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Osteoarthritis and Cartilage — Impact Factor
The 2025 Impact Factor of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is 9.2 (Q1 in Orthopedics, Q1 in Rheumatology; subscription or hybrid).
- Impact Factor
- 9.2 JCR 2025
- JCR category
- Orthopedics, Rheumatology
- Quartile
- Q1 in Orthopedics, Q1 in Rheumatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier (OARSI)
- Open access
- subscription or hybrid
- IF source
- bioxbio.com
Position within the field
Ranked 3 of the 40 journals in Orthopedics on this site (top 10%).
Orthopedics journals with a similar Impact Factor
- Journal of Orthopaedic Translation IF 9.8
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy IF 6.9
- Arthroscopy IF 6.9
- Journal of Bone and Mineral Research IF 6.5
- Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy IF 5.5
- Bone & Joint Research IF 5.5
About this value
The Journal Impact Factor of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (JCR 2025, released June 2026) is 9.2. Values are compiled by cross-checking figures published by publishers and societies against public aggregators; this is not a reproduction of Clarivate Journal Citation Reports™. Confirm the current value on the publisher's page or in JCR before deciding where to submit. The quartile (Q1–Q4) is the journal's relative position within its JCR category; Q1 means the top 25%.
Last updated September 2026. Report errors via the contact form. Other journals in the same category: Orthopedics.