Journal profile · SURGERY
JAMA Surgery
ISSN 2168-6254 · eISSN 2168-6262 · American Medical Association · UNITED STATES
JAMA Surgery: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.49; hybrid open access; 343 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAMA Surgery is published by American Medical Association and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Surgical Simulation and Training, together about 27.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JAMA Surgery, which began publication in 1920, is an international peer-reviewed journal. JAMA Surgery is the official publication of the Association of VA Surgeons, the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, and the Surgical Outcomes Club and is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine12%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences9.2%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine5.9%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine5%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 15.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 20LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 162LetPub ·
- h-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,047OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 120LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 269 | 111 | 254 |
| 2025 | 343 | 163 | 2,099 |
| 2024 | 379 | 176 | 4,071 |
| 2023 | 439 | 208 | 7,799 |
| 2022 | 425 | 188 | 8,368 |
| 2021 | 422 | 193 | 14,517 |
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.
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
- American Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-6254
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-6262
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAMA Surgery
What CAS zone is JAMA Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAMA Surgery is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Surgery; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAMA Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.49; CiteScore 20, h-index 188.
Which databases index JAMA Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAMA Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JAMA Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
JAMA Surgery 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: .