Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is the journal of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International published by Elsevier, founded in 1993 and covering osteoarthritis and cartilage research, indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Scopus, with a 2025 impact factor of 9.2Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 是国际骨关节炎研究学会的会刊，由 Elsevier 出版，1993 年创刊，涵盖骨关节炎与软骨研究，被科学引文索引扩展版与 Scopus 收录，2025 年影响因子为 9.2。

Scope

• Basic, translational and clinical research on osteoarthritis骨关节炎的基础、转化与临床研究。
• Cartilage biology, biomechanics and imaging软骨生物学、生物力学与影像学。
• Epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of joint disease关节疾病的流行病学、危险因素与结局。
• Non-surgical and surgical management, including rehabilitation非手术与手术处理，包括康复。
• Guidelines, consensus statements and health services research指南、共识声明与卫生服务研究。

History

• The journal was founded in 1993 by the Osteoarthritis Research Society, with Roy D. Altman as its first editor该刊 1993 年由骨关节炎研究学会创办，首任编辑为 Roy D. Altman。
• The society became the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, and the journal serves as its official publication该学会后更名为国际骨关节炎研究学会，该刊为其会刊。
• It is published by Elsevier and appears monthly该刊由 Elsevier 出版，为月刊。
• Its impact factor stood at 9.2 in 20252025 年影响因子为 9.2。

Editors

• The journal is led by two editors-in-chief, David Hunter of the University of Sydney and Anne-Marie Malfait of Rush University Medical Center该刊由两位主编领导，即悉尼大学的 David Hunter 与拉什大学医学中心的 Anne-Marie Malfait。
• An international editorial board represents centres in several countries国际编委会由多国研究中心的学者组成。
• It publishes original papers, reviews and society guidelines刊载原创论文、综述与学会指南。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal offers hybrid open access稿件经同行评审，该刊提供混合开放获取。