Home›Search›Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Medical Journals Sweden AB · Sweden · Est. 1991

ISSN2000-6764

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.569

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.722

Total Worksi

1,115

Total Citationsi

13,333

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionSweden

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,115

Publisher OrgInforma

OA Since2022

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPKP PNCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Medical Journals Sweden AB

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2000-6764

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

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?

LOCKSS, PKP PN, CLOCKSS

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

839

2019

703

2020

558

2021

291

2022

153

2023

2024

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.

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OrthopedicsSurgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationReconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesBreast Implant and ReconstructionCleft Lip and Palate ResearchBody Contouring and SurgeryCraniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsWound Healing and TreatmentsElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentBone fractures and treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Is Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery?

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand 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 1.03.

Is Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery?