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Surgery (United States)

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1532-7361

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.044

H-Indexi

213

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.157

Total Worksi

14,912

Total Citationsi

440,651

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Surgery (United States) publishes original research papers, special topic series, editorials, and invited commentaries. Peer-reviewed articles cover topics in oncology, trauma, gastrointestinal, vascular, and transplantation surgery, as well as acute care, critical care, and general surgical procedures.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,912

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-7361

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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

Citations received

541

9.5k

2019

540

8.6k

2020

740

8.7k

2021

679

4.7k

2022

621

3.6k

2023

743

2.6k

2024

767

1.1k

2025

326

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchThyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies

Frequently asked questions about Surgery (United States)

Is Surgery (United States) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Surgery (United States): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Surgery (United States)?

Surgery (United States) 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 1.79.

Is Surgery (United States) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Surgery (United States) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.