Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
ISSN 0974-2077 · eISSN 0974-5157 · Wolters Kluwer Health · India
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery: fully open access; no APC; review about 29 weeks (community reports); 92 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dermatologic Treatments and Research, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques and Hair Growth and Disorders, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Dermatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery Review Latest Developments in the field of Dermatosurgery, Aesthetics. Print ISSN : 0974-2077 | Online ISSN : 0974-5157Frequency of publication: Quarterly | Language of publication: EnglishStarting year: 2008 | Format of publication: Print + Online The Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery (JCAS) is an open access peer-reviewed journal committed […]
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Shehnaz Z ArsiwalaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 20, United States 1, Germany 1, Australia 1, Switzerland 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dermatologic Treatments and ResearchMedicine22%
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine9.5%
- Hair Growth and DisordersMedicine6.6%
- melanin and skin pigmentationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine5.5%
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine4.5%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q3 | 335/597 | 43rd |
| Dermatology | Q3 | 90/152 | 41st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Portico
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 392OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,381 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 104 | 1,484 |
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | 1,783 |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 | 2,022 |
| 2023 | 126 | 126 | 1,916 |
| 2022 | 97 | 97 | 1,828 |
| 2021 | 88 | 88 | 1,757 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 8 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0974-2077
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-5157
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 29 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (20), United States (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .