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Formosan Journal of Surgery

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 1999

ISSN2213-5413

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.169

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.148

Total Worksi

1,284

Total Citationsi

1,588

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,284

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-5413

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

128

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

103

2024

2025

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.

SurgeryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsHernia repair and managementEsophageal and GI PathologySarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyUrological Disorders and TreatmentsGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentSpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Formosan Journal of Surgery

Is Formosan Journal of Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Formosan Journal of Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Formosan Journal of Surgery?

Formosan Journal of 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 0.17.

Is Formosan Journal of Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Formosan Journal of Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Formosan Journal of Surgery?