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Journal of Surgical Education

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1919

ISSN1931-7204eISSN1878-7452

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.718

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.063

Total Worksi

4,175

Total Citationsi

71,023

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education, Scientific Disciplines; Surgery; Education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1919

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,175

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1931-7204 / 1878-7452

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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

216

4.6k

2019

367

8.5k

2020

239

3.3k

2021

213

2022

234

1.6k

2023

293

1.2k

2024

340

556

2025

229

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.

EducationQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific DisciplinesSurgery

Scopus Categories

SurgeryEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surgical Simulation and TrainingDiversity and Career in MedicineInnovations in Medical EducationSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareHospital Admissions and OutcomesAnatomy and Medical TechnologyMedical Education and AdmissionsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutMinimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesPatient Safety and Medication Errors

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Surgical Education

Is Journal of Surgical Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Surgical Education: 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 Surgical Education?

Journal of Surgical Education 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 1.62.

Is Journal of Surgical Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Surgical Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Surgical Education?