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Status
Active
Coverage
2000–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.7
SJR · SCImago
1.046
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
99
Best quartile
Q2 · 66th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatology | 26 / 77 | 66th | Q2 |
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Joint Bone Spine
Joint Bone Spine is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.7), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Masson s.r.l..
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ISSN 1297-319XVerify ISSN ↗1778-7254Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Masson s.r.l.
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
4.7
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,020 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Joint Bone Spine indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2000–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.7.
What quartile is Joint Bone Spine in Scopus?
Joint Bone Spine is Q2 in Rheumatology (rank 26 of 77), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Joint Bone Spine?
Joint Bone Spine is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 66th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.046, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 99.
How much does it cost to publish in Joint Bone Spine?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,020 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Joint Bone Spine and what is its ISSN?
Joint Bone Spine is published by Elsevier Masson s.r.l. Its print ISSN is 1297-319X and its online ISSN is 1778-7254.
Is Joint Bone Spine covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Joint Bone Spine in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Joint Bone Spine open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Joint Bone Spine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Joint Bone Spine has an h-index of 114 and a 2-year mean of 2.49 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #25 of 74 Scopus journals in Rheumatology.
114
h-index
2.49
2-yr mean citations
2,271
i10-index
4,594
works indexed
96,984
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,020
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#25 of 74 Top 34% Rheumatology
Joint Bone Spine published 177 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 197. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Joint Bone Spine? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from France (46.6%), China (9.2%) and Japan (4.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Joint Bone Spine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 3 · 0.7 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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