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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1964

ISSN1432-5241

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 67d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.907

H-Indexi

111

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.61

Total Worksi

9,179

Total Citationsi

124,416

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is a publication of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and serves as the premier forum for original articles advancing the art of aesthetic plastic surgery. Work appearing in 'The Blue Journal' describe surgical craftsmanship; complications in surgical procedures and methods by which to provide aesthetic patient care.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyBimonthly, 2024-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,179

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-5241

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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

290

3.8k

2019

450

6.1k

2020

626

4.5k

2021

528

3.4k

2022

569

3.3k

2023

825

3.1k

2024

914

1.2k

2025

507

105

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)

Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesBreast Implant and ReconstructionBody Contouring and SurgeryReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesReconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesNasal Surgery and Airway StudiesDermatologic Treatments and ResearchBody Image and Dysmorphia StudiesMesenchymal stem cell researchBreast Cancer Treatment Studies

Frequently asked questions about Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Is Aesthetic Plastic Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: 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 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery?

Aesthetic Plastic 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.70.

Is Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.