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Impact Factor (2023): 4.1 
5-year Impact Factor (2023): 4.3
Immediacy Index: 0.8
Eigenfactor® Score: 0.00215
Article Influence Score: 1.535
Journal Citation Indicator: 1.52
JCI Rank*: 13/136 ORTHOPEDICS (JCI Quartile: Q1), 24/290 SURGERY (JCI Quartile: Q1)

Cite Score 2023 - 4.4
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) - 1.805
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) - 1.716


The Korean Knee Society Supports Research

Knee Surgery & Related Research is the official journal of the Korean Knee Society, who have agreed to cover the cost of the article-processing charges (APCs) for all manuscripts submitted before January 2025. 

Articles published in Knee Surgery & Related Research prior to April 2019 are available here.

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Sang Jun Song

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Prof. Song qualified his M.D. and obtained Ph.D degree at College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. He has worked as a professor at the Kyuung Hee University. His research focus is on the treatment of knee diseases and injury. He specializes in the knee arthroplasty and joint preservation including osteotomy of the lower extremity with various experiences. He was included in the list of 2023 World’s top 2% scientists in the world by Standford University and Elsevier BV. He is a national leadership representative of Arthroplasty Society in Asia (ASIA) and international member of the American Academy of Hip and Knee Society (AAHKS). He is also a member for Korean Orthopaedic Association (KOA), member for the board examination in the Korean Orthopaedic Association, member in council of Korean Knee Society (KKS), and executive board member of Korean Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery Society (CAOS). Up to now, Prof. Song has published over two hundred of peer-reviewed international articles with valuable messages.

Aims and scope

Knee Surgery & Related Research covers all aspects of knee surgery relating to knee joint diseases, trauma and treatment as well as basic research with clinical relevance. Knee Surgery and Related Research is the official journal of the Korean Knee Society with affiliation of the Asian societies relating Knee joint; Thailand Hip and Knee Society, Taiwan Joint Reconstruction Society, Indonesian Hip and Knee Society, Malaysian Society for Hip and Knee Surgeons, Taiwan Arthroscopy and Knee Society, Indonesian Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, Singapore Orthopaedic Association, and Adult Reconstruction Chapter of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. As an international journal publishing high-quality research articles and reviews, our aim is to provide emerging trends and new approaches to knee surgeons, imaging specialists, rehabilitation personnel, basic researchers, biomechanical engineers, materials scientists, and all those with an interest in knee surgery. Moreover, the journal strives to be the representative journal published in Asia in the field of knee surgery.
 

Knee Surgery and Related Research is the official journal of the Korean Knee Society, as well as the professional Asian Orthopaedic Societies related to the knee joint listed below:

Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 4.1
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 4.3
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.805
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.716

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 9
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 147

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 318,639
    Altmetric mentions: 56