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Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2022

ISSN2813-2092eISSN2813-2092

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 8.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.737

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

8.3

Total Worksi

204

Total Citationsi

703

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

JAWS is a peer-reviewed Open Access Journal that aims to promote the scientific research in the field of abdominal wall surgery. JAWS aims to share ideas, to exchange knowledge, and promote clinical and basic research within a context of equality, equity and diversity.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications204

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2813-2092 / 2813-2092

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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?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

149

2022

351

2023

231

2024

218

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.

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Surgery

Scopus Categories

Surgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hernia repair and managementPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesIntestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsStoma care and complicationsCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMinimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesAbdominal Surgery and ComplicationsSurgical site infection preventionAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery

Is Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Abdominal Wall 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 Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery?

Journal of Abdominal Wall 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 8.3.

Is Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.