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Asian Journal of Surgery

Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd · Singapore

ISSN0219-3108

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.618

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.045

Total Worksi

13,070

Total Citationsi

35,723

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Asian Journal of Surgery is the official peer-reviewed open access journal of the Asian Surgical Association, the Taiwan Robotic Surgery Association, and the Taiwan Society of Coloproctology. The journal is also affiliated with Taiwan Peritoneal Oncological Association.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications13,070

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0219-3108

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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

180

2.5k

2019

285

2.4k

2020

650

3.2k

2021

1.7k

3.8k

2022

2.7k

2023

2.7k

2.2k

2024

3.4k

156

2025

1.6k

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.

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationShoulder Injury and TreatmentSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Surgery

Is Asian Journal of Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian Journal of Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Asian Journal of Surgery?

Asian Journal of Surgery 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 0.29.

Is Asian Journal of Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian Journal of Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.