Annals of Surgical Oncology

Annals of Surgical Oncology is published by Springer International Publishing and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Annals of Surgical Oncology is the leading resource in surgical oncology. Annals is a monthly publication that features original articles on the latest advances in oncology for surgeons from all specialties.The mission of Annals of Surgical Oncology is to: 1) disseminate high quality clinical and translational cancer research, review, and expert opinion/ commentary articles; 2) represent and advance the profession of Surgical Oncology throughout the world; 3) promote high quality multidisciplinary patient care worldwide; 4) improve global cancer surgery education and training; 5) promote diversity in all of its endeavors. A leading peer-reviewed journal in Oncology and Surgery, ASO features original articles on the latest advances in oncology for cancer surgeons from all specialties.Leading subject areas of ASO include Gastrointestinal Oncology, Breast Oncology, Hepatobiliary Tumors, Colorectal Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, and Translational Research. Led by world-renown and expert surgical oncology editors, these subject areas as well others are well-represented by articles that are cutting-edge and frequently cited. Editorials in ASO place new and sometimes controversial research into perspective, and review articles provide comprehensive yet succinct overviews on complex topics of concern to practicing surgeons. ASO supports the career development of surgical trainees and their transition into academic and community-based practice and publishes timely articles about healthcare and global research issues and policies related to the surgical patient with cancer. ASO is the journal of choice of surgical oncologists and cancer multidisciplinary teams worldwide regarding surgical oncology research and education, and benefits surgeons, oncologists, hematologists, radiologists, general practitioners, pathologists, researchers, academicians, and other clinical professionals interested in all aspects of the surgical treatment of c ancer. ASO strives to improve the practice environment in which high-quality surgical oncology care is delivered, to enhance the quality of life and survival of the surgical patient with cancer.Annals of Surgical Oncology is currently included in the following indexing services: Index Medicus/ PubMed, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Excerpta Medica, Science Citation Index and Science Citation Index Expanded.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Surgery

Editor-in-chief Kelly M. McMastersPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar

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Impact

Impact factor

3.79LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

4.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

1.02LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.05LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

155LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

240OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

10,584OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.75OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

25.86%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

983LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

3,900,000Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 2.8 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

17%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1994

ISSN

1068-9265

Electronic ISSN

1534-4681

Society / sponsor

Society of Surgical Oncology

Latest issue on the website

Volume 33, Issue 9 (September 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website