Journal profile · Surgery
Annals of Plastic Surgery
ISSN 0148-7043 · eISSN 1536-3708 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1978
Annals of Plastic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.62; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 72 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 389 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Plastic 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 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Breast Implant and Reconstruction, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The only independent journal devoted to general plastic and reconstructive surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery serves as a forum for current scientific and clinical advances in the field and a sounding board for ideas and perspectives on its future. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original articles, brief communications, case reports, and notes in all areas of interest to the practicing plastic surgeon. There are also historical and current reviews, descriptions of surgical technique, and lively editorials and letters to the editor.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief William C. LineaweaverPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine22.5%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine11.3%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine9.1%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.4%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine4%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine3.7%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine3.6%
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 3 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · SURGERY · rank 176/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 1.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,263OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 344LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,201 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 317 | 27 | 82 |
| 2025 | 389 | 35 | 549 |
| 2024 | 429 | 41 | 1,203 |
| 2023 | 397 | 36 | 1,904 |
| 2022 | 305 | 25 | 1,895 |
| 2021 | 428 | 27 | 3,134 |
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
72 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 23 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 100 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (792 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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0148-7043
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-3708
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 97, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Plastic Surgery
What CAS zone is Annals of Plastic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Plastic Surgery 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 Annals of Plastic Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.62; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 139.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Plastic Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 72 days (interquartile range 23–130 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 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.
What JCR quartile is Annals of Plastic Surgery in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, SURGERY Q3 (176/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Annals of Plastic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Plastic Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Plastic Surgery 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .