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Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2042-8812eISSN2042-8812

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.197

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.485

Total Worksi

6,635

Total Citationsi

20,495

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,635

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2042-8812 / 2042-8812

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

398

2.3k

2019

571

2.5k

2020

629

2.2k

2021

561

1.4k

2022

698

1.3k

2023

884

1.1k

2024

423

2025

652

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.

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsHernia repair and managementEsophageal and GI PathologyAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementIntestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesDiverticular Disease and Complications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Is Journal of Surgical Case Reports a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Surgical Case Reports: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Case Reports?

Journal of Surgical Case Reports 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 0.50.

Is Journal of Surgical Case Reports indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Surgical Case Reports is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Surgical Case Reports?