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Gynecological Surgery

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2004

ISSN1613-2076
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2021-07-13). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is inactive. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.209
H-Indexi
41
Total Worksi
1,070
Total Citationsi
9,573
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Obstetrics and Gynecology; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary Language
1st Year Published2004
Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2021)
Total Publications1,070
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1613-2076
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
49
622
2014
50
1k
2015
63
641
2016
29
771
2017
21
293
2018
15
197
2019
14
111
2020
18
123
2021

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.

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ3
SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

SurgeryObstetrics and Gynecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsEndometriosis Research and TreatmentGynecological conditions and treatmentsMinimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesIntestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentEndometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsHernia repair and managementPelvic floor disorders treatmentsEctopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management

Frequently asked questions about Gynecological Surgery

Is Gynecological Surgery a predatory journal?

Gynecological Surgery was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is inactive" (2021-07-13). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gynecological Surgery?

Gynecological Surgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.209.

Is Gynecological Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gynecological Surgery is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Gynecological Surgery?

Subject areas: Obstetrics and Gynecology; Surgery.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref