Journal profile · Surgery
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie
ISSN 0722-1819 · eISSN 1439-3980 · Georg Thieme Verlag · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1982
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.75; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie is published by Georg Thieme Verlag 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, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment, together about 38.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine21.6%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine9.5%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine7.6%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine6.1%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions5.2%
- Dupuytren's Contracture and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Nerve Injury and RehabilitationMedicine4.1%
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
- 0.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 420OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,469 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 4 | 84 |
| 2025 | 78 | 15 | 38 |
| 2024 | 80 | 19 | 130 |
| 2023 | 63 | 14 | 44 |
| 2022 | 93 | 4 | 115 |
| 2021 | 98 | 5 | 200 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0722-1819
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-3980
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie
What CAS zone is Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 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 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.75; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie?
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 Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie open access, and what is the APC?
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie is a hybrid 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: .