Journal profile · ORTHOPEDICS
International Journal of Surgery Open
ISSN 2405-8572 · Elsevier
International Journal of Surgery Open: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 1,700; median 100 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 97 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 Open 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 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 25.5% 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): ORTHOPEDICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine10.3%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine8.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.7%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.9%
- Nausea and vomiting managementMedicine4.8%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
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 | Orthopedics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Orthopedics | 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,076 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 2 |
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | 28 |
| 2024 | 229 | 229 | 152 |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | 227 |
| 2022 | 130 | 130 | 411 |
| 2021 | 119 | 119 | 739 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 179 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 112 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (189 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 1,700 / EUR 1,590 / GBP 1,360 / JPY 210,850 | — | — |
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
- 2405-8572
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Surgery Open
What CAS zone is International Journal of Surgery Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Surgery Open is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Orthopedics. 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 Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 37–179 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 Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Surgery Open is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Surgery Open open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Surgery Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,700.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .