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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

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?

165

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 105d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.698

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.999

Total Worksi

2,593

Total Citationsi

25,625

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,593

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

231

3.8k

2020

273

3.4k

2021

230

2.1k

2022

274

1.7k

2023

328

1.3k

2024

423

610

2025

247

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)

Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesAnorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesEsophageal and GI PathologyCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management

Frequently asked questions about Updates in Surgery

Is Updates in Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Updates in Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Updates in Surgery?

Updates in 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 1.72.

Is Updates in Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Updates in Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Updates in Surgery?