Journal profile · SURGERY
GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW
ISSN 2193-8091 · German Medical Science GMS Publishing House · Germany
GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 4 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW is published by German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 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 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Congenital limb and hand anomalies and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This scientific journal publishes original articles from the whole area of plastic and reconstructive surgery. According to the interdisciplinary nature of the German Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (DGPW) papers dealing with interdisciplinary treatment concepts, new surgical methods, fundamental research and quality management in surgery will be preferred. For tutorial reasons review articles are also published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine11.8%
- Congenital limb and hand anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine5.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry5.9%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine5.9%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.9%
- Breast Implant and ReconstructionMedicine5.9%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine5.9%
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 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher 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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 600 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 600 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 400 / EUR 600 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 400
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14
- book and software reviewsBook and software reviews refer to important monographs and electronic programs from the area of medicine.Length not stated
- case reportResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports represent a case relevant for the scientific interest.Length not stated
- commentaryResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…Length not stated
- editorialResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…Length not stated
- letters to the editorResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…Length not stated
- rapid publications/short communicationsRapid publications/short communications and letters to the editor contain comments or announcements and communications with news character and are principally w…Length not stated
- rapid responsesRapid responses are commentaries that cannot be cited, are limited in length and linked directly to an article to make discussions possible.Length not stated
- research articleResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology.Length not stated
- reviewResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…Length not stated
- review articleResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles are to show the state of research in detail, summarize and clarify open research questions.Length not stated
- short communicationResearch articles deal with current problems, with adequate empirical or experimental methodology. It should be evident from the papers that they make a substan…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, Plagiarism
- AI use
Generative AI use must be disclosed; not an author Model summary
Generative AI must not be listed as an author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 2.1 Authorship and Copyright
Follows ICMJE recommendations Model summary
All authors insure that they have furnished a substantial contribution to the article and that they are in agreement with form and contents of the manuscript. The author conducting the negotiations confirms in the Author’s Contract that he or she holds the copyrights on the works as well as on the text and illustrations attached therein. If material (e.g. illustrations or tables) is used from othe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Funding and conflicts of interest disclosure Model summary
Financial or other support by institutes or companies, as well as promotion funds, is to be stated in the acknowledgments.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data submission expected Model summary
We expect our authors to submit relevant underlying data in addition to the manuscripts for peer review and publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval and informed consent required Model summary
All manuscripts on clinical research performed in humans or with materials obtained from humans must include a section declaring that the research project has been approved by an institutional review board or ethics committee and that patients or probands have granted informed consent prior to inclusion.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 2.1 Authorship and Copyright
All authors insure that they have furnished a substantial contribution to the article and that they are in agreement with form and contents of the manuscript. The author conducting the negotiations confirms in the Author’s Contract that he or she holds the copyrights on the works as well as on the text and illustrations attached therein. If material (e.g. illustrations or tables) is used from othe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access ZB MED advocates Open Access
Open access supported by ZB MED through PUBLISSO portal Model summary
ZB MED promotes and supports open access to scientific research through the PUBLISSO portal and other services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Peer review before publication Model summary
The review process aims to ensure that only high-quality scientific and innovative manuscripts will be published, which provide new and interesting information to the readers. The process is based on a form of peer review, whereby the submitted manuscript is assessed by experts, who are well versed in the relevant field. The experts remain anonymous towards the author, but also towards each other.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
No prior publication Model summary
The submitted manuscripts or substantial parts of them should not have been previously published or submitted for publication somewhere else.
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
- German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2193-8091
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW
What CAS zone is GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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.
How long does peer review take at GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks. 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 GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW open access, and what is the APC?
GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .