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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (discontinued)

Georg Thieme Verlag · India

ISSN0970-0358eISSN1998-376X
SJR -WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
35
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
DOAJ Verified+15
Total35
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 ↗
H-Index
59
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
3,607
Total Citations
20,585
2yr Mean Citedness
0.25
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Aims & Scope

TheIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery(IJPS) is the official journal of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. The society has more than 2000 members from India and overseas and aims to promote and develop plastic surgery as well as provide training for both under graduate and post-graduate teaching programs in India. For more than 50 years the society has disseminated knowledge amongst practicing plastic surgeons, students, researchers, and various members of the medical profession in general. Its members include reputed clinicians who are leading book authors and key opinion leaders. The journal is one of the leading plastic surgery journals in South-East Asia.IJPSfocuses on publishing high quality original investigations and reviews addressing various aspects including skin anatomy, inflammation, skin grafting, stem cell research, reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, emerging surgical techniques, epidemiological studies and more. IJPSrequires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here:https://www.icmje.org Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), PubMed Central, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCO, ProQuest

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
27
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
-
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 243 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,607
Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~27 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Georg Thieme Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0970-0358 / 1998-376X
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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.

SurgeryUnranked

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesReconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationCleft Lip and Palate ResearchWound Healing and Treatments
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref