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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1920

ISSN1477-7819eISSN1477-7819

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.761

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.889

Total Worksi

5,825

Total Citationsi

113,325

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1920

Annual Volume~ 422 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,825

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSBritish Library; National Library of the NetherlandsPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-7819 / 1477-7819

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, British Library; National Library of the Netherlands, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

233

6.2k

2019

331

7.3k

2020

350

6.7k

2021

409

2022

393

3.3k

2023

354

2024

520

1.1k

2025

376

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

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologySurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchBreast Lesions and Carcinomas

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Is World Journal of Surgical Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Surgical Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 World Journal of Surgical Oncology?

World Journal of Surgical Oncology 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 2.14.

Is World Journal of Surgical Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Surgical Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of World Journal of Surgical Oncology?