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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN2516-5410

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 1.5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.47

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.5

SNIPi

0.658

Total Worksi

310

Total Citationsi

1,234

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

World Journal of Pediatric Surgery is an international open access journal publishing original research, reviews and perspectives on all aspects of pediatric surgery. The journal is particularly interested in interdisciplinary studies including, but not limited to, minimally invasive techniques, robotic surgery, molecular imaging, precision surgery, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, new materials and medical instruments.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyQuarterly, 2020-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications310

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2017

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC, CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2516-5410

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

193

2019

213

2020

202

2021

365

2022

191

2023

187

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.

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ2

SurgeryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PediatricsSurgery

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomaliesCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersCongenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsUrological Disorders and TreatmentsHernia repair and managementGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementCongenital Heart Disease Studies

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Is World Journal of Pediatric Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Pediatric Surgery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of World Journal of Pediatric Surgery?

World Journal of Pediatric 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.5.

Is World Journal of Pediatric Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Pediatric Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.