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Surgery Today

Springer · Singapore · Est. 1936

ISSN1436-2813
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.656
H-Index
93
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.887
Total Works
9,960
Total Citations
143,330
2yr Mean Citedness
1.82
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Retractions
5
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Surgery Today publishes research on surgical procedures, outcomes, and related technologies. Articles focus on specific surgical interventions, such as colonic lengthening in rectal cancer surgery, different gastrectomy approaches for upper gastric cancer, and the distinction between perforated and non-perforated appendicitis. The journal also covers broader surgical topics including long-term mortality after lung cancer surgery, the development of clinical practice guidelines for telesurgery, and risk factors for hepatic steatosis after total pancreatectomy.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1936
Annual Volume~ 192 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications9,960
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1436-2813
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchEsophageal and GI PathologyHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentGastrointestinal disorders and treatments
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref