Journal profile · Surgery
British Journal of Surgery
ISSN 0007-1323 · eISSN 1365-2168 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1913
British Journal of Surgery: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.6; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,007; median 87 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 2,592 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Surgery is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Hernia repair and management, together about 22.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BJS is a surgical journal featuring high-quality research, education, and debate. BJS is the premier peer-reviewed surgical journal in Europe, featuring the high quality clinical and laboratory-based research on all aspects of surgery and related topics. Learn more
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine8.4%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine7.6%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine6.3%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.6%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine5.4%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine5%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine4.8%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 8.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 22Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 186LetPub ·
- h-index
- 313OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15,618OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 153LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 54,213 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,277 | 893 | 69 |
| 2025 | 2,592 | 1,774 | 1,097 |
| 2024 | 2,836 | 2,158 | 2,840 |
| 2023 | 2,674 | 2,615 | 4,509 |
| 2022 | 2,666 | 1,608 | 4,606 |
| 2021 | 4,170 | 2,617 | 8,306 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 122 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (449 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,797 | — | — |
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1913
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2168
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 113, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Surgery
What CAS zone is British Journal of Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Surgery is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Surgery; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.6; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 313.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 58–122 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”. 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 British Journal of Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,007.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .