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Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA CHIR BELG
Country: Belgium•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.262•SCImago Rank: #18,673•Identifier (ISSN):0001-5458(Print)•Articles / Year: 120•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,578 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.9
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
33

33 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
120articles/year
0% Gold OA•87.18% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.99)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.09)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.803)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.521)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.42)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Acta Chirurgica Belgica (ACB) is the official journal of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery (RBSS) and its affiliated societies. It publishes Editorials, Review papers, Original Research, and Technique related manuscripts in the broad field of Clinical Surgery.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineSurgery80.7%Internal medicine67.5%Biology62%Radiology45.6%Pathology41.1%Genetics30.5%General surgery29%Psychology26%Anatomy26%Psychiatry22.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,673Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1946-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.262

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
44

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.88

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,578 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations254
3-Year Documents261
Citable Documents260

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
SurgeryQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区SURGERY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1946
Editorial Address
ACTA MEDICAL BELGICA, AVENUE CIRCULAIRE 138 A, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, B-1180
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SURGERY
JCRSCIE
242/321Q4
SURGERY
JCISCIE
238/321Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

16 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.8——
20240.6——
20230.8——
20220.991772
20211.0947220
20200.80360338
20190.52140256
20180.42——
2017—14
2016—10
2015—1683
2014—10
2012—90
2011—20
2010—36246
2009—20
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Chirurgica Belgica

WoS Q4
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 15865cf9-5171-4cbe-ae5f-20bc8fe9897f
Database Updated: 2026-09-29