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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,892Hybrid

Burns

Acronym:jbur
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Abbreviation (ISO):BURNS
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Identifier (ISSN):0305-4179(Print)/1879-1409(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier Ltd
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.6↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Burns

WoS Q2
12452.1320182.2520192.0720202.7420212.6120222.720233.220242.920252.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.725
#7,892

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
129

129 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
195articles/year
24.97% Gold OA•86.1% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Burns aims to foster the exchange of information among all engaged in preventing and treating the effects of burns. The journal focuses on clinical, scientific and social aspects of these injuries and covers the prevention of the injury, the epidemiology of such injuries and all aspects of treatment including development of new techniques and technologies and verification of existing ones. Regular features include clinical and scientific papers, state of the art reviews and descriptions of burn-care in practice. Topics covered by Burns include: the effects of smoke on man and animals, their tissues and cells; the responses to and treatment of patients and animals with chemical injuries to the skin; the biological and clinical effects of cold injuries; surgical techniques which are, or may be relevant to the treatment of burned patients during the acute or reconstructive phase following injury; well controlled laboratory studies of the effectiveness of anti-microbial agents on infection and new materials on scarring and healing; inflammatory responses to injury, effectiveness of related agents and other compounds used to modify the physiological and cellular responses to the injury; experimental studies of burns and the outcome of burn wound healing; regenerative medicine concerning the skin.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Surgery59.5%Biology57.4%Internal medicine49.3%Pathology40.5%Chemistry32.1%Genetics30.3%Psychology27%Medical emergency24.1%Physics24%Biochemistry22.7%Emergency medicine22.5%Immunology20.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Q2
Rank32/66
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

DERMATOLOGY

Q2
Rank41/99
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

SURGERY

Q2
Rank82/321
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Q2
Rank18/66
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

DERMATOLOGY

Q2
Rank31/99
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

SURGERY

Q2
Rank85/321
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.6
Articles / Year296
Total Citations70
2025
IF2.9
Articles / Year378
Total Citations630
2024
IF3.2
Articles / Year311
Total Citations1,233
2023
IF2.7
Articles / Year202
Total Citations1,277
2022
IF2.609
Articles / Year248
Total Citations2,868

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,892Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1974-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.725

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.32

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,116 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,047
3-Year Documents853
Citable Documents659

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 Rate41.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Emergency MedicineQ1
SurgeryQ1
Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
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: 12.5%

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CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
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

Burns (acronym: jbur, abbr: BURNS, ISSN: 0305-4179) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier Ltd in England. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.725 (Q1), an H-index of 129.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 10.8周, a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 195 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,116 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 Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OXON, OX5 1GB

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16