Clin Orthop Surg.  2016 Jun;8(2):127-132. 10.4055/cios.2016.8.2.127.

Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery's Evolution into an International Journal Based on Journal Metrics

• Huh S

• KMID: 2412335
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/cios.2016.8.2.127

Abstract

This article is aimed at providing evidence of increased international recognition of Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery (CiOS) based on journal metrics. Since 7 years have passed since its launch in 2009, it is time to reflect on the journal's efforts to be recognized as a top-notch journal. The following journal metrics were analyzed from the journal's homepage and Web of Science Core Collection database: number of citable and noncitable articles; number of original articles supported by grants; editorial board members' countries; authors' countries; citing authors' countries; source titles of citing articles; impact factor; total citations; comparison of impact factor with 3 Science Citation Index Expanded journals; and Hirsch index (H-index). Of the total 392 articles, 378 were citable articles (96.4%). Of the total 282 original articles, 52 (18.4%) were supported by research grants. The editorial board members were from 13 countries. Authors were from 20 countries. The number of countries of citing authors was 66. The number of source titles of citing articles was more than 100. The total citations of CiOS have increased from 0 in 2009 to 374 in 2015. The impact factors without self-citations of CiOS were the greatest among 4 Asian journals in 2013 and 2014. The 2015 impact factor was calculated as 0.79 in January 2016. The H-index was 13. CiOS can be considered to have reached the level of top-notch journal in the orthopedic field based on journal metrics. The inclusion of the journal in PubMed Central appears to have increased international relevance of the journal.

Keyword

Asia; Journal impact factor; Orthopedics; PubMed; Publishing

MeSH Terms

Asia
Humans
*Journal Impact Factor
*Orthopedic Procedures
PubMed
Publishing/*statistics & numerical data

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  Fig. 1 Number of citable and noncitable articles of Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery.

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  Fig. 2 Number of funded and unfunded articles of Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery.

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  Fig. 3 Countries of editorial board members of Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery [cited 2016 Jan 28].

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  Fig. 4 Countries of authors of 392 articles published in Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery between 2009 and 2015.

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  Fig. 5 Countries of authors who cited Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery articles from Web of Science Core Collection database [cited 2016 Jan 28].

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  Fig. 6 Changing pattern of total citations of Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery articles from Web of Science Core Collection database [cited 2016 Jan 28].

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  Fig. 7 Comparison of the impact factor without journal self-citations among 4 Asian journals from Journal Citation Reports and Web of Science Core Collection database [cited 2016 Jan 28]. CIOS: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery, JOS: Journal of Orthopaedic Science, AOTTT: Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, IJO: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics.

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