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Updates in Surgery

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. · Italy · Est. 1987

ISSN2038-3312

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.787

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.999

Total Works

2,593

Total Citations

25,625

2yr Mean Citedness

1.72

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on surgical procedures and outcomes, including comparisons of different surgical techniques, the impact of enhanced recovery pathways, and the application of new technologies in surgery. It also covers the ethical considerations within surgical practice and the evaluation of quality metrics in surgical care.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 342 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,593

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2038-3312

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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