Journal profile · Surgery
Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique
ISSN 0294-1260 · eISSN 1768-319X · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Bimonthly
Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,710; median 72 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 75%); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique is published by Elsevier Masson 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 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Breast Implant and Reconstruction, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
in French; Abstracts, keywords and table of contents in English and FrenchQu'elle soit réparatrice après un traumatisme, pratiquée à la suite d'une malformation ou motivée par la gêne psychologique dans la vie du patient, la chirurgie plastique et esthétique touche toutes les parties du corps humain et concerne une large communauté de chirurgiens spécialisés. Organe de la Société française de chirurgie plastique reconstructrice et esthétique, la revue publie 6 fois par an des éditoriaux, des mémoires originaux, des notes techniques, des faits cliniques, des actualités chirurgicales, des revues générales, des notes brèves, des lettres à la rédaction. Sont également présentés des analyses d'articles et d'ouvrages, des comptes rendus de colloques, des informations professionnelles et un agenda des manifestations de la spécialité.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Franck Duteille CHRU dePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 26, United States 3 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine18.4%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine10.6%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine10%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine5.8%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine4.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.6%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 514OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,443 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 102 | 21 | 41 |
| 2024 | 94 | 41 | 111 |
| 2023 | 83 | 47 | 113 |
| 2022 | 91 | 54 | 202 |
| 2021 | 48 | 27 | 121 |
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
72 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (187 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,710 / EUR 2,470 / GBP 2,170 / JPY 336,120 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,900 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,900 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0294-1260
- Electronic ISSN
- 1768-319X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique
What CAS zone is Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique 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 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.52; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 72 days (interquartile range 54–110 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 75%)”. 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 Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (26) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique open access, and what is the APC?
Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,710.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .