Journal profile · SURGERY
AME Surgical Journal
ISSN 2788-578X · AME Publishing Company
AME Surgical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AME Surgical Journal is published by AME Publishing Company and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Surgical Simulation and Training and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine14.5%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine7.8%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine5.6%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine5.6%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine5.2%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.5%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine4.5%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine4.1%
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)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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 49 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 44 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 44 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 44 |
| 2021 | 62 | 61 | 95 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- AME Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2788-578X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AME Surgical Journal
What CAS zone is AME Surgical Journal in?
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.
Which databases index AME Surgical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AME Surgical Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is AME Surgical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
AME Surgical Journal is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .