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In 2017, International Orthopaedics, the official journal of Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT), received over 2600 submissions to be considered for publication. After peer-review and editorial evaluation, 346 papers were published. Sixty-four papers were included in special issues, one dedicated to Traumatology and one dedicated to the Double Mobility Hip. Overall, the Journal published 289 original research papers, 33 review articles, 12 historical research papers and 12 items related to journal metrics, Editorials, acknowledgements to reviewers, orbituaries, erratae and others. Although the scientific quality of a paper or of a journal is not uniquely based on citation metrics, the more a paper (or journal) is cited reflects the overall impact of the paper and journal on the scientific community [1, 2]. However, not all published papers are cited; some are cited early after publication, while others are cited late (usually within 2-5 years) and some never. This editorial aims to identify and categorize the non-cited papers published by International Orthopaedics in 2017, attempting to provide insights into why some papers were not cited. Citations of International Orthopaedics in 2017