | 57 |
| 2024 | 256 | 2,049 | 67 |
| 2025 | 214 | 919 | 60 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Journal of Arthroplasty | Medicine | 81.0 | 4,013 | 26% |
| Arthroplasty Today | Medicine | 68.6 | 1,243 | 100% |
| Arthroplasty | Medicine | 67.0 | 291 | 100% |
| Hip International | Medicine | 61.2 | 383 | 22% |
| Acta Orthopaedica | Medicine | 76.4 | 572 | 100% |
| Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine | Medicine | 70.4 | 583 | 19% |
| Bone & Joint Open | Medicine | 70.5 | 719 | 100% |
| SICOT-J | Medicine | 67.1 | 278 | 100% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 2049-4394
- Print ISSN: 2049-4394
- Electronic ISSN: 2049-4408
- Publisher: British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S4210239958
- Journal website: www.bjj.boneandjoint.org.uk
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of The Bone & Joint Journal?
It is 81.2 out of 100, which places it #1,776 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of The Bone & Joint Journal?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 4.95.
Is The Bone & Joint Journal open access?
25% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does The Bone & Joint Journal charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.