Journal profile · SURGERY
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
ISSN 0930-343X · eISSN 1435-0130 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
European Journal of Plastic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,690; median 43 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); 116 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Plastic Surgery is published by Springer Nature 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 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Breast Implant and Reconstruction, together about 38.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Europe has always been an area of dynamic development in plastic surgery. Its great strength has been the lack of uniformity of this development due to differing cultures, different traditions, and differing medical and surgical philosophies. Over the recent years, these changes have been even more striking and rapid. The European Journal of Plastic Surgery creates a focal point for the input of new advances in clinical techniques and in research. It thus becomes an educational vehicle. In addition to this, the journal provides information on what is going on elsewhere in the world, and it is also willing to accept contributions from outside of Europe. Fields of interest include general plastic and reconstructive surgery, head and neck surgery, aesthetic and craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, treatment of bones, trauma, burn management and basic research related to all aspects of plastic surgery.Submitted articles are first evaluated by the Editor in Chief and if judged appropriate, are peer-reviewed by at least two selected experts. Reviewers may be plastic surgeons or other surgical/ medical specialists with expertise in specific areas of research. Manuscripts provisionally accepted for publication may be returned to the author for corrections or clarifications, in response to suggestions by the Editorial Board or external reviewers, prior to final acceptance. Online submission and peer review for rapid online publication are offered through the Editorial Manager System. The system creates a PDF version of the submitted article for peer review, revision and proofing. All correspondence, including the request for revisions and final decision, is managed by e-mail. Authors are guided step by step through the full process and are kept up to date on the article’s progress at every stage. Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in an appropriate version of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study should be omitted.Reports of animal experiments must state that the "Principles of laboratory animal care" (NIH publication No. 86-23, revised in 1985) were followed,
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Horacio F. MayerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 11, Italy 8, United Kingdom 4, Spain 4, Netherlands 4 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine21.2%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine10.7%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine6.9%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine5.6%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Body Contouring and SurgeryMedicine4%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine3.8%
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 | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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
PubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 454OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 255,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,951 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 172 | 36 | 37 |
| 2025 | 116 | 20 | 153 |
| 2024 | 110 | 30 | 242 |
| 2023 | 115 | 25 | 288 |
| 2022 | 112 | 38 | 344 |
| 2021 | 142 | 43 | 444 |
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
43 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 87 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 74 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (304 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
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 2,690 / EUR 3,990 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- commentaryThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- editorialAll submitted manuscripts are firstly assessed by the Editors-in-Chief. The Editors-in-Chief can then assign the manuscript to one of the editors, or to a Guest…Length not stated
- experimental studiesThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- hypothesisThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- ideas & innovationsThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- invited commentaryThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …main text ≤ 850 words
- master class in plastic surgeryThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- original articleThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- reviewThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- reviews (both narrative and systematic)The journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …main text ≤ 850 words
- systematic reviewThe journal accepts the following categories of submissions: Original articles Experimental Studies Reviews (both narrative and systematic) Ideas & Innovations …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Level of evidence assignment required at submission Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in European Journal of Plastic Surgery, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review EJPS moves to double blind peer review
As of 2021, European Journal of Plastic Surgery has moved to double blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0930-343X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1435-0130
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Plastic Surgery
What CAS zone is European Journal of Plastic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Plastic Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. 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 European Journal of Plastic Surgery?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Plastic Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 43 days (interquartile range 28–87 days). 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 European Journal of Plastic Surgery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 European Journal of Plastic Surgery based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Italy (8) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Plastic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Plastic Surgery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Plastic Surgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,690.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .