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Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons · Australia · Est. 2018

eISSN2209-170X

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.192

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.289

Aims & Scope

The _Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery_ publishes original research on all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery research and review including aesthetic, breast, burns, cleft lip and palate, craniomaxillofacial, experimental research, general reconstruction, hand, head and neck, history of plastic and military surgery, international collaboration, melanoma and skin cancer, paediatric, rural and regional, training, and technical and preoperative investigations/imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyContinuous publishing model; two issues per year (March and September)

StatusActive

Total Publications—

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2209-170X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesBreast Implant and ReconstructionHistory of Medical PracticeDiversity and Career in MedicineOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationDental Education, Practice, ResearchBody Contouring and SurgeryCleft Lip and Palate ResearchReconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesDigital Imaging in Medicine

Frequently asked questions about Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Is Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery: it is indexed in 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 Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery?

Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.192.

Is Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.