SICOT-J had been accepted for indexation in Scopus, widely recognised as one of the world’s leading science databases, in July 2020. The journal has now been listed under “Orthopedics and Sports Medicine” and “Surgery” and all content from 2020 to date has been included. The process of listing articles from 2015-2019 is in progress and it is expected that all content to be fully indexed by Scopus shortly.
Acceptance in Scopus follows earlier indexations in PubMed Central and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). SICOT-J was recently awarded the DOAJ Seal for “best practice in open access publishing”.
Scopus is one of the most comprehensive abstract and citation databases of peer-reviewed literature including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. It provides a comprehensive overview of global research output and produces CiteScore, a useful metric indicating impact.
SICOT-J is an official journal of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT). It is a double-blind peer reviewed, open access journal with a focus on original clinical, basic and translational research in the field of orthopaedics surgery and traumatology. The journal is led by Jacques Caton, Institut d’orthopédie, France and Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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