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Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Wiley-Liss Inc. · United States

ISSN0196-8092eISSN1096-9101

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

136

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 125d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.58

H-Indexi

159

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.267

Total Worksi

5,983

Total Citationsi

178,884

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Dermatology; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications5,983

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Liss Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0196-8092 / 1096-9101

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

186

2.8k

2019

171

2.4k

2020

154

1.8k

2021

129

731

2022

132

607

2023

132

364

2024

124

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DermatologyQ2

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DermatologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryDermatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Laser Applications in Dentistry and MedicineDermatologic Treatments and ResearchPhotodynamic Therapy Research StudiesSkin Protection and AgingPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

Frequently asked questions about Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Is Lasers in Surgery and Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine?

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.21.

Is Lasers in Surgery and Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine?