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International Journal of Surgery

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1743-9191eISSN1743-9159

✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2025-07-08). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. 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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

130

SNIPi

6.361

Total Worksi

17,677

Total Citationsi

220,482

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyFour No. A Year, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications17,677

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

OA Since2022

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1743-9191 / 1743-9159

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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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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

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

533

2019

829

31k

2020

294

18k

2021

777

6.4k

2022

995

14k

2023

1.2k

11k

2024

2.3k

4.6k

2025

757

181

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)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementSurgical Simulation and TrainingMinimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesEnhanced Recovery After Surgery

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Surgery

Is International Journal of Surgery a predatory journal?

International Journal of Surgery was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-07-08). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Surgery?

International Journal of Surgery 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 2.74.

Is International Journal of Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Surgery?