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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2169-7574eISSN2169-7574
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.685
H-Indexi
75
SNIPi
1.124
Total Worksi
14,039
Total Citationsi
66,022
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.92
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2013
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications14,039
Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2169-7574 / 2169-7574
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
1.3k
9.4k
2019
1.2k
8.7k
2020
988
6.8k
2021
1.5k
5.6k
2022
1.6k
4.4k
2023
1.6k
3.3k
2024
1.6k
1.3k
2025
764
85
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)

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesBreast Implant and ReconstructionReconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesCleft Lip and Palate ResearchFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesBody Contouring and SurgeryCraniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsDiversity and Career in MedicineWound Healing and TreatmentsOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Frequently asked questions about Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

Is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open: 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 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 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 0.92.

Is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open?

Subject areas: Surgery.

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