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Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2332-0885eISSN2332-0885

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

151

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 140d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.268

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.538

Total Worksi

392

Total Citationsi

1,246

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Surgery.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications392

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2332-0885 / 2332-0885

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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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?

Yes

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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

186

2019

104

2020

152

2021

133

2022

2023

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.

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationReconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesElbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentBreast Implant and ReconstructionSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentBone fractures and treatmentsPeripheral Nerve DisordersCancer and Skin LesionsBody Contouring and Surgery

Frequently asked questions about Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Is Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery: 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 Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery?

Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand 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 0.40.

Is Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery?