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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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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.142

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.148

Total Works

1,284

Total Citations

1,588

2yr Mean Citedness

0.17

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on surgical interventions and management strategies for a variety of conditions. Topics include bariatric surgery, lung isolation techniques, management of peripheral artery disease, abdominal wall reconstruction, acute kidney injury prevention, postoperative delirium, fistula repair, arrhythmias, central venous stenosis, hemorrhoidal disease, aortic aneurysms, gastric cancer prognostication, skull base tumors, atlantoaxial joint morphology, rectal cancer outcomes, and subarachnoid hemorrhage management.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 85 articles / year

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?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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