WoS SCIE Q3CAS 4区Gold OA

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Abbreviation (ISO):WORLD J GASTRO SURG

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Identifier (ISSN):1948-9366(Print)•Articles / Year: 137

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

2.1

↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate5.6%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

137articles/year

100% Gold OA•77.5% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)	🔵 Computed
2022	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.505)	🔵 Computed
2021	1.75đ	WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.582)	🔵 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

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

MedicineSurgery95.7%Internal medicine93.2%Biology84.1%Pathology60.8%Radiology59.9%Genetics57.7%General surgery46.7%Gastroenterology41.6%Cancer38%Chemistry32.7%Biochemistry30.9%Psychology29.5%Psychiatry25.2%Mathematics23%Endocrinology22.9%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

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GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

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

BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Editorial Address

7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, PLEASANTON, United States, CA, 94566

Indexing & Databases

SCIEPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY	JCRSCIE	101/153	Q3
SURGERY	JCRSCIE	128/321	Q2
GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY	JCISCIE	71/153	Q2
SURGERY	JCISCIE	188/321	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	434	34
2025	1.7	523	596
2024	1.8	477	1,495
2023	2	279	2,061
2022	2.505	135	956
2021	2.582	142	1,867
2020	—	50	909
2019	—	53	1,114
2018	—	14	402
2017	—	38	1,287
2016	—	100	3,790
2015	—	66	2,249