Journal profile

The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Publisher: W.B. Saunders
ISSN1067-2516 | 1542-2224 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.93
Citation rate 1.45 469 total citations
h5-index 26 h5 depth signal
Cited share 56.3% 189 of 336
Total citations 469 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.42 External metric anchor
Self-citation 9.8% 46 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,161
China 220
Turkey 143
Japan 133
United Kingdom 123

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 2,018
Abdominal Surgery 286
Wounds & Ulcers 261
Nervous System Disorders 190
Cosmetic Surgery 119

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,925 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 336 189 cited publications
Last 12 months 252 21.0 publications/month
Open access share 13.5% 34 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,161 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 2,018 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v32n1,Jan./Feb. 1993-
PubMed
v32n1,Jan./Feb. 1993-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Broad Categories

General Surgery Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Ankle Foot

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Also available online.

Vol. 10, no. 3 (FALL 1994)19950518 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper