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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1749-7922eISSN1749-7922

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

110

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 84d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.744

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.571

Total Worksi

1,092

Total Citationsi

45,137

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Emergency Medicine; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,092

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1749-7922 / 1749-7922

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

4.2k

2019

5.9k

2020

2.5k

2021

1.8k

2022

1.5k

2023

613

2024

423

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.

Emergency MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Emergency MedicineSurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryEmergency Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesAbdominal Trauma and InjuriesAbdominal Surgery and ComplicationsTrauma Management and DiagnosisTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, ResuscitationCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesDiverticular Disease and ComplicationsGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Is World Journal of Emergency Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Emergency Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of World Journal of Emergency Surgery?

World Journal of Emergency 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 4.80.

Is World Journal of Emergency Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Emergency Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of World Journal of Emergency Surgery?