Journal profile · Surgery
Facial Plastic Surgery
ISSN 0736-6825 · eISSN 1098-8793 · Thieme Medical Publishers · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1983
Facial Plastic Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Facial Plastic Surgery is published by Thieme Medical Publishers 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 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques and Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques, together about 46% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Facial Plastic Surgery is a journal that publishes topic-specific issues covering areas of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery as it relates to the head, neck, and face. The journal's scope includes issues devoted to scar revision, periorbital and mid-face rejuvenation, facial trauma, facial implants, rhinoplasty, neck reconstruction, cleft palate, face lifts, as well as various other emerging minimally invasive procedures. Authors provide a global perspective on each topic, critically evaluate recent works in the field, and apply it to clinical practice.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine15.7%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine15.6%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine14.8%
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine7.3%
- Body Image and Dysmorphia StudiesPsychology5.1%
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine4.7%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
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)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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,068OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,894 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 6 | 19 |
| 2025 | 106 | 6 | 78 |
| 2024 | 127 | 16 | 280 |
| 2023 | 148 | 32 | 701 |
| 2022 | 110 | 20 | 675 |
| 2021 | 148 | 28 | 1,193 |
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)
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Thieme Medical Publishers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0736-6825
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-8793
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Facial Plastic Surgery
What CAS zone is Facial Plastic Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Facial 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 Facial Plastic Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Facial Plastic Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Facial Plastic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Facial Plastic Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Facial Plastic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Facial Plastic Surgery is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .