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Vascular Specialist International

Korean Society for Vascular Surgery · South Korea · Est. 2007

ISSN2288-7989
SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
74
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total74
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
131
days submission → published
measured · last 19 articles · accept 71d
17
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.358
H-Indexi
19
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.511
Total Worksi
555
Total Citationsi
2,691
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.25
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Vascular Specialist International (Vasc Specialist Int, VSI) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal open to everyone involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of vascular diseases. VSI takes a multidisciplinary approach to vascular diseases by all “vascular specialists”, including vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, angiologists, vascular technologists, and nurses.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications555
Publisher OrgMedrang
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~17 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Korean Society for Vascular Surgery
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2288-7989
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
PMC
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
44
421
2019
51
253
2020
47
217
2021
44
125
2022
42
127
2023
46
125
2024
40
35
2025
26
1
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.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ3
SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Peripheral Vascular DiseasesSurgery

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aortic aneurysm repair treatmentsVascular Procedures and ComplicationsPeripheral Artery Disease ManagementAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementCentral Venous Catheters and HemodialysisInfectious Aortic and Vascular ConditionsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesVascular anomalies and interventionsDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Vascular Specialist International

Is Vascular Specialist International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vascular Specialist International: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Vascular Specialist International?

Vascular Specialist International 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 1.25.

Is Vascular Specialist International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vascular Specialist International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Vascular Specialist International?

Vascular Specialist International (Vasc Specialist Int, VSI) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal open to everyone involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of vascular diseases. VSI takes a multidisciplinary approach to vascular diseases by all “vascular specialists”, including vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, angiologists, vascular technologists, and nurses.

How much does it cost to publish in Vascular Specialist International?

Vascular Specialist International is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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