Journal profile · SURGERY
Journal of Hand and Microsurgery
ISSN 0974-3227 · eISSN 0974-6897 · Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.
Journal of Hand and Microsurgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,600; median 80 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); 133 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hand and Microsurgery is published by Thieme Medical Publishers Inc. 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 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine26.6%
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma TreatmentMedicine10.7%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine7.8%
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine7.3%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Nerve Injury and RehabilitationMedicine5.1%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Congenital limb and hand anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 129LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,019 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 53 | 5 |
| 2025 | 133 | 119 | 179 |
| 2024 | 100 | 93 | 179 |
| 2023 | 49 | 45 | 83 |
| 2022 | 41 | 37 | 136 |
| 2021 | 49 | 46 | 188 |
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
80 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 123 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 85 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (240 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".
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,600 / EUR 2,430 / GBP 2,080 / JPY 322,480 | — | — |
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
- Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 0974-3227
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-6897
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hand and Microsurgery
What CAS zone is Journal of Hand and Microsurgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hand and Microsurgery 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Hand and Microsurgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 80 days (interquartile range 60–123 days). 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 Hand and Microsurgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hand and Microsurgery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Hand and Microsurgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hand and Microsurgery is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,600.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .