Journal profile · Surgery
International Surgery
ISSN 0020-8868 · International College of Surgeons · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1966
International Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.16; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Surgery is published by International College of Surgeons 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 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Esophageal and GI Pathology, together about 22.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Surgery is the Official Journal of the International College of Surgeons. International Surgery has been published since 1938 and has an important position in the global scientific and medical publishing field. The Journal publishes only open access manuscripts. Advantages and benefits of open access publishing in International Surgery include: -worldwide internet transmission -prompt peer reviews -timely publishing following peer review approved manuscripts -even more timely worldwide transmissions of unedited peer review approved manuscripts (“online first”) prior to having copy edited manuscripts formally published. Non-approved peer reviewed manuscript authors have the opportunity to update and improve manuscripts prior to again submitting for peer review.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine8.9%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine6.2%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine5.8%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.1%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.9%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and 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 | 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.16LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 317OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 2 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 60 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Publisher
- International College of Surgeons
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0020-8868
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Surgery
What CAS zone is International Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Surgery 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 International Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.16; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at International Surgery?
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 International Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Surgery is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
International Surgery is a fully open-access 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: .