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Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1550-7289eISSN1878-7533

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

1.266

H-Index

136

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.258

Total Works

11,223

Total Citations

132,346

2yr Mean Citedness

0.75

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on surgical interventions for obesity and related conditions, including bariatric procedures like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. Articles examine surgical techniques, postoperative outcomes, complications such as hiatal hernia, and the impact of obesity onset and duration on patient results. The scope also extends to the role of new pharmacological agents in perioperative care and the association of metabolic surgery with long-term health outcomes like cognitive function.

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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 Published2005

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,223

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1550-7289 / 1878-7533

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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