Journal profile · Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Ambulatory Surgery
ISSN 0966-6532 · International Association for Ambulatory Surgery
Ambulatory Surgery: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ambulatory Surgery is published by International Association for Ambulatory Surgery. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anesthesia and Pain Management, Anesthesia and Sedative Agents and Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine16.9%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine11.5%
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealth Professions8%
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions7.9%
- Enhanced Recovery After SurgeryMedicine6.3%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions4.5%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions4.4%
- Patient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Professions4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 871 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- International Association for Ambulatory Surgery
- ISSN
- 0966-6532
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ambulatory Surgery
Which databases index Ambulatory Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ambulatory Surgery is indexed in Scopus.
Is Ambulatory Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Ambulatory Surgery is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .