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Surgical Endoscopy

Springer · United States · Est. 1825

ISSN1432-2218

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.025

H-Indexi

213

SNIPi

1.288

Total Worksi

19,608

Total Citationsi

619,498

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Surgical Endoscopy is a well-renowned journal focusing on the gastrointestinal tract, endoscopy, and innovative interventional surgical techniques. Offers a forum for the discussion of surgical practice and innovative techniques.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1825

FrequencyMonthly, 1994-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications19,608

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-2218

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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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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

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

690

20k

2019

862

19k

2020

708

12k

2021

922

12k

2022

810

7.8k

2023

833

5.7k

2024

2.3k

2025

740

114

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersSurgical Simulation and TrainingEsophageal and GI PathologyColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesBariatric Surgery and OutcomesHernia repair and managementEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentAbdominal Surgery and Complications

Frequently asked questions about Surgical Endoscopy

Is Surgical Endoscopy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Surgical Endoscopy: 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 Surgical Endoscopy?

Surgical Endoscopy 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 2.53.

Is Surgical Endoscopy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Surgical Endoscopy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.