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2026, Volume 37 - Issue 2


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Joint Diseases and Related Surgery
(formerly published as Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi)

Current Issue: 2026, Volume 37 - Issue 2

Please cite as Jt Dis Relat Surg the articles published after 2020 (including all issues of 2020).
Please cite as Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi the articles published before 2020 (including all issues of 2019).

OPEN ACCESS journal

The full texts of the articles of the Journal are freely available without embargo since 1990.

Surgery

3.0
2024CiteScore
 
65th percentile
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Rehabilitation

3.0
2024CiteScore
 
60th percentile
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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

3.0
2024CiteScore
 
55th percentile
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📊 JOURNAL CITATION REPORT

2024 Impact Factor: 1.9
5-Year Impact Factor: 1.7

🌟 WE ARE IN Q2 (Quarter 2) AGAIN!

For Orthopedics and Surgery,
both in Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science)
and Scopus

THE HIGHEST IMPACT FACTOR of the JDRS

2020 Journal Impact Factor:* 2.181

5 Year impact Factor: 1.551
*Clarivate Analytics /Journal Citation Report / Web of Science

JDRS IS BEING PUBLISHED SINCE 1990 AS OPEN ACCESS.

OPEN ACCESS WAS CREATED IN 1990.

Publishing open access offers authors significant advantages, including enhanced visibility, wider dissemination, and increased potential for citations. By making research freely accessible to readers worldwide at any time, authors can maximize the reach and impact of their work, supporting greater recognition and engagement within the global research community.

Turkish Joint Diseases Foundation was established in Ankara in 1990.

Co-founders were:

  • O. Şahap Atik
    MD, Professor, Orthopedic Surgeon
  • Ahmet T. Kalaycılar (1945 - ∞)
    MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
  • İsmail Gökmen
    Lawyer
  • Atik is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal of JOINT DISEASES AND RELATED SURGERY (JDRS).
  • Joint Diseases and Related Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded/Journal Citation Report since 2007.
  • We are very happy and honored for being the first Turkish Orthopedic Journal in Science Citation Index Expanded.

Joint Diseases and Related Surgery (www.jointdrs.org) is an official publication of the Turkish Joint Diseases Foundation (www.tevak.org).

Joint Diseases and Related Surgery is published three times a year (January, May and September).

Joint Diseases and Related Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded/Journal Citation Report, PubMed/MEDLINE, PubMed Central (PMC), SCOPUS and ULAKBİM/TR Dizin (TÜBİTAK).

Joint Diseases and Related Surgery is international, double-blind peer-reviewed, periodical journal bringing the latest developments in all aspects of joint diseases and related surgery. The Journal welcomes original clinical and empirical scientific research articles, reviews and case reports (limited number) or clinical pictures (limited number) about joint diseases and related surgery, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, general orthopedics and traumatology written only in English.

Calls for Collaborative and Innovative Research
The journal prioritizes high-quality, multi-center, international, and multidisciplinary research that brings together diverse expertise to generate evidence with broad clinical applicability. Such submissions will receive dedicated editorial attention. We particularly welcome manuscripts that incorporate novel interdisciplinary approaches or emerging technologies, including digital health, AI-assisted analyses, and translational research.

Open Policy on Negative Results

The journal is committed to promoting transparency and integrity in scientific research. To reduce publication bias and ensure that all well-conducted studies contribute to the scholarly record, we maintain an open policy toward studies with negative or null results. We welcome submissions that report negative findings, provided they are methodologically sound, rigorously analyzed, and clearly presented. By publishing such work, the journal supports a complete and unbiased understanding of the evidence, encourages reproducibility, and fosters responsible scientific reporting.