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Canadian Journal of Surgery

Canadian Medical Association · Canada · Est. 1958

ISSN1488-2310

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.556

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.83

Total Works

1,650

Total Citations

22,986

2yr Mean Citedness

1.03

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Aims & Scope

CJS has a long history of offering surgeons in Canada a national platform to discuss health policy, health system challenges, and provocative opinions that help to move health care forward on a timely and thoughtful pathway.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish, French

1st Year Published1958

Annual Volume~ 83 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,650

Publisher OrgCanadian Medical Association

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer Review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Canadian Medical Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1488-2310

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer Review

❌

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, French

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)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesDiversity and Career in MedicineSurgical Simulation and TrainingTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyHip and Femur FracturesHealth and Medical Research ImpactsInnovations in Medical EducationGlobal Health Workforce Issues