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ANZ Journal of Surgery

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1949

ISSN1445-1433eISSN1445-2197

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.466

H-Indexi

102

SNIPi

0.708

Total Worksi

13,615

Total Citationsi

119,447

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,615

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1445-1433 / 1445-2197

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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

668

4.4k

2019

875

4.9k

2020

928

4.2k

2021

812

2022

635

1.9k

2023

483

835

2024

541

467

2025

476

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.

SurgeryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesEsophageal and GI PathologyGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementHernia repair and managementSurgical Simulation and TrainingGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchDiverticular Disease and Complications

Frequently asked questions about ANZ Journal of Surgery

Is ANZ Journal of Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ANZ Journal of Surgery: 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 ANZ Journal of Surgery?

ANZ 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.77.

Is ANZ Journal of Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ANZ Journal of Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of ANZ Journal of Surgery?