Journal profile · Surgery
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
ISSN 1049-2275 · eISSN 1536-3732 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · 8 issues/year · Founded 1990
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.02; hybrid open access; median 25 days to acceptance (167 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 80%; 1,307 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Cleft Lip and Palate Research, Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments and Facial Trauma and Fracture Management, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An international Journal dedicated to the art and science essential to the global practice of craniofacial surgery, maxillofacial surgery, skull base surgery, and pediatric plastic surgery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Mutaz B. HabalPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12%
- Craniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine9.3%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine6.9%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine6.5%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine5.3%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine4.7%
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
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
- 1.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,347OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,114LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,655 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,108 | 110 | 136 |
| 2025 | 1,307 | 97 | 1,006 |
| 2024 | 1,108 | 102 | 2,199 |
| 2023 | 777 | 93 | 2,437 |
| 2022 | 733 | 100 | 3,346 |
| 2021 | 1,089 | 119 | 5,822 |
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
25 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 12 days – 55 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (167 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 56 days
- Sample
- 167 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,782 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
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
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 8 issues/year
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1049-2275
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-3732
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
What CAS zone is Journal of Craniofacial Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Craniofacial 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 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.02; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Craniofacial Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 167 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 25 days (interquartile range 12–55 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 80%”. 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 Journal of Craniofacial Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Craniofacial Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Craniofacial 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .