Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow

Aims & Scope

Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow (Clin Shoulder Elbow, CiSE; eISSN: 2288-8721;pISSN: 2383-8337 till 2018) is the official journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society.

The Clinics in Shoulder and elbow was first launched in 1998 and was formerly known as the Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society until June 2010 (volume 13).

It was published semiannually until 2013 and has been published quarterly on the first day of March, June, September, and December since 2014.

Articles have been published in English only since 2014, and the journal has been published online only since 2019.

It aims: first, to contribute to the management and education of shoulder and elbow topics; second, to share the latest scientific information among international societies; and finally, to promote communications on shoulder/elbow problems and patient care.

Its scope includes basic and clinical research, focusing on the etiology and epidemiology, biomechanics and pathogenesis, management and surgery, complication and prognosis for the disease of shoulder and elbow.

Its regional scope is mainly Asia but it welcomes submissions from researchers all over the world.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Health Professions and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Health Professions and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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