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Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1864

ISSN1879-1190

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.09

H-Indexi

238

SNIPi

1.353

Total Worksi

24,386

Total Citationsi

390,241

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1864

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,386

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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 and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-1190

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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

1.6k

6.7k

2019

1.8k

8.2k

2020

1.6k

3.4k

2021

1.4k

4.3k

2022

756

2.9k

2023

326

1.2k

2024

436

589

2025

412

123

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.

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesDiversity and Career in MedicinePancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsSurgical Simulation and TrainingGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersHernia repair and managementHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Is Journal of the American College of Surgeons a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American College of Surgeons: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the American College of Surgeons?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons 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 1.34.

Is Journal of the American College of Surgeons indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the American College of Surgeons?