What is the Impact Factor of International Journal of Surgery?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of International Journal of Surgery is 9.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is International Journal of Surgery indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, International Journal of Surgery is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of N/A (Q1) and an H-index of 109.

Who publishes International Journal of Surgery and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

International Journal of Surgery is published by Elsevier BV. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,888 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of International Journal of Surgery?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of International Journal of Surgery is "INT J SURG" with common acronym "ijs". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1SCImago #31,966Hybrid

International Journal of Surgery

Acronym:ijs

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Abbreviation (ISO):INT J SURG

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Identifier (ISSN):1743-9191(Print)/1743-9159(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier BV

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Clarivate IF (2026)

9↓ -1.1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

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 International Journal of Surgery

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):9

Scopus SJR & Rank

N/A

#31,966

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

109

109 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation Rate9.6%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

97articles/year

99.95% Gold OA•63.8% Original Research

Aims & Scope

As a broad scope journal covering all surgical specialities, the IJS aims to facilitate the transfer of important ideas and lines of thought between and across specialities. In this way, the journal will help prevent the trend of increasing sub-specialisation leading to 'tunnel-vision' and the sequestration of important surgical advances within particular specialties.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine99.9%Surgery69.3%Internal medicine65.8%Biology59.8%Pathology45.2%General surgery37.8%Radiology34.1%Genetics32.3%Mathematics23.8%Physics22.9%Psychology22.3%

Primary Research Areas

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

Rank5/321

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

SURGERY

Rank3/321

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
SURGERY	JCRSCIE	5/321	Q1
SURGERY	JCISCIE	3/321	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF9

Articles / Year757

Total Citations210

2025

IF10.1

Articles / Year2,267

Total Citations5,014

2024

IF12.5

Articles / Year1,183

Total Citations11,070

2023

IF15.3

Articles / Year995

Total Citations14,606

2022

IF13.4

Articles / Year777

Total Citations6,460

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	9	757	210
2025	10.1	2,267	5,014
2024	12.5	1,183	11,070
2023	15.3	995	14,606
2022	13.4	777	6,460
2021	6.071	294	17,830
2020	3.357	829	31,129
2019	3.158	533	8,073
2018	2.693	1,366	16,339
2017	—	1,646	13,592
2016	—	1,440	16,873
2015	—	1,364	16,605

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #31,966SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2004-2025

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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)

4.69

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,888 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations10,326

3-Year Documents2,359

Citable Documents1,695

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 Rate34.6%

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: 9.6%

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):

2区 (Zone 2)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2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

International Journal of Surgery (acronym: ijs, abbr: INT J SURG, ISSN: 1743-9191) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SURGERY, published by Elsevier BV in England since 2004. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 9.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), an H-index of 109.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 97 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,888 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.