《手外科杂志》发表了与上肢疾病和状况相关的原创同行评议文章。同时考虑临床和基础科学手稿。该杂志还出版了病例报告，增强了对上肢疾病的诊断、治疗和病理生理学的理解。特殊的特征包括强调手术技术方面的技术部文章，以及将当前有争议的主题放在适当角度的临床透视报告。
The Journal of Hand Surgery publishes original, peer-reviewed articles related to the diseases and conditions of the upper extremity. Both clinical and basic science manuscripts are considered. The journal also publishes Case Reports which enhance the understanding of the diagnosis, treatment and pathophysiology of conditions of the upper extremity. Special features include Department of Technique articles which emphasize the technical aspects of surgery, and Clinical Perspective reports which place current controversial topics in their proper perspective.
| 大类学科 | 分区 | 小类学科 | 分区 | Top期刊 | 综述期刊 |
| 医学 | 3区 | ORTHOPEDICS 骨科 SURGERY 外科 | 3区 3区 | 否 | 否 |
| JCR分区等级 | JCR所属学科 | 分区 | 影响因子 |
| Q3 | SURGERY | Q3 | 2.342 |
| ORTHOPEDICS | Q3 |
| CiteScore | SJR | SNIP | 学科类别 | 分区 | 排名 | 百分位 |
| 3.30 | 1.043 | 1.752 | 大类：Medicine 小类：Surgery | Q2 | 132 / 469 |
71% |
| 大类：Medicine 小类：Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Q2 | 105 / 284 |
63% |
| 影响因子 | h-index | Gold OA文章占比 | 研究类文章占比 | OA开放访问 | 平均审稿速度 |
| 2.342 | 103 | 1.33% | 96.35% | 未开放 | 较快,2-4周 |
