Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery
ISSN 2813-2092 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery: impact factor 3.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 81 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hernia repair and management, Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries and Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions, together about 50.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery (JAWS) is owned and was created by the European Hernia Society (EHS). Since its founding, the EHS has been driven to improve the care and attention of patients with pathology of the abdominal wall from the best available evidence. An example of this is the production of high-quality evidence-based guidelines. The aim of JAWS is to continue to provide committed support for surgeons and patients and to facilitate scientific expression for all surgeons and researchers around the globe interested in abdominal wall surgery. Abdominal wall surgery is one of the most common operations that a surgeon will perform throughout their professional life, ranging from the simplest to the most complex of cases. The JAWS’ scope encompasses all clinical research in abdominal wall pathology, both simple or complex, benign or malignant. The journal welcomes basic research that corresponds to the abdominal wall or its elements, as well as relevant research promoting the development, evaluation and implementation of therapies, technologies, and innovations that will enhance the patient experience. JAWS is a peer-reviewed Open Access Journal that aims to promote the scientific research in this specific area of surgery. JAWS aims to share ideas, exchange knowledge, and promote clinical and basic research within a context of equality, equity and diversity.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine32.3%
- Pelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicine9.3%
- Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsMedicine8.6%
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine7.2%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine6.9%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine6.7%
- Abdominal Surgery and ComplicationsMedicine5.7%
- Surgical site infection preventionMedicine2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, Crossref, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 230 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 25 |
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | 237 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 251 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 361 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 153 |
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 PubMed · to
81 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 127 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 102 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (143 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,250 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,250 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright 2.1. CC-BY Licence
All figures, tables, and images will be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence, and permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including re-published/adapted/modified/partial figures and images from the internet). It is the responsibility of the authors to acquire the licenses, follow any citation instructions requested by third-party rights holders, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access statement
JAWS provides online free gold open access to the journal and all of its research publications.Open Access funder and institutional mandates: JAWS is fully compliant with open access mandates, by publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC-BY). Funder mandates such as those by the Wellcome Trust (UK), National Institutes of Health (USA) and the Australian Research Co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2813-2092
- Society / sponsor
- European Hernia Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery
What is the impact factor of Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 50–127 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .