Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
ISSN 2209-170X · Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery · Australia
Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery is published by Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Breast Implant and Reconstruction, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine15.7%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine11.4%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine8.7%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine6.7%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine4.5%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4.3%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine4.3%
- Burn Injury Management and OutcomesMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q4 | 456/597 | 23rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 104 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 107 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 80 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 56 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 39 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 42 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | AUD 650 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | AUD 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | AUD 500 | No | — |
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
- Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2209-170X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
How long does peer review take at Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 weeks. 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 Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .