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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1944

ISSN1529-4242

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.222

H-Index

305

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.849

Total Works

79,115

Total Citations

1,292,513

2yr Mean Citedness

1.29

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plastic and reconstructive surgery, including studies on nerve regeneration and synkinesis, lower-limb reconstruction with fibular flaps, postamputation pain management, blepharoptosis surgery, and the classification and treatment of vascular anomalies. It also features experimental studies with potential for clinical translation and discussions on health policy research relevant to surgical outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1944

FrequencyMonthly, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications79,115

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1529-4242

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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

Times cited

2019

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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.

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories