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Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery

Scientific Scholar LLC · India · Est. 2008

ISSN0974-5157

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

Removed from DOAJ (2024-11-11). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is inactive. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.302

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.864

Total Worksi

1,304

Total Citationsi

16,668

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery (JCAS) is an open access peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing high-quality articles in the field of Dermatosurgery, Aesthetics.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,304

Publisher OrgMedknow

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scientific Scholar LLC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0974-5157

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

590

2019

577

2020

556

2021

343

2022

124

347

2023

253

2024

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.

DermatologyQ3

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

SurgeryDermatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesHair Growth and Disordersmelanin and skin pigmentationReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery

Is Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery a predatory journal?

Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is inactive" (2024-11-11). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery?

Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.302.

Is Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery?