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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #15,745CAS 4区Diamond OAGold OA

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.345•SCImago Rank: #15,745•Identifier (ISSN):0970-0358(Print)/1998-376X(Online)•Articles / Year: 84•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1
↓ -0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
48

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
84articles/year
100% Gold OA•79.37% 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: 1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 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

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (ISSN : 0970-0358) is biannual publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. Bibliographic listings: The journal is indexed with Bioline International, Caspur, DOAJ, EBSCO Publishing’s Electronic Databases, Expanded Academic ASAP, Genamics JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Health & Wellness Research Center, Health Reference Center Academic, Hinari, Index Copernicus, IndMed, OpenJGate, PubMed, Pubmed Central, Scimago Journal Ranking, SCOLOAR, SCOPUS, SIIC databases, SNEMB, Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Surgery74.6%Biology65.8%Anatomy44%Pathology37.3%Radiology33.2%Internal medicine32.8%Genetics28.4%Psychology27.8%Geology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #15,745Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1968-1985, 1987-1996, 1999-2001, 2003-2024
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.345

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
48

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.85

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations234
3-Year Documents234
Citable Documents178

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 Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SURGERY
JCRESCI
233/321Q3
SURGERY
JCIESCI
224/321Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—271
20251.547832
20240.7150176
20230.8100331
2022—93339
2021—107551
2020—99659
2019—70692
2018—81518
2017—75506
2016—107665
2015—90887
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

WoS Q3
01122023202420251.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.5

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)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01