Journal metric profile

JOINT BONE SPINE

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 4.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank Nov-58 Recorded category rank

JOINT BONE SPINE JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

JOINT BONE SPINE is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 4.300, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The database records the JCR category rank as “Nov-58”. Because some imported rank values may require manual verification, readers should confirm the category rank with the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 4,775 total citations, 42 total articles, 67 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 4.400, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 3.800. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.910.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 7.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

JOINT BONE SPINE is identified in this record by print ISSN 1297-319X and electronic ISSN 1778-7254. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJOINT BONE SPINE
Abbreviated journalJOINT BONE SPINE
PublisherELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
Metric year2025
Overall rank2,660
ISSN1297-319X
eISSN1778-7254
Total cites4,775
Total articles42
Citable items67
Cited half-life7.7 years
Citing half-life6.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor4.300
5-Year Impact Factor4.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites3.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.910
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankNov-58
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOINT BONE SPINE?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOINT BONE SPINE is 4.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is JOINT BONE SPINE?

JOINT BONE SPINE is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes JOINT BONE SPINE?

JOINT BONE SPINE is listed as being published by ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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