Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
ISSN 0035-8843 · eISSN 1478-7083 · Royal College of Surgeons of England · ENGLAND
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.91; hybrid open access; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is published by Royal College of Surgeons of England 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 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, together about 19.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is the official scholarly research journal of the Royal College of Surgeons and is published eight times a year in January, February, March, April, May, July, September and November.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Kamal MahawarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.6%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine6.2%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine5.4%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine5.4%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.2%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.7%
- Surgical Sutures and AdhesivesMedicine4.3%
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 | 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
- 1.91LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,032OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,743Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 104 | 20 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 94 |
| 2024 | 147 | 146 | 610 |
| 2023 | 126 | 126 | 691 |
| 2022 | 282 | 281 | 1,619 |
| 2021 | 239 | 237 | 1,491 |
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.
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
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0035-8843
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-7083
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 108 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
What CAS zone is Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 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 The Royal College of Surgeons of England?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.91; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 92.
Which databases index Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .