About the journal
Hand Clinics is a journal published by Elsevier BV in United States. It is listed in MEDLINE according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- ISSN
- 1558-1969 · 0749-0712
- Country
- United States
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.journals.elsevier.com/hand-clinics
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1985-01-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
3293
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
97
i10-index
1727
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Editorial & policy4
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 69%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 1%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 8510415
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Subject areas
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Bone fractures and treatments
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- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
- Congenital limb and hand anomalies
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments
- Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research
- Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Soft tissue tumors and treatment
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Sports injuries and prevention
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