Journal profile · SURGERY
FACE
ISSN 2732-5016 · SAGE
FACE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 112 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FACE is published by SAGE and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Cleft Lip and Palate Research, together about 43.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
FACE is a peer reviewed online journal founded as the official organ of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS), the American Society...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Craniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.6%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine14.5%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry9%
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine9%
- Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.7%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine3.1%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine2.9%
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)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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q4 | 450/597 | 24th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 62.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 573 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 20 | 177 |
| 2025 | 112 | 25 | 194 |
| 2024 | 98 | 26 | 116 |
| 2023 | 88 | 24 | 61 |
| 2022 | 78 | 4 | 52 |
| 2021 | 79 | 8 | 21 |
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.
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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2732-5016
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FACE
What CAS zone is FACE in?
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.
Which databases index FACE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FACE is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is FACE open access, and what is the APC?
FACE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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: .