Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Journal of Neonatal Surgery
ISSN 2226-0439 · EL-Med-Pub · Pakistan
Journal of Neonatal Surgery: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 2,239 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neonatal Surgery is published by EL-Med-Pub. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Neonatal Surgery (ISSN: 2226-0439) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, electronic journal promoting the dispersion of quality research in Neonatal Surgery. It is the only journal dedicated to Neonatal Surgery- a developing specialty. The journal also provides an opportunity for learning "Medical Writing" for young pediatric and neonatal surgeons. Our editorial team works hard to guide new writers in this field. The journal publishes quality research that will improve outcomes of neonatal surgery, especially in resource-constrained settings. Our main aim is to reduce morbidity and mortality of neonatal surgery by publishing the latest trends in this discipline, in a special context to developing countries. We invite pediatric and neonatal surgeons for their quality contributions to the Journal of Neonatal Surgery and for helping us achieve these goals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 2, India 1, Indonesia 1, Philippines 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersMedicine12%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine8.6%
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryMedicine7.1%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine6.8%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.5%
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomaliesMedicine5.6%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,958 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2,239 | 2,239 | 751 |
| 2024 | 119 | 119 | 16 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 46 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 40 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 49 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
- EL-Med-Pub
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2226-0439
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15 (2026)
- 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 Neonatal Surgery
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neonatal Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Neonatal Surgery based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (2), India (1) and Indonesia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Neonatal Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neonatal Surgery is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Neonatal Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neonatal 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .