Journal metric profile

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 117/139 Recorded category rank

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ACTA MEDICA BELGICA. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.600, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 117 out of 139 journals in its listed category. A Q4 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,836 total citations, 87 total articles, 101 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.600, which is equal to the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.220.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 13.1 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 9.6 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is identified in this record by print ISSN 0001-6462 and electronic ISSN 0001-6462. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameActa Orthopaedica Belgica
Abbreviated journalACTA ORTHOP BELG
PublisherACTA MEDICA BELGICA
Metric year2025
Overall rank16,044
ISSN0001-6462
eISSN0001-6462
Total cites1,836
Total articles87
Citable items101
Cited half-life13.1 years
Citing half-life9.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.600
5-Year Impact Factor0.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.220
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank117/139
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Acta Orthopaedica Belgica?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is 0.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Acta Orthopaedica Belgica?

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Acta Orthopaedica Belgica?

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica is listed as being published by ACTA MEDICA BELGICA.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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