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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #6,988CAS 3区Hybrid

World Journal of Surgery

Abbreviation (ISO):WORLD J SURG
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.794•SCImago Rank: #6,988•Identifier (ISSN):0364-2313(Print)/1432-2323(Online)•Articles / Year: 350•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,211 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.2
↓ -0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
135

135 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
350articles/year
34.56% Gold OA•85.22% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.282)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.352)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.234)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.768)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.766)
🔵 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 Surgery is the official publication of the International Society of Surgery/Societe Internationale de Chirurgie (iss-sic.com). Under the editorship of Dr. Julie Ann Sosa, World Journal of Surgery provides an in-depth, international forum for the most authoritative information on major clinical problems in the fields of clinical and experimental surgery, surgical education, and socioeconomic aspects of surgical care. Contributions are reviewed and selected by a group of distinguished surgeons from across the world who make up the Editorial Board.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.7%Internal medicine95.8%Surgery93.1%Psychology70.5%Psychiatry67.6%Biology65.6%Abdominal surgery64.4%Cardiology63.6%Cardiac surgery60.2%Vascular surgery57%Cardiothoracic surgery55.6%Pathology50.1%Genetics41.7%General surgery41.1%Radiology39.7%Endocrinology25.2%Cancer23.5%Chemistry23.3%Gastroenterology22.2%Mathematics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,988Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1977-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.794

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
184

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.99

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,211 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,542
3-Year Documents1,222
Citable Documents935

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate33.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

SurgeryQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1977
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SURGERY
JCRSCIE
116/321Q2
SURGERY
JCISCIE
72/321Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—37595
20252.5463785
20242.34171,466
20232.64362,345
20223.2824945,282
20213.3524964,928
20202.2345599,440
20192.7684559,245
20182.76646013,149
2017—59313,644
2016—47615,546
2015—47714,685
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for World Journal of Surgery

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.3%

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: 84bdba4e-ef28-4238-b6e4-30e2ba39de59
Database Updated: 2026-10-01