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Operative Neurosurgery

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN2332-4252eISSN2332-4260

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

178

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 78d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.465

H-Indexi

103

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.816

Total Worksi

5,434

Total Citationsi

72,198

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Surgery; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyMonthly, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,434

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2332-4252 / 2332-4260

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

439

2019

435

2.8k

2020

510

2.5k

2021

500

1.7k

2022

465

1.3k

2023

435

725

2024

408

230

2025

234

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.

SurgeryQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Meningioma and schwannoma managementIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsHead and Neck Surgical OncologyVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentSpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Operative Neurosurgery

Is Operative Neurosurgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Operative Neurosurgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Operative Neurosurgery?

Operative Neurosurgery 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 0.83.

Is Operative Neurosurgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Operative Neurosurgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Operative Neurosurgery?