Journal profile · Surgery
Canadian Journal of Surgery
ISSN 0008-428X · eISSN 1488-2310 · Canadian Medical Association · CANADA · Bimonthly · Founded 1957
Canadian Journal of Surgery: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Surgery is published by Canadian Medical Association and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Diversity and Career in Medicine, together about 25.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of CJS is to contribute to the meaningful continuing medical education of Canadian surgical specialists, and to provide surgeons with an effective vehicle for the dissemination of observations in the areas of clinical and basic science research.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine8.8%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine8.7%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences8%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine7.7%
- Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicine6.9%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine4.6%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine4.4%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
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
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 655OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 6 |
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | 94 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | 206 |
| 2023 | 103 | 103 | 556 |
| 2022 | 137 | 137 | 1,008 |
| 2021 | 125 | 125 | 1,332 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- commentariesCommentaries are similar to reviews but are designed to make a point about published research on a topic without reviewing the topic comprehensively. This secti…Length not stated
- discussions in surgeryDiscussions in surgery comment on innovations in surgical education and surgical practice. They include continuing medical education articles, such as evidence-…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials are written by members of the editorial board.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor comment on recent articles in the journal.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles report the results of original research. The journal does not distinguish between full-length articles and brief reports.Length not stated
- reviewsReviews present a comprehensive and critical appraisal of a particular topic.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
ICMJE conflict of interest disclosure required Model summary
Before a paper is accepted for publication, authors will be asked to complete the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest for potential conflicts of interest related to work described in the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing on request Model summary
CJS encourages authors to share, on request, with other researchers at academic institutions the original data on which their publications in CJS are based.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations
Ethics committee approval required for human studies Model summary
Manuscripts that involve investigations on human participants must give the name of the ethics committee that approved the study. Manuscripts describing studies in which there was direct contact with humans must describe how informed consent was obtained. In studies on patients with conditions that may affect their ability to give fully informed consent, the manuscript must describe how the author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Editorial opinions disclaimer Model summary
All editorial matter in CJS represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Canadian Medical Association or its subsidiaries.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Survey-based submissions rarely accepted Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are viewed by an editor. Manuscripts that are not suitable for CJS or that are of insufficient priority for publication are rejected promptly. Other manuscripts are sent for peer review. Peer reviewers’ identities are kept confidential, but author names are shared with reviewers. Manuscripts under consideration are privileged communications between authors and editors. …
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
- Canadian Medical Association
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0008-428X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1488-2310
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Surgery
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Surgery is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Canadian Journal of Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Surgery is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .