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Annals of Surgical Oncology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN1068-9265eISSN1534-4681

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.016

H-Indexi

237

SNIPi

1.09

Total Worksi

23,139

Total Citationsi

615,242

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

As the leading resource in surgical oncology, Annals of Surgical Oncology, emphasizes clinical and translational research advancing surgical cancer care. The official journal of the Society of Surgical Oncology, ASO delivers high author satisfaction and a global audience.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 2004-

StatusActive

Total Publications23,139

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1068-9265 / 1534-4681

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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

✅

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

❌

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

21k

2019

1.3k

19k

2020

1.7k

16k

2021

1.8k

11k

2022

1.8k

9.2k

2023

1.9k

6.2k

2024

2.1k

2.8k

2025

1.5k

489

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.

SurgeryQ1

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisBreast Lesions and Carcinomas

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Surgical Oncology

Is Annals of Surgical Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Surgical Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annals of Surgical Oncology?

Annals of Surgical Oncology 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 1.47.

Is Annals of Surgical Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Surgical Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.