What is the Impact Factor of American Surgeon?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of American Surgeon is 1.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is American Surgeon indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, American Surgeon is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q3 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of N/A (Q3) and an H-index of 107.

Who publishes American Surgeon and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

American Surgeon is published by Southeastern Surgical Congress. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $2,733 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of American Surgeon?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of American Surgeon is "AM SURGEON" with common acronym "amsurg". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q3SCImago #31,811Hybrid

American Surgeon

Acronym:amsurg

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Abbreviation (ISO):AM SURGEON

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Identifier (ISSN):0003-1348(Print)/1555-9823(Online)

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Publisher:Southeastern Surgical Congress

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Clarivate IF (2026)

1↑ +0.1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for American Surgeon

WoS Q3

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1

Scopus SJR & Rank

N/A

#31,811

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

107

107 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate10%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

762articles/year

10.78% Gold OA•95.31% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The American Surgeon is a monthly peer-reviewed publication published by the Southeastern Surgical Congress. Its area of concentration is clinical general surgery, as defined by the content areas of the American Board of Surgery: alimentary tract (including bariatric surgery), abdomen and its contents, breast, skin and soft tissue, endocrine system, solid organ transplantation, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, surgical oncology (including head and neck surgery), trauma and emergency surgery, and vascular surgery.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

MedicineSurgeryInternal MedicineBiologyRadiologyPathologyGeneticsPsychologyChemistryPsychiatryGastroenterologyAnatomyPhysics

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Surgery

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

SURGERY

Rank233/321

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

SURGERY

Rank216/321

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
SURGERY	JCRSCIE	233/321	Q3
SURGERY	JCISCIE	216/321	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF1

Articles / Year353

Total Citations35

2025

IF0.9

Articles / Year476

Total Citations537

2024

IF1

Articles / Year457

Total Citations1,055

2023

IF1

Articles / Year653

Total Citations2,039

2022

IF1.002

Articles / Year654

Total Citations3,246

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1	353	35
2025	0.9	476	537
2024	1	457	1,055
2023	1	653	2,039
2022	1.002	654	3,246
2021	0.688	611	3,570
2020	0.525	803	5,397
2019	0.61	554	3,126
2018	0.607	560	3,728
2017	—	430	3,438
2016	—	385	3,491
2015	—	420	4,026

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #31,811SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1951-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)

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

Normalized Data

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.02

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,733 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,540

3-Year Documents2,394

Citable Documents2,275

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 Rate39.9%

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)—

Surgery—

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

American Surgeon (acronym: amsurg, abbr: AM SURGEON, ISSN: 0003-1348) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Southeastern Surgical Congress in United States since 1951. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), an H-index of 107.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 762 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,733 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.