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Journal of Surgical Oncology

Wiley-Liss Inc. · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1096-9098

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

106

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 54d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.698

H-Indexi

155

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.826

Total Worksi

13,877

Total Citationsi

291,716

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyMonthly And Twice In Mar., June, Sept., And Dec., 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,877

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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?

Wiley-Liss Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1096-9098

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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

438

7.9k

2019

515

6.5k

2020

475

4.4k

2021

402

2.8k

2022

408

2.1k

2023

496

1.4k

2024

306

312

2025

146

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

OncologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentIntraperitoneal and Appendiceal MalignanciesBreast Lesions and Carcinomas

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Surgical Oncology

Is Journal of Surgical Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Surgical Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Surgical Oncology?

Journal 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 1.58.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Surgical Oncology?