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American Surgeon (discontinued)

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1913

ISSN1555-9823

✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total78

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

H-Indexi

111

CiteScore

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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).

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

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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

✅

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

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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

555

3.1k

2019

803

5.3k

2020

611

3.5k

2021

654

3.1k

2022

653

1.9k

2023

457

952

2024

476

421

2025

282

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?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Surgeon (discontinued): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — 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 (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 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)?