Journal profile · Surgery
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery
ISSN 1521-2491 · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery: subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery's largest topics are Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques and Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, together about 50.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine21.3%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine16%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine13.6%
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine4.3%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine4.2%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 729OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,654 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 779 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1,281 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1,416 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1,487 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,518 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1,767 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1521-2491
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery
How long does peer review take at Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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.
Is Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery is a subscription 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: .