Journal profile · SURGERY
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
ISSN 2288-6575 · eISSN 2288-6796 · Korean Surgical Society · SOUTH KOREA
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.02; fully open access; median 60 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 92 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research is published by Korean Surgical Society 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 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Manuscripts to the Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research (Ann Surg Treat Res) should be written in English according to the instructions for authors. If the details are not described below, the style should follow the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publications available at International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) website (http://www.icmje.org).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine8.8%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine7.3%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine7.2%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine6.6%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine6.5%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine5.3%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine5.1%
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
- 2.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 513OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 30 |
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | 163 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 256 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | 772 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | 533 |
| 2021 | 89 | 89 | 742 |
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
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 90 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 161 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 225 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Korean Surgical Society
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2288-6575
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-6796
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
What CAS zone is Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research 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 Surgical Treatment and Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.02; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 38–90 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 Surgical Treatment and Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .