Journal profile · SURGERY
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
ISSN 0972-9941 · eISSN 1998-3921 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · INDIA
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 200; median 97 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 111 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, Hernia repair and management and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (JMAS), the official publication of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons, launched in early 2005. The JMAS, a quarterly publication, is the first English-language journal from India, as also from this part of the world, dedicated to Minimal Access Surgery. The JMAS boasts an outstanding editorial board comprising of Indian and international experts in the field.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Pradeep ChowbeyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Minimally Invasive Surgical TechniquesMedicine14.5%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine8.6%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine8.4%
- Abdominal Surgery and ComplicationsMedicine4.9%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine4.8%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.7%
- Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsMedicine4.5%
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · SURGERY · rank 219/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 458OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,713 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 179 | 179 | 20 |
| 2025 | 111 | 111 | 77 |
| 2024 | 101 | 101 | 176 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 316 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | 521 |
| 2021 | 117 | 117 | 623 |
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
97 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 160 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 78 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 191 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (324 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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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 | USD 200 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | 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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0972-9941
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3921
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
What CAS zone is Journal of Minimal Access Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Minimal Access 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 Minimal Access Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Minimal Access Surgery?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 97 days (interquartile range 55–160 days); authors report an average review time of about 36 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Minimal Access Surgery in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, SURGERY Q3 (219/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Minimal Access Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Minimal Access Surgery is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Minimal Access Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .