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Innovative Surgical Sciences

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2010

ISSN2364-7485eISSN2364-7485

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total47

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

0.296

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.774

Total Works

391

Total Citations

2,166

2yr Mean Citedness

0.51

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Aims & Scope

Innovative Surgical Sciences (ISS) is the leading Open Access journal of the German Society of Surgery. Inspired by the principles of the Berlin Declaration, ISS is committed to making surgical knowledge freely accessible worldwide. Our mission: Excellence, transparency, and speed in scientific publishing. We publish high-quality contributions across all areas of modern surgery: • Clinical and experimental research • Original articles and systematic reviews • Case reports and guidelines • Perspectives and scientific debate From bench to bedside – ISS connects science and clinical practice. Broad Surgical Scope General surgery, digestive surgery, vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, thoracic and cardiac surgery, and translational research.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications391

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost$1,000Below median

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

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2364-7485 / 2364-7485

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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?

$1,000

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

Times cited

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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.

SurgeryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories