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ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS · US · Est. 2012

ISSN2049-0801eISSN2049-0801

✓ WOS ESCI

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total47

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Removed from DOAJ (2018-06-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

132

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 120d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

9,547

Total Citationsi

59,847

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Annals of Medicine and Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal with a global outlook. It focuses on postgraduate and undergraduate trainees in medicine and surgery. The journal publishes original clinical and basic science research, reviews, editorials, case reports, and other study types.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 1,417 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,547

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

OA Since2011

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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?

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2049-0801 / 2049-0801

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, PubMed

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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

189

2.4k

2019

555

8.7k

2020

1.2k

12k

2021

1.7k

14k

2022

1.4k

6.5k

2023

1.2k

3.8k

2024

1.7k

1.8k

2025

568

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHernia repair and managementIntestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequently asked questions about ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Is ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY a predatory journal?

ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2018-06-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY?

ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND 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 1.38.

Is ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ANNALS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY is indexed in Web of Science.