ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #8,721Hybrid

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Acronym:avs
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Abbreviation (ISO):ANN VASC SURG
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Identifier (ISSN):0890-5096(Print)/1615-5947(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.6– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Annals of Vascular Surgery

WoS Q3
01231.3620181.1820191.1320201.4720211.6120221.520231.420241.620251.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.668
#8,721

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
90

90 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
640articles/year
12.84% Gold OA•90.71% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Annals of Vascular Surgery, published eight times a year, invites original manuscripts reporting clinical and experimental work in vascular surgery for peer review. Articles may be submitted for the following sections of the journal: Clinical Research (reports of clinical series, new drug or medical device trials) Basic Science Research (new investigations, experimental work) Case Reports (reports on a limited series of patients) General Reviews (scholarly review of the existing literature on a relevant topic) Developments in Endovascular and Endoscopic Surgery Selected Techniques (technical maneuvers) Historical Notes (interesting vignettes from the early days of vascular surgery) Editorials/Correspondence

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineSurgeryInternal MedicineRadiologyCardiologyBiologyPsychologyPsychiatryPathologyPhysicsAnatomy
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Q3
Rank73/100
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

SURGERY

Q3
Rank176/321
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Q3
Rank53/100
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

SURGERY

Q3
Rank189/321
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.6
Articles / Year664
Total Citations91
2025
IF1.6
Articles / Year719
Total Citations765
2024
IF1.4
Articles / Year710
Total Citations1,830
2023
IF1.5
Articles / Year639
Total Citations2,384
2022
IF1.607
Articles / Year587
Total Citations2,949

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,721Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.668

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.82

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,058 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,572
3-Year Documents1,422
Citable Documents1,370

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 Rate29.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
SurgeryQ2
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: 7.1%

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):
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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Annals of Vascular Surgery (acronym: avs, abbr: ANN VASC SURG, ISSN: 0890-5096) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier Inc. in United States since 1986. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.60, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.668 (Q2), an H-index of 90.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 640 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,058 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1986
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710

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