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Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Wiley-Liss Inc. · United States

ISSN0196-8092eISSN1096-9101

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.816

H-Index

159

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.267

Total Works

5,983

Total Citations

178,884

2yr Mean Citedness

1.21

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the application of various laser and light-based therapies for medical and surgical purposes. Articles cover treatments for skin laxity, wrinkles, fungal infections, keloid scars, kidney stones, nerve injuries, basal cell carcinoma, vascular lesions, benign prostatic hyperplasia, cholesteatoma, vulvar lichen simplex chronicus, hidradenitis suppurativa, aging facial skin, dental bonding, and brain tissue.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 129 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,983

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

Times cited

2019

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2022

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

DermatologyQ1

SurgeryQ1

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