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BMJ Surgery, Interventions, and Health Technologies

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2631-4940

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.416

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.751

Total Works

151

Total Citations

977

2yr Mean Citedness

1.29

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Aims & Scope

BMJ Connections Surgery is a peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing research on all areas of general surgery. BMJ Connections Surgery is an open access journal publishing the full spectrum of robust, reproducible, original research to enhance global knowledge dissemination and advancements in surgery. As part of the BMJ Connections series , this journal aims to foster collaboration within the medical research community and drive meaningful, real-world impact. The journal will continue to uphold BMJ's renowned standards of integrity, publication ethics and service. Focused on rapidly evolving areas of biomedicine, our newly launched BMJ Connections journals series welcomes all well-conducted research, contributing to the scientific record and fostering meaningful dialogue. As with all our journals, each Connections journal upholds BMJ's renowned standards of integrity, publication ethics and service.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications151

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate29%

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

9/12 · 75%

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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?

2631-4940

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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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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?

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

Times cited

2013

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

SurgeryQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

SurgeryBiomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surgical Simulation and TrainingHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMinimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesPeripheral Artery Disease Management