Journal profile · Surgery
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
ISSN 0102-8650 · eISSN 1678-2674 · Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento de Pesquisa em Cirurgia · BRAZIL · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; fully open access; APC about USD 1,500; median 140 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira is published by Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento de Pesquisa em Cirurgia and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion and Wound Healing and Treatments, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original articles on basic and applied research in surgery and biomedical sciences, new surgical techniques, teaching in surgery, advances in biomedicine, and scientific communication, with relevance to surgical practice and teaching. Manuscripts must be submitted exclusively in English, using clear and precise language, scientific style, avoiding the use of informal or colloquial expressions. Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira adopts the continuous publication model and simple-anonymized peer review in its editorial process, in which the reviewers know who the authors are. In addition, it complies with the guidelines of funding agencies that require funded articles to be deposited in open access databases. Articles become freely accessible as soon as they are published. The journal accepts manuscripts previously published in preprint but will follow the normal peer review process. Articles with a purely advertising or commercial purpose will not be accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 9, United States 2, Hungary 2, Japan 1, Türkiye 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine10.1%
- Cardiac Ischemia and ReperfusionMedicine8.5%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine7.5%
- Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsMedicine6.9%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.9%
- Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesMedicine5.3%
- Abdominal Surgery and ComplicationsMedicine4.5%
- Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaVeterinary4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseSciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,017OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 6 |
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | 102 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 240 |
| 2023 | 78 | 78 | 322 |
| 2022 | 85 | 85 | 509 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | 533 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 71 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 207 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (163 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 1,500 / USD 1,500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,500 / BRL 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 / BRL 1,500 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies
The guidelines below refer exclusively to the writing process and do not cover the use of AI to analyze and gain insights from the data during the research. For more information, see: Guide to the use of Artificial Intelligence tools and resources in research communication on the SciELO Network Authors must declare at the time of submission whether they have used AI-assisted technologies (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Criteria
The Authors’ Contribution section must include the contribution that each author made to the manuscript. To this end, Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira adopts the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) specification system. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles that describe each contributor’s specific contribution to the academic production. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Policy
Before submitting an article to Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, the corresponding author must complete and include the ICMJE Conflicts of Interest Form at the time of submission. The journal reserves the right not to accept an article if the appropriate ethical or experimental standards have not been met. Conflicts of interest must be communicated not only by the authors but by everyone involved in the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics, Misconduct, Correction, and Retraction Policies
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira follows the standards of conduct and good practice established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Council of Science Editors (CSE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). According to these guidelines, noncompliance with the established conditions may result in the publication of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
A Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira adopts the Creative Commons Attribution-BY license (CC BY 4.0). Thus, copyright remains with the authors, and third parties may read, download, copy, distribute, print, index, create links to the full texts of articles, use them for data mining, integrate them into software, or employ them for any other legal purpose, including commercial use, provided that proper credi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is a condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties under an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The manuscript submitted to Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira will initially be evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief, taking into account the scope, compliance with the standards, and similarity index. At this stage, the manuscript may be rejected or returned to the author for adjustments. If it complies with the journal’s guidelines, it will be forwarded to the Associate Editor, who will appoint single-anony…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira recommends publishing preprints on public platforms, such as SciELO preprints, medRxiv, bioRxiv, and others, so that they can be openly discussed before being published. In the meantime, the journal’s review process will be followed without detriment. Information on prior publication must be declared on the Open Science Compliance Form, which must be submitted as a supple…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento de Pesquisa em Cirurgia
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0102-8650
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-2674
- Society / sponsor
- Brazilian Society for the Development of Research in Surgery
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
What CAS zone is Acta Cirurgica Brasileira in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Cirurgica Brasileira is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Cirurgica Brasileira?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Acta Cirurgica Brasileira?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 78–208 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Cirurgica Brasileira based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (9), United States (2) and Hungary (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Cirurgica Brasileira?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Cirurgica Brasileira is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Cirurgica Brasileira open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .