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Aims and scope

Arthroplasty aims at publishing latest research advances and clinical developments in the management of joint diseases and recovery. The articles published are subjected to rigorous peer-review and the international editorial board is committed to maintaining high quality standard and providing efficient publishing experience.

Arthroplasty publishes original articles and reviews concerning joint replacement or the treatment of its complications, including clinical applications, surgical experience and prosthetic design. The journal will especially focus on the novel advances in the field of arthroplasty, including new technologies, biomaterials, prosthetic design etc.

About the Editor

Yan WangProfessor Yan Wang
Chief Surgeon of Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.

Prof. Wang is the Founding Chairman of the Arthroplasty Society In Asia (ASIA). He specializes in degenerative spine and joint disorders; cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, and various spinal deformities; hip and knee arthroplasty, and revision arthroplasty. Prof. Wang is the President of China College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (CCOS) and China Orthopedic Elect Club (COEC), and the Past President of the Chinese Orthopedic Association(COA), Chinese Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (CAOS), Asia-Pacific Arthroplasty Society, etc. Up to now, Prof Wang has published more than 350 peer-reviewed papers with more than 6800 citations. He is also the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, and the Honorary Member of The Hip Society.

Editor's Choice

Incidence of soft tissue releases in robotic assisted cementless TKA with mechanical alignment and flexion gap balancing

Nanchappan Selvanathan, Femi E. Ayeni & Rami Sorial
Research | 07 June 2023

Prevention of surgical site infection: a ten-step approach

Saad Tarabichi & Javad Parvizi
Review | 08 April 2023

Epidemiology of primary and revision total knee arthroplasty: analysis of demographics, comorbidities and outcomes from the national inpatient sample

Fong H. Nham, Ishan Patel, Abdul K. Zalikha & Mouhanad M. El-Othmani 
Research | 02 April 2023

Antimicrobial treatment of patients with a periprosthetic joint infection: basic principles

Wouter Rottier, Jessica Seidelman & Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker
Review | 02 March 2023

Robotic-assisted revision total knee arthroplasty: a novel surgical technique

Hui-Ling Joanne Ngim, Dirk Van Bavel, Richard De Steiger & Andrew W. W. Tang 
Research | 23 January 2023

Epidemiology of total hip arthroplasty: demographics, comorbidities and outcomes

Ishan Patel, Fong Nham, Abdul K. Zalikha & Mouhanad M. El-Othmani
Research | 03 January 2023


Latest metrics

Arthroplasty has now been accepted for indexing in Scopus,  Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and PubMed/PMC!

See the About page for a full list of other indexing services that include Arthroplasty.

Article-processing charges

Beginning with submissions received from December 1, 2023, authors of articles accepted for publication in Arthroplasty will need to pay an article-processing charge (APC). The APC will be €2190/£1890/$2690.

Article collections

Non-Total Joint Arthroplasty: Alternative Option for Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment
Edited by: Ye Huang, and Guanglei Cao, Yong In, Kyung Wook Nha

Personalized Medicine in Joint Arthroplasty
Edited by: Lin Guo, Huiwu Li, Pier Francesco Indelli, Bernardo Innocenti

Challenges and Advances in Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty
Edited by: Sumon Nandi, Eryou Feng

Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Joint Arthroplasty
Edited by: Andrew P. Kurmis, Sébastien Lustig, Francesco Zambianchi, Yunsu Chen

Minimally Invasive Approaches in THA and Related Techniques
Edited by: Yuan Zhang, Akos Zahar, Charlie C. Yang

Healthcare Transformation in Joint Arthroplasty: where are we heading?
Edited by: Nicholas D. Clement, Lewis Ping Keung Chan

Total Knee Arthroplasty Biomechanics: Innovative Evidence
Edited by: Pier Francesco Indelli, Bernardo Innocenti

Factors influencing the outcome of total hip and knee arthroplasty
Edited by: Nicholas D. Clement, Chloe E. H. Scott

Contemporary Approaches In Total Hip Arthroplasty
Edited by: Sujith Konan

Management of PJI/SSI after Arthroplasty
Edited by: Li Cao, Javad Parvizi, Xiaogang Zhang, Xianzhe Liu, Wierd P. Zijlstra, Saad Tarabichi

Artificial Intelligence in Joint Arthroplasty
Edited by: Yan Wang, Quanbo Ji

Innovative Robotics in Complex Primary TKA: Know More, Make Precisely

ASIA Noval Seminar: Innovative Robotics in Complex Primary TKA: Know More, Make Precisely

Paper Express Season 3: Listen to the authors' voices about their articles

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.3
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.3
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.728
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.695

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 5
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 105

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 374,030
    Altmetric mentions: 183

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