Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery
ISSN 1758-5902 · eISSN 1758-5910 · Wiley-Blackwell
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,240; median 77 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 209 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Hernia repair and management, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, a joint official journal of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia, Asia Endosurgery Task Force, and Mekong Endo Surgery Development Association publishes significant studies in the fields of endoscopic surgery. The Journal welcomes Original Articles, Case Reports, Operative Techniques, How I Approach and Short Reports, which are peer-reviewed by the editorial board. Letters to the Editor commenting on articles published in the Journal or expressing views on topics concerning surgery are also welcomed. Special articles, including Review Articles are provided by the Editorial Board and invited authors. Meeting Reports include summaries of symposia or consensus achieved in the congresses of related associations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ORTHOPEDICS
Editor-in-chief Yoshiharu SakaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 22, Hong Kong, China 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine14.9%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine8.9%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine7.6%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine7%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine5.4%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine5.2%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine4.9%
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 | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 388OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 186LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 205Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 110,820Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,935 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 165 | 160 | 39 |
| 2025 | 209 | 121 | 169 |
| 2024 | 164 | 69 | 351 |
| 2023 | 125 | 56 | 375 |
| 2022 | 140 | 19 | 527 |
| 2021 | 115 | 10 | 697 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 113 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (416 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 74 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,240 / EUR 2,670 / GBP 2,160 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialpeer review prior to acceptance. (viii) EDITORIAL [BY INVITATION OR AFTER PROPOSAL OUTLINE] Word limit: 1,600 words. Abstract: No abstract. References: Up to 5 …main text ≤ 1,600 words
- original articletions FAQ. 4. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES (i) ORIGINAL ARTICLE Word limit: 3,750 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figmain text ≤ 3,750 words
- reviewThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, ma…Length not stated
- review articlecan track the line of discussion. (vii) REVIEW ARTICLE [BY INVITATION OR AFTER PROPOSAL OUTLINE] Word limit: 5,000 words including abstract but excluding refere…main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.Find more details on Wiley’s AI guidelines for researchers and Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship declaration
This must include an acknowledgement that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript. In keeping with the latest guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, each author’s contribution to the paper is to be quantified.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors should declare any financial support or relationship that may pose conflict of interest as “Disclosure Statement” between Acknowledgements and References sections, using the following format. Please visit here to check the details of the updated disclosure guideline.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have us…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 3. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Principles for Publication of Research Involving Human Subjects
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection
The journal employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1758-5902
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-5910
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery
What CAS zone is Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics. 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 Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 51–113 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (22) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,240.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .