Journal profile · ONCOLOGY
International Journal of Surgery-Oncology
ISSN 2471-3864
International Journal of Surgery-Oncology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 92 days to acceptance (17 articles, last 24 months); 15 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Surgery-Oncology 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 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ONCOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.4%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine7.2%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine6.6%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine5.5%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine4.4%
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 | Oncology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | 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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 155 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 2025 | 15 | 14 | 89 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 134 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 144 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 173 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 141 |
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (18 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 17 articles with submission and acceptance dates (21 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
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
- ISSN
- 2471-3864
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Surgery-Oncology
What CAS zone is International Journal of Surgery-Oncology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Surgery-Oncology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Oncology. 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-Oncology?
Based on the dates recorded on 17 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 50–124 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.
Is International Journal of Surgery-Oncology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Surgery-Oncology 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; 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: .