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WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

WILEY · US

ISSN1432-2323eISSN1432-2323

✓ WOS SCIE

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SNIPi

1.116

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

World Journal of Surgery is the official publication of the International Society of Surgery. The journal publishes qualitative research and current trends in the field of surgery, including medical and clinical disciplines.

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General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 439 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

WILEY

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-2323 / 1432-2323

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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

455

9.1k

2019

559

9.1k

2020

496

4.8k

2021

494

4.9k

2022

436

2.1k

2023

417

1.3k

2024

463

578

2025

269

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Frequently asked questions about WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Is WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY?

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY 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.

Is WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY is indexed in Web of Science.