Journal profile · SURGERY
Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
ISSN 2689-3614 · eISSN 2689-3622 · MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC · UNITED STATES
Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.75; subscription journal; 135 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine is published by MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC 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 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Travis T TollefsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 64, Canada 2, Brazil 2, South Korea 1, Australia 1 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine15%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine13.2%
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and ResearchMedicine13.1%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine12.3%
- Body Image and Dysmorphia StudiesPsychology6.7%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine4.3%
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Digital Imaging in MedicineMedicine3.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 957 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 6 | 16 |
| 2025 | 135 | 11 | 155 |
| 2024 | 158 | 33 | 414 |
| 2023 | 128 | 9 | 521 |
| 2022 | 138 | 17 | 846 |
| 2021 | 121 | 20 | 860 |
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
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
- MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- ISSN
- 2689-3614
- Electronic ISSN
- 2689-3622
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
What CAS zone is Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 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 Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.75; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 27.
Where are the editorial board members of Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (64), Canada (2) and Brazil (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 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, 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: .