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American Surgeon (discontinued)

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1913

ISSN1555-9823

SJR -✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

Total25

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 ↗

H-Indexi

111

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.479

Total Worksi

11,496

Total Citationsi

142,462

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous).

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1913

Annual Volume~ 529 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,496

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-9823

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

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

555

2019

803

5.1k

2020

611

3.2k

2021

655

2.8k

2022

653

1.7k

2023

457

743

2024

476

206

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Unranked

SurgeryUnranked

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesHernia repair and managementTrauma Management and DiagnosisAbdominal Trauma and InjuriesAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementEsophageal and GI PathologyPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about American Surgeon (discontinued)

Is American Surgeon (discontinued) a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for American Surgeon (discontinued). It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 25/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Surgeon (discontinued)?

American Surgeon (discontinued) is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (in the Journal Citation Reports). 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 0.93.

Is American Surgeon (discontinued) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Surgeon (discontinued) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Surgeon (discontinued)?