Journal profile · SURGERY
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
ISSN 2210-2612 · Elsevier
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,090; median 68 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 1,319 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports is published by Elsevier 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 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions and Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management, together about 20% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine7.3%
- Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsMedicine6.4%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine6.3%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine6%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.9%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.4%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.1%
- Teratomas and Epidermoid CystsMedicine4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: On hold in ESCI (checked 20 August 2026). CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,149OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,270LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 788 | 788 | 49 |
| 2025 | 1,319 | 1,319 | 1,018 |
| 2024 | 1,586 | 1,586 | 2,533 |
| 2023 | 1,317 | 1,317 | 3,623 |
| 2022 | 1,103 | 1,103 | 4,253 |
| 2021 | 1,241 | 1,241 | 5,892 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 128 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,740 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,960 / GBP 1,670 / JPY 259,220 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2210-2612
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
What CAS zone is International Journal of Surgery Case Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Surgery Case Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 43–92 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Surgery Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Surgery Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,090.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .