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Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education
ISSN 2731-4588
Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education: impact factor 0.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 127 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 93 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education's largest topics are Surgical Simulation and Training, Innovations in Medical Education and Diversity and Career in Medicine, together about 55.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Surgical Education, the official journal of the Association for Surgical Education, is dedicated to innovation, scholarship, and professional development in surgical education. It seeks to publish quantitative and qualitative research in surgical education, including outcomes assessments. Simulations of surgical training and videos are welcome, as are teaching tools and curricula. The Journal will publish white papers, consensus statements, and guidelines developed by the Association. Invited commentaries and perspectives on important surgical education issues will also be included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Dimitrios StefanidisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 28, Canada 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, India 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine21.4%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine19.1%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences15%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine6.9%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine4%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering3.8%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine3.3%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions3.2%
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
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSSPublisher website
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
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 64,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 580 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 54 | 21 |
| 2025 | 93 | 32 | 104 |
| 2024 | 122 | 30 | 263 |
| 2023 | 114 | 29 | 242 |
| 2022 | 94 | 34 | 285 |
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
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (283 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
- 19 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 2,590 / 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- commentaryReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 5
- commentary (invited)Commentary (Invited): Authors invited to write a commentary will receive an email from a member of the editorial board denoting the subject of the commentary. T…Length not stated
- editorialReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 5
- guidelinesGuidelines: Guidelines offer evidence-based recommendations on a particular topic that have been developed based on established best practices. (5,000-15,000 wo…Length not stated
- letter to the editorReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…main text ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 5
- methodologyMethodology: The Methodology article type denotes an article that presents a new experimental or computation method, test or procedure, or an improvement to an …Length not stated
- opinionReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…Length not stated
- original researchReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…Length not stated
- position statement, white paperPosition statement, white paper: The Position Statement and White paper article type denotes a viewpoint on a medical, scientific, ethical, or political issue r…Length not stated
- research articleReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…Length not stated
- reviewReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…main text ≤ 4,000 words · references ≤ 200
- review articleReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…Length not stated
- surveyReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…Length not stated
- systematic reviewReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…Length not stated
- viewpointReview: The Review article type denotes an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey aimed at informing a broad readership of developments in a field in whi…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
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Manuscript submission implies originality, not under consideration elsewhere, and approval by co-authors and responsible authorities. Model summary
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 Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
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
Retrospective ethics approval usually cannot be obtained; decision to proceed to peer review is at the Editor's discretion. Model summary
If a study has not been granted ethics committee approval prior to commencing, retrospective ethics approval usually cannot be obtained and it may not be possible to consider the manuscript for peer review. The decision on whether to proceed to peer review in such cases is at the Editor's discretion.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published figures, tables, or text passages. Model summary
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 Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
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
- ISSN
- 2731-4588
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Surgical Education
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education
What is the impact factor of Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 82–182 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 Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), Canada (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education is indexed in ESCI.
Is Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education open access, and what is the APC?
Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .