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Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2042-8812eISSN2042-8812
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
47
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total47
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
0.199
H-Index
27
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.485
Total Works
6,635
Total Citations
20,495
2yr Mean Citedness
0.50
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes case reports detailing rare surgical presentations, complications, and management strategies across various medical subfields. It covers topics such as spinal surgery, thyroid and parathyroid procedures, pancreatic and gastrointestinal conditions, oncologic surgeries, orthopedic reconstructions, and bariatric interventions. The reports often highlight diagnostic challenges, anatomical variations, and the importance of multidisciplinary approaches and long-term surveillance in surgical patient care.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
11
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2010
Annual Volume~ 876 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications6,635
Publisher OrgOxford University Press
OA Since2009
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~11 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Oxford University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2042-8812 / 2042-8812
Indexed in a trusted database?
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, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref