Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
ISSN 2049-0801 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2012
Annals of Medicine and Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,850; median 100 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 1,677 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Medicine and Surgery is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, together about 18.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Medicine and Surgery (AMS) is an open access, online-only, peer-reviewed journal with a global outlook and focus on those training in medicine and surgery (postgraduate and undergraduate). AMS contains a mix of original clinical and basic science research, reviews, studies, trials, editorials, and case reports.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.9%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine6.6%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.4%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine5%
- Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsMedicine4.7%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine4.7%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.3%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine4.3%
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 | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | 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
Early warning / risk: On hold in ESCI (checked 20 August 2026). CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,793OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,193LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,038 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 726 | 726 | 126 |
| 2025 | 1,677 | 1,677 | 2,729 |
| 2024 | 1,222 | 1,222 | 4,454 |
| 2023 | 1,353 | 1,353 | 7,093 |
| 2022 | 1,740 | 1,740 | 14,880 |
| 2021 | 1,162 | 1,162 | 12,226 |
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 Crossref · to
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,710 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,850 / EUR 1,730 / GBP 1,480 / JPY 229,460 | — | — |
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2012
- ISSN
- 2049-0801
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Medicine and Surgery
What CAS zone is Annals of Medicine and Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Medicine and Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. 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.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Medicine and Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 46–154 days). 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.
Which databases index Annals of Medicine and Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Medicine and Surgery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Annals of Medicine and Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Medicine and Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,850.
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: .