Journal profile
Cirugia del Uruguay
ISSN 0009-7381 · eISSN 1688-1281 · Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay · Uruguay
Cirugia del Uruguay: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 29 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cirugia del Uruguay is published by Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Cirugía del Uruguay is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Uruguayan Surgery Society, published continuously with a single annual issue starting in 2022 and exclusively in electronic format. The journal publishes articles that must be unpublished and original on topics of general surgery and its subspecialties, including plastic and reconstructive surgery, vascular surgery , thoracic surgery , bariatric surgery as well as basic and clinical research Article types include: review articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and history articles of Surgery. The journal is intented for all health care professionals interested in the topics discussed. Upon receipt, before submission to reviewers, each manuscript is evaluated for similarity and/or plagiarism using the Crossref Similarity Check tool. Reception of originals open all year round Frequency: continuous publication Short title: Cir. Urug. We appreciate sumissions through our website or by email to: [email protected] ISSN 0009-7381 (printed) ISSN 1688-1281 (on line) This journal provides open access to all its content. Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) No APC Our journal does not have any type of charges for the authors, that is, there are no costs for sending articles to evaluate, nor for processing articles, nor for subscription, nor any other type of cost. Funding This journal is funded by the Society of Surgery of Uruguay, located at Canelones 2280, Montevideo, Uruguay. Important The full archive of Revista de Cirugía del Uruguay is available online. This provides open access to the intellectual and scientific legacy of over 80 years of publications in the field of general and digestive surgery, as well as related specialties. ORIGINS Revista de Cirugía del Uruguay has a long history, dating back to 1930—ten years after the founding of the Surgical Society of Montevideo in 1920. The journal began with these words from Dr. Carlos Stajano: “In its first ten years, our SURGICAL SOCIETY contributed to various national and international publications. However, for various reasons, the Society lacked its own official publication to reflect the work of Uruguayan surgeons. After ten years of activity and tenacious struggle, we can confirm that in Uruguay, in the intervening time, a true scientific medium has emerged, one that did not exist ten years ago. New elemen
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 4, Australia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine9%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine8.8%
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal FistulasMedicine6.8%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine6.3%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine6.3%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine4.5%
- Esophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentMedicine3.8%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 3 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 5 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9
- articles on the history of surgeryreview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
- clinical casesreview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
- history articles of surgeryArticle types include: review articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific …Length not stated
- image of the monthreview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
- innovations in surgical techniquereview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
- letters to editorreview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
- original articlesreview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
- review articlesreview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
- scientific videosreview articles, original articles, clinical cases, letters to editor, innovations in surgical technique, image of the month, scientific videos and articles on …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Open access, Plagiarism
- AI use AI Usage Policies
AI usage policy: human authorship only, disclosure of AI usage required, AI-generated images must be disclosed, authors fully responsible, editors use AI detection tools, reviewers prohibited from using AI tools. Model summary
Cirugía del Uruguay follows the recommendations provided by the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) in their document "Recommendations on ChatGPT and Chatbots in Relation to Scholarly Publications." Based on these guidelines, the following policies apply:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Copyright policy: no monetary compensation for authors; authors may adopt non-exclusive license agreements for distribution provided initial publication in this journal is indicated. Model summary
The author will not receive any monetary compensation or royalties for the publication of his work in the Revista Cirugía del Uruguay. Authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements for the distribution of the version of the published work (for example: deposit it in a repository or publish it in a monographic volume) provided that the initial publication in this journal is indicated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY 4.0 Model summary
This journal provides open access to all its content. Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti plagiarism detection methods are used.
Plagiarism policy follows COPE guidelines; Crossref Similarity Check used for detection; official retraction and 5-year publication ban for authors found responsible for plagiarism. Model summary
Upon receipt of the papers, before sending them to reviewers, an evaluation of the manuscript about similarities and / or plagiarism is made. For this, the Crossref Similarity Check anti-plagiarism detection method is used.
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
- Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
- Country or region
- Uruguay
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0009-7381
- Electronic ISSN
- 1688-1281
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cirugia del Uruguay
How long does peer review take at Cirugia del Uruguay?
Authors report an average review time of about 29 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cirugia del Uruguay based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (4) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cirugia del Uruguay?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cirugia del Uruguay is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cirugia del Uruguay open access, and what is the APC?
Cirugia del Uruguay is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .