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International Journal of Surgery Open

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2405-8572eISSN2405-8572

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.219

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.475

Total Works

1,042

Total Citations

4,109

2yr Mean Citedness

0.40

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Journal of Surgery Open publishes research related to surgery. One case study detailed the surgical removal of a diaphragmatic tumor in a 17-year-old male.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 147 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,042

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

2405-8572 / 2405-8572

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Surgery