Journal profile · SURGERY
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
ISSN 2631-4797 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,906; review about 56 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 197 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum is published by Oxford University Press 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 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Body Contouring and Surgery and Breast Implant and Reconstruction, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Welcome to Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum About the journal Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum (ASJOF) is an international award-winning, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on the latest developments and practical, clinical advances in aesthetic surgery and cosmetic treatments. ASJ Open Forum is a leader in video publications with a vast visual repository including clinical, review, roundtable, and commentary videos to support your learning and education. Learn more about our competitive OA publication fees, discounts for members of The Aesthetic Society, and waivers/discounts for authors in low and middle income countries. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.3 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 2.3 Surgery (Rank by Impact Factor) 105/321 2025 Cited Half-Life 2.7 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.3 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00155 2025 Article Influence Score 0.583 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 283,207 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 20 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 56 days About metrics Publish your research with us and benefit from: Excellent author experience A first decision for your manuscript in 30 days or less. Online publication of your article approximately one week from acceptance. Support from a renowned, global, and authoritative Editorial Board. A simple online submission process through ScholarOne Manuscripts. Compliance with the major funding body requirements for open access publication. Competitive OA publication fees, with discounts for members of The Aesthetic Society, and waivers/discounts for authors in low and middle income countries. Options for funding support through our Read and Publish agreements. A wide range of article types, including: original articles, review articles, special topics, case reports, video articles, and more. Publishing in all areas of aesthetic surgery, including: Body Contouring Breast Surgery Cosmetic Medicine Facial Surgery Aesthetic Genital Plastic Surgery Oculoplastic Surgery Research Rhinoplasty Social Media and Behavioral Science Reputation An official publication of The Aesthetic Society, the leading society in aesthetic and plastic surgery, dedicated to quality and innovation. Indexing in key repositories, including PubMed Central, supporting the rapid and global dissemination of your work. Inclusion in ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index), a citation index within Web of Science that connects publ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Al AlyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 26, United Kingdom 4, Mainland China 3, Spain 2, Canada 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine19.3%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine13.6%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine11.4%
- Body Image and Dysmorphia StudiesPsychology6.6%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine6.2%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine5.4%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine3.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 283,207Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 920 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 200 | 200 | 37 |
| 2025 | 197 | 197 | 329 |
| 2024 | 147 | 147 | 533 |
| 2023 | 135 | 135 | 920 |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 618 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 656 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
56 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 4 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | USD 2,906 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,051 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,906 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 3,204
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- AI-generated content
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- book reviewthe editorial office for consideration. Book reviews are published online-only and are approximately 1,000 words or less. Advertisement New and popular articles…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- case reportASJ Open Forum publishes the following article types: Video Articles Original Articles Review Articles Preliminary Reports Case Reports Special Topics Video Com…main text ≤ 1,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 5 · references ≤ 25
- commentaryASJ Open Forum publishes the following article types: Video Articles Original Articles Review Articles Preliminary Reports Case Reports Special Topics Video Com…main text ≤ 1,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 10
- editorialASJ Open Forum publishes the following article types: Video Articles Original Articles Review Articles Preliminary Reports Case Reports Special Topics Video Com…main text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 5
- letterAll Articles When applicable, a Level of Evidence should be included for all research containing evidence-based medicine. This is selected by the author within …Length not stated
- letters to the editorASJ Open Forum publishes the following article types: Video Articles Original Articles Review Articles Preliminary Reports Case Reports Special Topics Video Com…main text ≤ 300 words · references ≤ 5
- original articleASJ Open Forum publishes the following article types: Video Articles Original Articles Review Articles Preliminary Reports Case Reports Special Topics Video Com…main text ≤ 5,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 10 · references ≤ 50
- reviews. The abstract should be unstructured. Reviews are generally up to 5,000 words and include up to 15figures and tables in total, and up tomain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleASJ Open Forum publishes the following article types: Video Articles Original Articles Review Articles Preliminary Reports Case Reports Special Topics Video Com…main text ≤ 5,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 15 · references ≤ 50
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted Technologies Policy
AI policy: journal uses iThenticate for plagiarism detection; AI-written submissions rejected without review; AI-assisted technologies may not be listed as an author. Model summary
As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), our journal strives for the highest level of quality in content and process. Recent innovations have led us to address the use of AI tools in scholarly publishing with a primary goal of transparency. The journal presently uses AI to detect plagiarism with the software iThenticate. The use of AI-driven tools such as this requires oversight …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors listed on the manuscript should have contributed significantly to the design or implementation of the experiment or the analysis and interpretation of the data. All authors should have been involved in the writing of the manuscript at the draft and any revision stages and have read and approved the final version. Any other individuals who contributed to the experiment or the writing of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
At the point of submission, each author should reveal any financial interests or connections, regardless of whether the author feels they are directly relevant to the work submitted to the journal. This includes pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual authors or for the associated departments or organizations, personal relationships, or direct academic competition. If t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, ASJ Open Forum strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of recommended r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication ethics policy referencing COPE, WAME, and ICMJE standards. Model summary
Authors should observe high standards with respect to publication ethics as set out by the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE) the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Falsification or fabrication of data; plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the authors’ own work without proper citation; and misappropriation of w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford, authors will be asked via email by our publisher to complete an online copyright license agreement. Once invited, the license agreement form should be signed within 24 hours. If we have not received confirmation of signature within 48 hours of receiving this email, your manuscript may be delayed. It is a condition of publication for all Oxford Journa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
ASJ Open Forum is a fully open access journal, and all articles are published in the journal under an open access license immediately upon publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access license. Details of the open access licenses and open access charges. Charges for Original Articles, Preliminary Reports, Reviews, and Special Topics using a CC BY or CC BY-…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review process: double-blinded peer review; submissions transferred from ASJ accepted. Model summary
ASJ Open Forum publishes original submissions, as well as submissions transferred from Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ). All original submissions are initially reviewed by the Editor. If selected for peer review, the manuscript will be sent to independent reviewers as part of a double blinded peer review process. A decision is made based on feedback from these reviewers and the judgement of the edi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprint policy: authors may make preprints available; does not prevent submission. Model summary
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
Self-archiving policy: published journal article cannot be shared publicly. Model summary
The published journal article cannot be shared publicly, for example on ResearchGate, Academia.edu, or other academic social networking sites, to ensure the sustainability of peer-reviewed research in journal publications. OUP’s self-archiving policy sets out the ways in which OUP journal authors can self-archive versions of their work on their own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2631-4797
- Society / sponsor
- Aesthetic Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
What CAS zone is Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 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 Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum?
The publisher reports about 56 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (26), United Kingdom (4) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,906.
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: .